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(....that you not defend your home using a firearm. how cavalier)
Home invasion attempt turns into shootout
KOMO STAFF
Published 10:20 p.m., Thursday, November 29, 2012
Police say a North Beacon Hill man was shot in the leg during a Thursday night home invasion robbery.
The attempted robbery took place at roughly 8:20 p.m. at a home in the 2300 block of 24th Avenue South.
Police say three armed men tried to get into the house, at which point the four men who rent the home armed themselves and the two groups got into a shootout.
One of the renters, a man in his early 20s, was shot in the leg during the melee. He was treated at Harborview Medical Center and is expected to make a full recovery.
The three would-be robbers ran away and police have yet to track them down. Officers don't believe any of them were injured in the shootout.
Seattle Police Capt. Neil Low said the street in question is normally quiet and there does not appear to be any criminal history at the home.
He also said he wouldn't encourage homeowners to get into gun battles with robbers.
"We tell people on the street, 'It's only money.' Do you want to engage in something and escalate it to where now you're fighting for your life?" he said.
The investigation is ongoing.
Home invasion attempt turns into shootout - seattlepi.com
Home invasion attempt turns into shootout
KOMO STAFF
Published 10:20 p.m., Thursday, November 29, 2012
Police say a North Beacon Hill man was shot in the leg during a Thursday night home invasion robbery.
The attempted robbery took place at roughly 8:20 p.m. at a home in the 2300 block of 24th Avenue South.
Police say three armed men tried to get into the house, at which point the four men who rent the home armed themselves and the two groups got into a shootout.
One of the renters, a man in his early 20s, was shot in the leg during the melee. He was treated at Harborview Medical Center and is expected to make a full recovery.
The three would-be robbers ran away and police have yet to track them down. Officers don't believe any of them were injured in the shootout.
Seattle Police Capt. Neil Low said the street in question is normally quiet and there does not appear to be any criminal history at the home.
He also said he wouldn't encourage homeowners to get into gun battles with robbers.
"We tell people on the street, 'It's only money.' Do you want to engage in something and escalate it to where now you're fighting for your life?" he said.
The investigation is ongoing.
Home invasion attempt turns into shootout - seattlepi.com