Wauconda: Man shot by homeowner had gone to wrong house to pick up son

[Fire_Medic_Dave]

A Wauconda homeowner shot a 49-year-old man over the weekend after the man forced his way into the homeowner's house in an attempt to pick up his 11-year-old son from a birthday party that was actually held a block away, police said Wednesday.

Wauconda police said the 49-year-old man went to an incorrect address in the 300 block of Indian Ridge Trail in the far north suburb about 5:45 p.m. Saturday with another son, 15.

After the homeowner and his wife told him the 11-year-old wasn't there, police said the man didn't believe them and allegedly pushed his way in, then attacked the homeowner's wife.

The woman's husband fired at the man with a small-caliber pistol as the intruder continued to assault her in the foyer of their house, police said.

Both the man and his teenage son were hit multiple times, police said. They ran from the house, but the man collapsed near the driveway, where he was found by officers, police said.


http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/chi-wauconda-31dec31,0,4958747.story


This is a truly tragic situation. After the assault began it would appear that the homeowner had little choice but to defend his wife. It is tragic nonetheless.