Suspect killed in home invasion gunbattle

[X_Digger]

http://www.chron.com/disp/story.mpl/hotstories/6875461.html

A north Harris County man shot a pair of suspected home invaders on Friday, killing one and wounding the other, during a gunbattle outside his house, officials said.

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Gunfire erupted at 11:30 a.m. at a home in the 1300 block of Spring City after two people forced open the front door, officials said. The homeowner and the suspects both were armed and exchanged gunfire, authorities said.

One attacker, an adult, fell to the ground in the yard. He was later pronounced dead at the scene. The wounded juvenile ran to a nearby home in the 14000 block of Coveney and pounded on the front door.

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Irma Miranda, who has been staying at her brother's home for the last few months, said the area has recently been plagued with crime.

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Sheriff's officials at the scene could not confirm whether Friday's home invasion suspects could be linked to other crimes in the area.

Home invasion at 11:30 in the morning on a weekday. Crazy.

[Katya Mullethov]

1. Aaaaaaaaahmmmmmmmm

Somebodies probation officer is gonna be mad at theeeeeeee-uummmm .

[sharesunited]

2. The suspects both were armed. With guns. In other words, emboldened to commit the crime.

This is a guns-as-solution-to-guns story. Zero points awarded.

[cowman]

3. That is

so stupid as to not even reply to it

[OneTenthofOnePercent]

4. Guns, in the hands of qualified citizens, are a solution to guns in the hands of criminals.

This story illustrates this point.
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Guns aren't the problem. Guns + criminals are the problem.

[proteus_lives]

5. As usual, blaming an inanimate object.

Too scared to address the human problem.

Zero points for you.

[shadowrider]

6. I suppose

You'd prefer the police investigated the homicide of the homeowner who was unable to defend himself?

[hibby76]

7. I couldn't agree more.

[AtheistCrusader]

8. You think they would have just stayed home and played checkers all day without guns?

Any idiot with a 8th grade education and access to a middle school metal shop can make a firearm.

[GreenStormCloud]

9. No, it is a violence as a solution to violence story.