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- Tempe homeowner shoots suspected burglar
July 18, 2007 (Tempe, AZ) – A suspected burglar was shot during an attempted break-in at a Tempe home Tuesday afternoon.
Two males in their 20s knocked on the door of a home in the 1500 block of South River Drive, near Price and Broadway roads, at about 12:30 p.m.
There were two people home at the time. One looked through the peephole but chose not to answer the door when he didn't recognize the suspects. He later heard the suspects forcing their way into the home and grabbed his handgun.
He saw the suspects in the living room, and noticed one of them was holding an object that he thought might have been a weapon.
The homeowner shot at the suspects, hitting one of them. Both suspects then ran from the home.
Shortly after, Tempe Police received a call from Banner Desert Hospital saying that a man with a gunshot wound had been dropped off at the hospital. He was transferred to another hospital for surgery. His condition was unavailable.
The other suspect has not been caught. The case is still under investigation.
-By Eugene Scott, The Arizona Republic
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