Posted on 03/07/2004 12:11:30 AM PST by Travis McGee
State troopers, alerted by contractors there might be a burglar in a Schuylkill County home they were working in Thursday, cornered a man in the upstairs bathroom and accidentally shot him while trying to arrest him.
The man turned out to be the homeowner.
David L. Freed Jr., 51, of Wayne Township was hit in the shoulder by a bullet from Trooper Kirk Kirkland's .40-caliber handgun, Trooper Ray Albert said. (Click link for rest.)
(Excerpt) Read more at mcall.com ...
[harpseal]:Now lets see what charges they could file against him. Wasting water because of showering too long? Not wanting to surrender to armed invaders in his home? I was not aware of either of these being felonies.
Who said that the police were investigating Freed?
Since no other person in the sentence is mentioned one must presume the police are investigating Freed. I am sorry you do not like my sense of humor.
Said like a black-clad reptile.
Since no other person in the sentence is mentioned one must presume the police are investigating Freed. I am sorry you do not like my sense of humor.
Maybe if the article actually quoted the police, then one would be able to make a reasonable determination who and *what* the police were investigating. They may have been investigating the entire incident.
The article doesn't quote the police -- I don't make the same assumption as you did.
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