[Nathan Zachary]

I think he did call the police from his home to report it.
It's hard to tell from this sloppy reporting, but how else would the police know where the guy lived?

Another thing we find in the article way down near the bottom is that there were 3 suspects arrested.

[clyde asbury]

I think he did call the police from his home to report it.

You're right. I just assumed there were witnesses.

As with the "strike," with this article you're left to fill in the details yourself.