Defending himself, mother, boy kills intruder

Corpus Christi Caller-Times ^ | October 10, 2006 | Beth Wilson and Mary Ann Cavazos

[keepthefaith]

Police said a 14-year-old boy was defending himself and his mother when he shot and killed an intruder Monday afternoon at their home on Ocean Drive.

Capt. John Houston said the 14-year-old boy, whose name was not released, was home from school after becoming ill, and his 46-year-old mother, Rose Ann Kozlowski, had just returned from the grocery store when she was confronted by a man with a knife.

Cmdr. Jesse Garcia confirmed during a news conference that police received a call from one of the residents of 4221 Ocean Drive at 12:55 p.m. and responded to a report of a man tying them up and holding them at knifepoint.

The man, only identified as a black man in his 30s or 40s, led the mother and son to the upstairs master bedroom, where he bound their hands with men's ties and ransacked the house for valuables.

"He packed up her SUV in the garage with those items. He threatened to kill them repeatedly," Houston said. After the robber caught the woman trying to untie herself once, she was able to free herself and her son and find her husband's pistol in a security box under the bed. She tried to shut double doors to the bedroom as the man tried to push them open and her son held the gun.

"She was using all her strength to push them," Houston said, adding that the boy aimed at the man through a space in the door and fired one shot.

"He shot once and hit him in the head, killing him instantly," Houston said. "He took a life-saving measure to save his mother and himself."

Soon after the incident, police cars lined Ocean Drive near the house, which is between Ocean View Place and Aberdeen Avenue, and neighbors stood nearby watching officers investigate.

Houston said police also are investigating the possibility the man had an accomplice because neighbors reported seeing two black men in a green 1970s four-door sedan, possibly a Lincoln Continental, driving slowly around the neighborhood a couple hours before the incident.

[keepthefaith]

He can be on my neighborhood-watch team anytime! Talk about divine intervention with his illness and being home from school. Their Guardian Angels were earning their keep!!

[xcamel]

4th post

[MediaAnalyst]

Violence only begets violence. I cannot understand why he didn't just sit down and have a talk. There is no reason for this senseless loss of life.



(me being liberal for a day)

[HuntsvilleTxVeteran]

Poll at site!

Do you keep a gun in your home for protection?
(1) Yes 67.6 % (309)
(2) No 25.4 % (116)
(3) No, but I will now 7.0 % (32)

[islander-11]

One shot, one kill - wow!!!!!

Yeah, that kid gets the gold star for cheering me up today!

[Aarchaeus]

Violence only begets violence. I cannot understand why he didn't just sit down and have a talk. There is no reason for this senseless loss of life. (me being liberal for a day)

I bet it was just because he had that EEEE-VIL gun in the house. I bet it was a high-powered assault pistol!!!

[CrazyIvan]

"He shot once and hit him in the head, killing him instantly," Houston said. "He took a life-saving measure to save his mother and himself."

There's hope. I haven't heard the subhuman predator that was turned into a good liberal called a "victim" in the entire article.

[FairOpinion]

Armed Citizen PING

[uptoolate]

"(me being liberal for a day)"

Can't you do that on Oct. 31st for heavens sake. It least it'll fit in with all the rest of the creeps, goblins, witches, and ghouls.

[EternalVigilance]

A future Marine, obviously.

God bless him and help him and his Mom recover quickly from the dead thug's violation of their home and their lives.

[ButThreeLeftsDo]

Good news travels slow....

;-)

[MediaAnalyst]

Will do. Sorry for stringing you.

[PittsburghAfterDark]

When will his surviving family sue for loss of future "wages" and "pain and suffering"?

Good shot kid, you done good.

[Bigg Red]

Good shot. Prayers for this boy, though. It is probably going to bother him.

[TYVets]

(2) No 25.4 % (116)

My wife received a call from a legitimate alarm company.

When ask about our alarm system she replied: We have two big dogs and a whole lot of guns.

The alarm company employee cracked up!

For those who answered No gun for protection, please forward your address to buglarsrobbersrapists.com

[Vigilanteman]

Pay this boy bounty and buy him more bullets. Liberals say it cost $40,000 per year to incarcerate a career criminal, so we should send them to Harvard because its cheaper.

I say pay every citizen a $1000 bounty to clean this trash off the streets because it is cheaper still.

[CountryBumpkin]

Violence only begets violence. I cannot understand why he didn't just sit down and have a talk. There is no reason for this senseless loss of life. (me being liberal for a day)

I bet it was just because he had that EEEE-VIL gun in the house. I bet it was a high-powered assault pistol!!!

Exactly. Guns cause violence. Guns are dangerous. Guns are evil, E-E-E-E-VIL!

Here is proof:
Smith & Wesson Gun-Cam
Be sure to let me know if you see it move. :)

[ExSoldier]

When will his surviving family sue for loss of future "wages" and "pain and suffering"?

Not in Florida or any other state that's revised it's castle doctrine laws under the Florida model.

[FairOpinion]

Oh, well -- you can't see good news stories too many times. :)