Homeowner used own gun to kill Kent (WA) man

Seattle Times ^ | 12-24-07

[Horatio Gates]

A Kent man who shot and killed a suspected intruder inside his home Saturday was armed with his own handgun when he walked in the door and found the stranger inside his home, police said. A man and woman came home to their condo on Kent's East Hill at 6 p.m. Saturday to find another man inside. The 28-year-old homeowner used his own gun to shoot the suspected intruder, said Kent police spokesman Paul Petersen. It's unknown why the homeowner had a handgun, Petersen said. Police aren't releasing the homeowners' names. The dead man, believed in his mid-20s, has not been identified. Neighbors reported four to five gunshots, but there were no witnesses other than the homeowners, Petersen said. After the man was shot, he ran through a broken sliding-glass door and died in the backyard. He was carrying a bag that contained some stolen property from the couple's home, Petersen said.

[Horatio Gates]

It's unknown why the homeowner had a handgun...

I can think of a few good reasons.

[Horatio Gates]

Tis the season....Ping a ling a ling a ping ping ping

[gripper]

So ...they are not the least bit curious about the intruder.No,their main inquiry seems to be why the homeowner was not a dutifully compiant sheep waitng for the butcher’s knife stroke.

[ArtyFO]

To the Seattle Times reporter it is unheard of for a homeowner to own a gun.

[TLEIBY308]

Why the homeowner had a hand gun?
In case he came home and found someone in his house,duh.

[17th Miss Regt]

What an awful ending. What with Christmas and all, it will be at least a week before they can get the damage repaired.

[Horatio Gates]

That article title is laughable

[dragnet2]

It's unknown why the homeowner had a handgun

How about protection from brutal criminals?

Who writes this crap?

[jdub]

the article itself boggles the mind.

[exit82]

“Homeowner used own gun.....”

Well, whose gun was he supposed to use?

[TOneocon]

You would think with all the killings of home invaders in the news these days, the message would get through to these idiots.

[PROCON]

It's unknown why the homeowner had a handgun

The implicit reference is that the homeowner is the criminal?!?!?!?/sheesh

[xcamel]

Darwin is spraking loudly and clearly...

[Chode]

cause he didn't have a shotgun???

[PROCON]

Darwin is spraking loudly and clearly...

No truer words were ever spraked! :)

[dragnet2]

It's unknown why the homeowner had a handgun

Someone ought to be asking the reporter, who's statement was that? Was it the reporters statement? Did the local law enforcement make that statement to the reporter?

Someone ought to find out who's statement this was.

And yes, it clearly implied the homeowner was in some kind of violation here.

[Horatio Gates]

but it does have a happy ending

[Texas Eagle]

It's unknown why the homeowner had a handgun

Yo, Seattle Times....here's a hint:

City of Kent, Washington

City of Kent

WASHINGTON

Police > Crime statistics

Crime statistics

The FBI Uniform Crime Report (UCR) is a common measurement of the Crime Rate. Law enforcement agencies throughout the United States submit monthly statistics on Part 1 crimes to the FBI. This report was designed to gather reliable criminal statistics that law enforcement agencies can use to identify crime trends and develop strategies to address those trends.

Kent Part One Crimes

First Half of Years 2006 and 2007
	2006	2007	Percent Change
Violent Crime:
Homicide	1	2	100%
Rape	34	38	12%
Robbery	103	103	0%
Aggravated Assault	97	127	31%
Property Crime:
Burglary	577	529	-8%
Theft	1,694	1,414	-17%
Vehicle Theft	726	557	-23%
Arson	23	14	-39%
Total Part One Crimes	3,255	2,784	-14%

http://www.ci.kent.wa.us/police/crimestatistics.asp

[xcamel]

or a machete, for that matter.

[Pontiac]

“Homeowner used own gun.....”

Well, whose gun was he supposed to use? .

Excuse me Mr. Burglar.

Could you just wait right there while I run next door and borrow my neighbor’s shotgun?

Yeh, right there, thanks, thanks a lot.

I' ll be right back.

Honey why don't you get him some coffee while he waits.