.45 ACP
Posted on 07/29/2008 9:07:36 AM PDT by Islander7
HANCOCK COUNTY --An 84-year-old man, who repeatedly held off an alleged intruder Sunday when the man tried to break into his home, finally got a gun in desperation and shot through a door, wounding the intruder in the leg.
At the time, the elderly resident was at home with his 74-year-old wife about 5 a.m. at their residence in the area of Adams Street in Bayside Park. Hancock County Sheriff's Investigator Andre Fizer said the couple heard a disturbance as a man tried to break through the front door and also tried to enter through a back door and a rear window of the residence.
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"The victim stated that when he became physically tired from holding the door, he became fearful for his and his wife's lives," Fizer said.
As he grew weaker trying to hold off the intruder, the resident asked his wife to bring his .45-caliber Colt handgun. He fired one shot through a lower panel of the door.
"He was getting tired," said Fizer, who listened to a tape of the 911 call during the ensuing investigation. "He said, 'I knew the guy was going to eventually overcome me.'
Although meant as a warning shot, the round struck 20-year-old Wade Ledesma of Bay St. Louis in the lower left leg. He was initially taken by American Medical Response to Memorial Hospital at Gulfport, then was transferred to University Hospital in Jackson. Ledesma was listed in fair condition Monday, Fizer said.
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If you are going to shoot through a door,fire at waist level.
His aim was way too low.
It sounds like the police took their sweet time getting there, doesn’t it?
Octogenerian rules.
.45 Long Colt. That had to smart!
So relieved when I saw this took place in Mississippi...if this was in a Gun Control Nazi state...this elderly man would be sent to jail.
Go Grampa, Go Grampa, Go Grampa Go! (with a huge nod and hat-tip to Jan/Dean)
When seconds count, the police are only minutes away.
Here’s a Grandpa everyone can be proud of!
The article doesn’t say that. Only the diameter of the bullet and the gunmaker.
Armed Citizen ping.
How terrifying for the elderly couple. Too bad it wasn’t a FATAL warning shot!
“...How terrifying for the elderly couple. Too bad it wasn’t a FATAL warning shot!..”
Yeah, the perp could still sue them, but in this area, he’d never win.
Still able to vote, though. ;o)
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Thanks for this ping and all of your pings, Dave. Thanks for all that you do.
Muddysippi Ping for a heart warming self-defense story. Just makes me so proud my eyes are all misty.
If there is a fundraising drive to buy the old man some more ammo and some range time, count me in.
I believe I would patch the door on the inside but leave the hole visible on the outside along with the blood stains. Put a sign above the hole: “Warning! Crazy Old Man Knows How to Shoot.”
I grew up shooting a 45 auto. Dad was a gold cup champion marksman. I know the damage a bullet this size can cause. This bullet was already expanded from going thru the door and expanded even more when it hit the perp’s leg. I can’t imagine this guy having a real leg below the impact point—if he lives. He certainly won’t have the strength or leverage to break thru anymore doors. And imagine the grief he is going to catch from his burglar buddies in prison for not being able to push an 84 year old man away from a door.
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