Posted on 01/04/2012 7:42:49 AM PST by marktwain
HAMILTON, OH (FOX19) -
An 84-year-old Hamilton man called 911 Tuesday morning and told police that he shot and killed an intruder.
Hamilton Police say officers got a call at around 10 a.m. from a resident in the 2700 block of Hilda Avenue saying that he had shot a male inside his house.
In the 911 call, the man identified himself as Charles Foster and told the dispatcher that he "had a dead man in the basement."
When the dispatcher asked how the man died, Foster replied, "I shot him."
Police arrived and found Ed T. Stevens, 75, dead in the basement.
Police say Foster was watching TV when he heard a loud crash and found that Stevens had driven his car into the garage. Stevens then came to the front door, and when Foster answered, Stevens forced his way into the home, pushed past Foster and kicked his cat.
Stevens then proceeded to the basement of the home, and Foster said he heard a lot of crashing, so he loaded his gun and went downstairs to find Stevens with a wooded board with screws. Stevens attacked Foster with the board, causing Foster to shoot him twice.
"I shot him once in the shoulder, as far as I know, but he kept on coming, so I shot him again," said Foster. "That time it stopped him."
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yes this is sad.
and how awful for the homeowner who I am sure did not want to shoot this man but who felt his own life was in danger
Very sad, I’m imagining that Stevens thought that someone else had intruded in HIS home.
“Stevens had a history of dementia and Alzheimer’s”
Grrr.Yet he’s out driving around, apparently crashing into homes....his family / care takers could have prevented this.
They are lucky he was the only one killed and that the dementia didn’t lead him to ram a crowd of people or school bus.
Stevens had a history of dementia and Alzheimer’s. Sad case.
Seems so. Also seems the presstitute who penned this article had a touch of the same mental impairments as the following illustrates: “....he loaded his gun and went downstairs to find Stevens with a wooded board with screws. Stevens attacked Foster with the board, causing Foster to shoot him twice.”
A “wooded” board?
One can’t help observing that Foster was unwilling to be ‘screwed’ by Hamilton.
Conclusion: Never bring a ‘wooded board with screws’ to a gun fight. You just might get ‘screwed’. /puns
Wonder if they knew each other. They are both way over 65.
My sympathies are with the home owner, just would like to know more.
“his family / care takers could have prevented this.”
How? How do you prevent a legal adult from driving? Driving privileges are issued by the state, not the family.
I ask in all seriousness, because it is a valid question. They could talk to his doctor, or they could talk to the state, but only the state can revoke the privilege.
Taking away his keys or car is theft, and a felony.
It’s really quite simple - you talk to his doctor and he reports to the state and they pull the license!
I don’t like he kicked his cat, though. Sounds like he was mean, Alzheimer’s or not.
Not as easy as it sounds.
From the article: “Stevens’ family says he has a history of dementia and Alzheimer’s, which may be a factor in the case. His sister-in-law lives next door to Foster.”
Stevens (the intruder) is the brother-in-law of Foster’s next door neighbor. It sounds to me like he went to visit the SIL, but his confusion resulted in his eventual death.
being awnry comes with dementia, most of the time, at least for men.
happened with my wife’s grandpa who lived with us the last 2 years of his life. he made it to 98.
best way to deal with these oldsters who can’t drive but want to is contact their doctor and the doc can have the state make them take a driving test or take their license.
they’ll ignore family, but not usually attempt to drive without a license.
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