Boy, 14, kills intruder after gang of FOUR men try to break into house

UK Daily Mail ^ | 7:28 PM GMT on 5th January 2012 | Paul Thompson

[DainBramage]

She told him this did she not?:

What if another one comes in the house, ma'am?' he asked.
'Let me know, OK, if you see anybody. I will let you know (when a deputy gets to the house),' the dispatcher responded.

See...hes a 14 year old, and excitable like all kids. She wants to know if he sees someone because she will know if its a deputy or not.

It makes complete sense. What would you be screaming at me if it had turned out that a deputy came around the corner and he shot the deputy and the deputy shot him?

[who knows what evil?]

This is happening more and more frequently here in NC.

Hopefully; they will all have similar endings...

[JRandomFreeper]

Can you tell that I've got sisters? ;)

/johnny

[LaRueLaDue]

That kind of talk....sounds like Eric Holder.

Guess I should have used the /sarcasm tags... I thought it was implicit...

[heartwood]

It is just possible the brother and sister decided that catching sight of a young woman would give the thugs an added incentive to break in.

Still, a shotgun in her hands should have been a disincentive.

Perhaps the family should invest in a second shotgun?

[Boogieman]

I’d have told that wench to try and stop me.

[Grunthor]

If they had two shotguns, they could have rid the planet of more scum.

[Osage Orange]

I think you were pretty clear..........

And I think I know where you stand.........

[DCBryan1]

Jatwaun Davis still on the loose, warrant on him, but can post to facebook. Here is his eloquent and inspiring last words to his friend that got killed committing a felony with him:

"ME AND MY NIGGA TILL THE END. R.I.P BRUH I LOVE U NEVA FORGOTTEN... ". Jatwaun, fugitive, left, with his dead cohort in crime, the late Michael Henderson, right.

Oh, and here is his New Year wishes he would like to share with all of you:

"HAPPY NEW YEARS .. UM HAPPY BUT .. UM JUS GLAD ME AND THE FAMILY SAFE N OK... I MISS MY BRUH MIKE.JR R.I.P BRUH U KNOW TWAUN HAD YA BACK NO MATTA WAT BRUH .. I LOVE U MY TEARS ARE TEARS OF JOY. CAUSE I KNOW U LOOKN DOWN . TELLN ME DO RIGHT BY MY KIDS. N OL LADY. BRUH I MISS U I LOVE U HAPPY NEW YEARS. ♥ U MIKE JR. B.K.A MONEY NO MATTER WAT ... LOVE U 2012 NEW ME... "

[DKM]

Dain, I agree. I believe the intent and concern of the dispatcher was to hopefully prevent the kid accidentally shooting the cop or vice versa. I don’t agree with the way it was phrased, though. The dispatcher should have ensured that the kid knew when the LEO was on property, then give the warning to not shoot.

[Oatka]

Thanks for posting this. I passed it on to the editor of a Calif paper who is going to print my rant about judges and parole board members who pull this crap who are never mentioned.

[bobby.223]

They are freakin’ punk thug savages plain and simple.

[ROCKLOBSTER]

Police in North Carolina revealed a 14-year-old boy shot dead an intruder attempting to break into his home while he and his sister were alone...The incident took place two days before 18-year-old Sarah McKinley shot and killed an intruder breaking into her home in Oklahoma

Yes England, this is how it's done.

[fightinJAG]

I thought the same thing until I read the transcript of the entire call.

The boy indicates that he may need to shoot again, but he doesn’t want to mistakenly shoot a police office who may be entering the home. So he tells the dispatcher, I need to know if he (the deputy) is coming in (so I don’t shoot him), because I will shoot again if there are more robbers coming in.

It seems the reason the dispatcher said not to shoot while he was on the phone with her was because that way she could tell him if he heard someone coming in if it was the deputy or not.

In the end, it was another amazing show of good judgment by the boy to try to protect LE officers while still wanting to shoot any additional intruders if need be.

[PLMerite]

“Supposing the deputy comes running around the corner and the kid is primed to shoot the first thing he sees?”

Sometimes it’s hard to the the supposed good guys from the bad guys.

This afternoon I checked my six at a traffic light and saw a thuggish-looking (do-rag or backwards cap) individual in the car stopped behind me. Took me a couple of seconds to notice he was driving a police car.

[fightinJAG]

Yes, it does seem as though home invasions are increasing in frequency.

The one in OK seemed to be in part because the perps were high on drugs.

I wonder if there are any factors that make a home more or less of a target, or are these things just so truly random that an invasion could happen at any home, at any time.

For example, I would think they would be more likely in an area where houses are not close together. However, that doesn’t seem to be the case necessarily. I often read about the creep breaking out the glass in a door. You would think this would happen only when the home is relatively far from other homes. But, no, I have seen it happen right on a cul-de-sac, with normal suburban homes crammed close together.

And are there any stats on whether these acts are mostly done when the perps are under the influence (and thus much more dangerous and well as more random in their behavior) or do they tend to be somewhat planned out and carried out in cold blood?

Is it of any value to use a security system alarm when the home is occupied as well as when it is unoccupied? It’s just not feasible for every person in the home to be packing at all times. Also a family member may be disabled and not have many options once someone gets inside the home.

Thoughts? Ideas?

[CAluvdubya]

Hmmmm, things seem to be ramping up, guess I'd better re familiarize myself with our shotgun.

I think that would work better than my Rugar .40cal when under duress and scared silly!

[heartwood]

I think you need to start a new thread - Target Hardening Your Home - it would be very worthwhile to see FReepers’ suggestions.

This boy and the young mother in OK show that a shotgun is the way to go if the bad guys actually come in - but they were lucky to have had warning and time - it didn’t happen while they were asleep, they didn’t walk in and surprise a burglar.

I tell myself I should walk around the house looking for signs of a B&E before I go in, but I don’t - especially in the dark, or the snow, or the rain, I wouldn’t. Just when I’m particularly paranoid - and I do listen to that little voice, just in case.

[1FreeAmerican]

A 6’ fence around your yard; dog outside and inside; alarm always activated whether at home or not; two door foyer entry set-up hardened on the inside; camera system... I could go on and on. How much $$ do you have?
When I lived in Mexico I saw alot of 10’ walls with broken glass embedded in the top. Many times the access to the courtyard was through an outside and inside door system.

[Big_Harry]

“The original Seneca was a man. It is not a woman’s name.”

Yeah, but this one was probably named after the label on apple juice!