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  • Elderly homeowner shoots and kills teenaged suspect in his home

    12/22/2004 4:25:32 AM PST · by Ellesu · 75 replies · 2,114+ views
    ABC 13 Eyewitness News ^ | 12/21/04 | Laura Whitley
    - HOUSTON) — A home invasion turns deadly when an elderly homeowner opens fire. The 79-year-old man says he fired his gun after he told the teenage suspect to leave. Daniel Strelec fought in World War II and hoped he'd never have to kill again. Still, many people in his neighborhood think he had no other choice. But the veteran is rethinking his deadly decision. For most of his life, Daniel Strelec enjoyed the home his father built. But these days it's more like a prison for the 79-year-old man. He hopes boarding up windows and doors will keep the...