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93-Year-Old Homeowner Shoots and Kills Home Intruder Who Kicked In His Door, Attacked Him
24News ^ | 07-17-2022 | Joshua Ford

Posted on 07/17/2022 8:00:28 PM PDT by montag813

by Joshua Ford | 24News

33-year-old suspect Joseph A. Ortega was shot around midnight by a 93-year-old southern California homeowner named Joe Teague.

Teague fired his shotgun once, hitting one of the suspects. Ortega was taken to a local hospital in critical condition and later died.

Teague is not facing any charges.

Speaking to the local news outlet KNBC, Teague said a group of people consisting of “ladies and men” had “kicked the door open.”

“The big guy, he came at me,” Teague explained, adding that the rest of the group “started throwing objects that [were] in the house at me.”

“When they broke in, they got a lot of my equipment, and I approached them to put them under citizens’ arrest,” and “I kept telling them, ‘I have a shotgun with three shells in it,’ but I actually only had one. And they kept throwing stuff at me,” he explained.

Oscar Malma, who’s married to Teague’s granddaughter, said, “Recently he’s been having break-ins.”

Ortega was joined by several other individuals. They were inside the Teague’s residence when the shooting occurred.

“It happened once on Friday; on [a] bright day they went to break in the house. And now this happened in the middle of the night? … They were looking for him. They’ve been watching him. They’ve been watching the house for a while.”

“He was tired because every time he calls the police, [they take] forever to come and assist him,” Malma told KABC-TV. “He took the law into his own hands.” The station said authorities have not confirmed how many reported break-ins there have been at Teague’s home.

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TOPICS: Crime/Corruption; News/Current Events; Politics/Elections; US: California
KEYWORDS: 2a; armedcitizen; armeddefense; bang; banglist; bidensbordercrisis; california; castledoctrine; goodshot; home; invasion; morenovalley; shooting
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To: Paladin2

I trust he will manage.


21 posted on 07/17/2022 8:24:49 PM PDT by Born in 1950 (Anti left, nothing else.)
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To: montag813

Just taking out the trash!


22 posted on 07/17/2022 8:27:08 PM PDT by Paleo Conservative
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To: montag813

I wish I could buy this guy’s dinner and a box of shells.


23 posted on 07/17/2022 8:29:56 PM PDT by Graybeard58
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To: montag813

Joe’s my kinda guy. Doubt if he’d go for any of that woke crap either.


24 posted on 07/17/2022 8:36:54 PM PDT by ryderann
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To: montag813

He looks like he’s thinking

” the first man I killed was a damn German Nazi and now I am had to kill an american nazi . Damn it all. “


25 posted on 07/17/2022 8:44:26 PM PDT by cuz1961 (USCGR Veteran )
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To: montag813

This could have been prevented if we had better gun control.


26 posted on 07/17/2022 8:53:17 PM PDT by gitmo (If your theology doesn't become your biography, what good is it?)
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To: montag813
"Once he was as great as his fame made him. His knowledge was deep, his thought was subtle, and his hands marvelously skilled; and he had a power over the minds of others. The wise he could persuade, and the smaller folk he could daunt. That power he certainly still keeps...
27 posted on 07/17/2022 8:55:19 PM PDT by Berlin_Freeper
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To: montag813

Was Ortega one of the colorful breakfast tacos that Jill Biden mentioned?


28 posted on 07/17/2022 9:03:00 PM PDT by Levy78 (Reject modernity, embrace tradition. )
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To: Paladin2

Not any more.


29 posted on 07/17/2022 9:25:38 PM PDT by DannyTN
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To: DannyTN

RIP, finally.


30 posted on 07/17/2022 9:27:14 PM PDT by Paladin2
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To: montag813

I missed where in Calif this happened.

Got a good Sheriff there.


31 posted on 07/17/2022 9:35:29 PM PDT by doorgunner69 (Let's go Brandon)
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To: Paladin2
Poor old fella needed a "street sweeper".

32 posted on 07/17/2022 9:36:22 PM PDT by Governor Dinwiddie (LORD, grant thy people grace to withstand the temptations of the world, the flesh, and the devil.)
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To: Governor Dinwiddie

He did OK.

If he wants to stay at the current residence he needs to step up his hardware [cops likely grabbed his piece] and get some significant security coverage so he can take an occasional nap.


33 posted on 07/17/2022 9:41:50 PM PDT by Paladin2
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To: montag813

Good shooting Pappy. You got him!


34 posted on 07/17/2022 10:18:59 PM PDT by Delta 21 (It started as a virus, and mutated into an IQ test.)
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To: moovova
Never bring bric-a-brac to a gun fight.

You win the Internet today!!!

But seriously: The other intruders hadn't even planned things that far in advance! Instead, they "started throwing object that [were already] in the house" at him!

Regards,

35 posted on 07/17/2022 11:26:08 PM PDT by alexander_busek (Extraordinary claims require extraordinary evidence.)
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To: montag813

Still drives, judging by the seat belt. Brandon can only dream of being as tough and alert as Joe Teague.


36 posted on 07/17/2022 11:27:06 PM PDT by BradyLS (DO NOT FEED THE BEARS!)
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To: Levy78
Was Ortega one of the colorful breakfast tacos that Jill Biden mentioned?

Yeah - With extra salsa!

Regards,

37 posted on 07/17/2022 11:27:54 PM PDT by alexander_busek (Extraordinary claims require extraordinary evidence.)
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To: montag813

Father Time must be a pretty good shot!


38 posted on 07/18/2022 12:06:44 AM PDT by TonyM (Score Event)
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To: alexander_busek

Thank you!


39 posted on 07/18/2022 4:50:36 AM PDT by moovova
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To: DannyTN

At his age, he may have been a WW2 vet.


40 posted on 07/18/2022 5:18:25 AM PDT by Clarancebeaks
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