Armed House Sitter Shoots Home Invader

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Las Vegas, NV –-(Ammoland.com)- KETV-7 in Omaha, Nebraska reports this week (8/6/2016) Police say an intruder was shot after trying to break into a home near Josephine and 70th Streets around 2:15 a.m. Saturday morning.

A man and woman told police they were house-sitting when they woke up to an intruder already inside the home, kicking in the door of the bedroom. One of the house sitters, a 19-year-old male, fired and his bullet struck the intruder, who fled the scene.

The suspect fled but was soon captured in the 8000 block of 67th Street. Paramedics transported him to Nebraska Medicine. He was undergoing surgery but is expected to survive.

The 26-year-old suspect, was an ex-boyfriend of the homeowner, apparently looking for his ex-girlfriend at 2 in the morning.

The armed house sitter was questioned by police and released.

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