Armed Citizen Shoots And Kills Burglar, Goes Back To Bed And Then Calls 911 In The Morning

By Brandon Curtis

DALLAS, TEXAS — James Michael Meyer told police that he heard a noise around 5 am that was coming from outside. He grabbed his gun and found a person with an ax trying to break into his shed.

He yelled at the person to stop and told him now to come in his direction, or else he’d shoot.

Meyer told investigators the person took several steps toward him, so he fired and the burglar dropped his pickax and ran toward a nearby park.

Meyer said he fired an additional shot “into the night” in the direction of the park, even though “from the suspect’s accounts, the threat of serious bodily injury against him was over when the complainant dropped the pickax and ran off,” the affidavit said.

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After the incident, Meyers went back to bed, not knowing if he had actually shot anyone.

In the morning, he walked outside towards the park to what he thought was a black bag. As he got closer, he realized that it was the suspect’s body.

Meyers’ wife called an attorney prior to her husband calling police to report the incident. If I had to guess, the attorney told them to immediately call police and report the …Read the Rest

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