Drunk Home Invader Winds Up With Extra Shots

By Bob Owens

File this one under “what else was he supposed to do?”

A homeowner in Santa Clarita fatally shot a man who allegedly tried to break into his apartment, authorities said.

The shooting was reported around 9:10 p.m. in the 26000 block of Isabella Parkway in the Canyon Country area, according to a news release from the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department.

When deputies arrived, they found a man in his 40s suffering from multiple gunshot wounds. The man was transported to a hospital where he was pronounced dead, according to the news release.

The homeowner and witnesses told deputies that the man was trying to enter the homeowner’s apartment after he was told several times to leave and did not comply, according to the news release.

The man then broke a window and began to climb inside the apartment when the homeowner shot him, according to the news release.

The homeowner told the drunk man to leave multiple times. The drunk responded by breaking a window and attempting to enter the residence. The homeowner clearly had the right and the obligation to defend himself and his daughter from this home invasion.

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