GA Home Invader Fatally Shot By Homeowner

By Tim

A robbery victim turned the tables on his assailants late Monday night, shooting and killing an alleged robber during a home invasion at an apartment complex in Gwinnett County, police said. Two of the dead man’s alleged accomplices are in custody facing murder charges according to AJC News.

The robbery happened just before midnight at the Valencia Apartments on Springs Lane near Peachtree Corners.

Gwinnett police Cpl. Michele Pihera said the victim told officers he retrieved his gun after seeing several men walking across his back patio.

The suspects later knocked on his front door, and when he answered the door, they asked him to step outside, according to Pihera.

“When the victim said that he was not interested in stepping outside, that’s when the suspects forced their way inside the home,” she told The Atlanta Journal-Constitution. “One of them was wearing a mask and one was armed with a bat. Inside the home was the victim’s family, a female and a small infant.”

Pihera said as soon as the suspects entered the apartment, “the victim used his firearm and discharged …read more

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