Homeowner Shoots Vehicle Burglar In Driveway

By John Falkenberg

Visalia, CA — A man was shot after not only attempting to burglarize a man’s vehicle, but attacking the man who confronted him afterwards.

It was a bad call, and the thug later identified as Nicholas Wilkerson was lucky to get out of the situation alive, even if he’s headed straight to jail.

As the Visalia Times-Delta reports:

Officers were called just after 3:30 a.m. to a home in the 600 block of East Oakridge Court. Witnesses told police there had been a shooting in the area.

When officers arrived, they learned 37-year-old Nicholas Wilkerson had been shot. He was rushed to Kaweah Delta Medical Center. Officers with Visalia’s Violent Crime Unit were called to investigate. After interviewing several witnesses, detectives uncovered the motive behind the shooting, a burglary.

Witnesses told police Wilkerson was attempting to burglarize a vehicle parked in the driveway of the home when the homeowner caught him. The owner was armed with a gun, Sgt. Kevin Kroeze said. The confrontation escalated and the homeowner opened fire.

Wilkerson was hit once. The injury was not life-threatening, Kroeze said. Once Wilkerson is released from the hospital he is expected to be booked into Tulare County Pretrial Facility on …Read the Rest

Source:: Concealed Nation