Robber Shot While Attempting Home Break In

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Las Vegas, NV –-(Ammoland.com)- WESH-TV 2 (NBC) reports (8/21/2016) in Oviedo, Florida a man was shot outside a house after deputies say he allegedly tried to break in, and the homeowner opened fire. The encounter happened about 11 p.m. Saturday on Van Arsdale Street.

The Seminole County Sheriff’s Office said it all started when the homeowner heard someone trying to open the door of his house. That’s when he came outside and confronted the suspect.

Deputies said the homeowner fired his gun after the suspect hid in the bushes, then charged at the homeowner when the homeowner told him to come out. The suspect was taken to the hospital with non-life threatening injuries.

The gunshots pierced the quiet, rural area, startling a neighbor who says he called 911. “I heard a couple big booms and didn’t know what it was, and my dogs started barking,” …Read the Rest

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