Three Thugs Shot Committing Home Invasions In San Antonio

By Bob Owens

Two different home invasions turned out poorly for the criminals in San Antonio (TX) last night:

Residents managed to turn the tide against home invaders during two separate incidents overnight on the West Side.

San Antonio Police Department Sgt. Thomas Brittain said the first home invasion occurred late Tuesday just before midnight in the 100 block of Farrel Drive when a resident heard banging on windows before his front door was broken don.

“(The suspect) broke a window in the back, and then came in through the front door,” Brittain said. “Pretty much bust through the front door … with a bar.”

Once the suspect was in the living room, he was met by the homeowner with a .22 caliber rifle, Brittain said.

The homeowner fired several shots hitting the suspect twice before he fled down the street, police said.

Neighbors began calling police. When they arrived they found the suspect with two gunshot wounds to the chest and an injury to the arm.

The suspect, who police said was in his 30s, was taken to University Hospital and was listed in stable condition with non-life-threatening injuries, police said.

About an hour later, police responded to a call for a home invasion in the 800 block of …Read the Rest

Source:: Bearing Arms