After Begging 911 for Help, Homeowner Shoots Intruder


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AFTER BEGGING 911 FOR HELP, HOMEOWNER SHOOTS INTRUDER

HOUSTON (KTRK) --
In the span of less than 10 minutes, the life of Quintin Wood was forever changed. And so was the life of the man believed to have kicked in the door of Wood's northwest Harris County home.

Around 10am Tuesday, the postal carrier who's on medical leave was resting before a physical therapy appointment. That's when he heard the doorbell ringing repeatedly. Then the loud banging on the door began.

"I knew this was going to be bad," Wood said. Four years ago he returned home to find his home had been burglarized. The burglar was later caught, but his vigilance on home security remained high.

"I got my gun and walked out of the room. Then I saw the door was open, and he was in my house," Wood explained.

It was even more terrifying because Wood said the intruder was in another room, and he couldn't see him.

Wood had already called 911, begging for help because a break-in was underway.

For anywhere from one to three minutes, he said he waited behind a wall for the man. And then they both saw each other.

"He kept coming at me," so I fired once, Wood said.

The suspect collapsed in the tile entry way of the two-story home. The door had withstood his kicks, but the door frame did not. It was shattered.


911 transcript

[snip]
Dispatcher: You back up to the canal, right?
Homeowner: (Whispering) yes.
Dispatcher: Yes. Okay. You don't need to answer anything. I'm just going to stay on the line with you. Okay?
(Garbled screaming. Phone dials. Gunshot.)
Michael Lewis: Ow! (Expletive.) What was that? What was that? What was that? (Expletive) did you do?
Dispatcher: What happened?
(Garbled)
Homeowner: Did you think you could beat me half to death?
(Garbled)
Michael Lewis: I'm sorry. I'm sorry.
Homeowner: What did you come in my house for?
(Garbled)
Homeowner: I shot him.
Dispatcher: You shot him?
Homeowner: Yes.
Michael Lewis: Oh my God!
Dispatcher: Okay! I've got them, I've got everybody coming out for help. Okay?
Homeowner: Please hurry.
Homeowner: Don't get up or I'll shoot your (expletive) again!


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So he did everything right? He phoned 911 and didn't go in for a confrontation. The intruder saw him and started to move towards him, so he fired.

The title makes it sound like 911 said, "you're on your own." That's not the case from reading the article.

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Given that the average police response time in the US is 23 minutes (what the pic refers to), and in some places is literally hours, he was on his own until they arrived.

Before Chief Craig took over the Detroit PD and shook things up their response was up to 3 hours. He now has it down to about the average and is working for a lot faster.

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Given that the average police response time in the US is 23 minutes (what the pic refers to) and in some places literally hours, he was on his own until they arrived.

As is anyone that phones the police anywhere? I'm not sure what you're getting at. Ok, response times could always be improved, but still the police didn't tell him that he should deal with it himself. They were on their way, but the confrontation happened before they arrived. Everything here happened like a textbook example. I'm just not sure how this is news, just because someone fired a weapon on their own property against an intruder?
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glad to live in the state I do. the law here is, someone comes into your home unwelcome.. you can blast them. if they come in then, run out of the door... you have to let them go. we also have open carry laws here too.

 

Texas. you can shoot someone unwelcome in your yard.

 

gun free zones? you, the victim, are dead meat.

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There US firearms debate is an extremely prickly subject and, being a European, you know we don't generally see eye to eye with your firearms laws over there! :)

 

But situations like this, honestly I have no problem with. You break into someones house, you try and attack them, they've tried their best to call the emergency services before they have to take action and you leave them with no choice? Well, you're gonna get what's coming to you. Seems like the home owner was very rational, level headed, and acted completely responsibly. Can't say fairer than that. 

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There US firearms debate is an extremely prickly subject and, being a European, you know we don't generally see eye to eye with your firearms laws over there! :)

 

But situations like this, honestly I have no problem with. You break into someones house, you try and attack them, they've tried their best to call the emergency services before they have to take action and you leave them with no choice? Well, you're gonna get what's coming to you. Seems like the home owner was very rational, level headed, and acted completely responsibly. Can't say fairer than that. 

 

Don't forget, Switzerland being in Europe has alot of legal gun owners and probably the closest thing to the US.

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As is anyone that phones the police anywhere? I'm not sure what you're getting at. Ok, response times could always be improved, but still the police didn't tell him that he should deal with it himself....

It's settled law in most states that if some intruder poses a threat to you in your home you can use force to repel the attack, including deadly force. Gun, bow, spear, blade, sword, club, blowtorch....whatever it takes. If the threat presents before the police arrive, too bad - the responsibility is on the intruder.

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It's settled law in most states that if some intruder poses a threat to you in your home you can use force to repel the attack, including deadly force. Gun, bow, spear, blade, sword, club, blowtorch....whatever it takes. If the threat presents before the police arrive, too bad - the responsibility is on the intruder.

I think you've misunderstood me. We are in agreement about this whole event. As I have said above, this is a textbook example of what should be done. My point is that because this is exactly the kind of time where someone can use a firearm, it's not news. There is no argument or discussion to be had. There is no maybe about what transpired and if it should have happened differently.

My other point was that the article makes it out to seem that the police were called but were unsympathetic and not doing their job. The use of the word "begging" is unnecessary, what actually happened was that an intruder broke in and the man phoned the police.

My issue is with the wording of the article, nothing more.

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In before the intruder sues the guy. If he lived that is and it seems like he did.

In most cases a home defender gets civil immunity, meaning neither the intruder or their families can sue them.

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Don't forget, Switzerland being in Europe has alot of legal gun owners and probably the closest thing to the US.

I wish people would stop ignorantly comparign Switzerland to the US because some gun nut organization told them Switzerland was the same. having high gun ownership is not the same. heck we have a fairly high gun ownership here in Norway to. 

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I wish people would stop ignorantly comparign Switzerland to the US because some gun nut organization told them Switzerland was the same. having high gun ownership is not the same. heck we have a fairly high gun ownership here in Norway to. 

 

So what does that have to do with Norway? I was speaking about Switzerland exclusively. By your statement about "gun nut" in your first sentence, you essentially void any credibility. I didn't say they were exactly alike. please re-read before you post

 

chrisj1968, on 03 Sept 2014 - 11:49, said:

Don't forget, Switzerland being in Europe has alot of legal gun owners and probably the closest thing to the US.

emphasis mine "probably the closest thing to the US." selective reading?

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So what does that have to do with Norway? I was speaking about Switzerland exclusively. By your statement about "gun nut" in your first sentence, you essentially void any credibility. I didn't say they were exactly alike. please re-read before you post

emphasis mine "probably the closest thing to the US." selective reading?

 

No I don't since the only reason Americans bring up Switzerland is because that gun nut organization claimed switzerland was like the US and had no crimes and such.

 

if you're going to compare Switzerland to the US bring up some more facts than just the names of them and amount of guns per capita. learn the difference or stop comparing them because what you're doing is ignorant. 

 

and yes you basically said that the Swiss gun ownership is identical to the US. it's not.

 

as for Norway that was my point, your Swiss comment has as much to do with the US as it does with Norway. Though in Norway some people actually have actual assault rifles in their homes unless they ended up changing that. 

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Nobody disputes that guns have their uses, like in this situation (I don't see anyone arguing the homeowner was wrong). The point is that they do more harm than good.

 

This topic is pro-gun propaganda designed to distract from the very real issues that stem from gun ownership in the US.

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glad to live in the state I do. the law here is, someone comes into your home unwelcome.. you can blast them. if they come in then, run out of the door... you have to let them go. we also have open carry laws here too.

 

Texas. you can shoot someone unwelcome in your yard.

 

gun free zones? you, the victim, are dead meat.

 

 

It must be horrible to live with such dibilitating paranoia.

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Its not paranoia when it has a high probability of happening.

In 2012 Detroit clocked up 15,230 violent crimes and 386 criminal homicides, and it is NOT the most dangerpus US city, its #6. #1 would be East St. Louis Illinois.

Detroit's 396 criminal homicides is overwhelmed by the thousands who sustained major, and in many cases disabling or disfiguring, injuries. In Detroit this means that in any year 1 in 45 people will be a violent crime victim. Over 2%. If you live to be 50....

With the average police response being 23 minutes its pretty clear that stopping a serious attack is usially a DIY situation. Not stopping it fast increases the risk of serious injury or death. Now add rapes, which are also covered by most state self-defense laws.

Stopping or preventong an attack is what the self-defense laws are all about.

In order to accomplish this you need the means, which usually means selecting the caliber and form factor of a pistol.

This is especially true for small men, women, handicappers and seniors, for which a pistol is the only practical way of repelling an attacker. Not surprizingly, these are also the folks who make up most new gun owners & licensees.

Police departments and ranges even have special classes for women, handicappers and seniors.

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I wish people would stop ignorantly comparign Switzerland to the US because some gun nut organization told them Switzerland was the same. having high gun ownership is not the same. heck we have a fairly high gun ownership here in Norway to. 

So what you are saying is that Switzerland AND Norway are just like the US when it comes to guns?   :rofl:

 

OT - This scenario is the sole reason I feel I should own a gun.  I know the chances are slim due to where I live but not having one scares the hell out of me.

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Its not paranoia when it has a high probability of happening.

 

I think it is paranoia when folks feel they are going to die if they don't have a gun with them at all times. It's also kind of irrational because you can still die.

 

I also think you might be misrepresenting the stats a tad, I mean, what percentage of the violent crimes victims don't need any serious treatment? I'd suspects the majority? That's not to down play any sort of violent crime, but your 1 in 45 could be getting a black eye or be left wheel chair bound.

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That's not to down play any sort of violent crime, but your 1 in 45 could be getting a black eye or be left wheel chair bound.

 

 

I am the one in 45 that is wheel chair bound .. for the rest of my life... and I'm sure glad I had my SIG 229. The as*hole was lucky, he survived as a quadroplegic and lives out his life as an inmate of the Colorado Federal Penal System....

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