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Another article:

http://abclocal.go.com/ktrk/story?secti ... id=3656088

"Intruder fatally shot by gun-wielding homeowner
(11/22/05 - KTRK/HOUSTON) - A homeowner shot and killed an intruder who broke into a home near Memorial Park.


The suspect jumped a fence and broke through the side door of a town home on Lacy at Dettering just north of Memorial Drive. He had a baseball bat.

A man was home with his wife and child. He warned the intruder that he had a gun. That didn't stop him.

HPD's Mike Walker said, "(As he) began to make his way through the residence the homeowner secured his wife and child. As he tried to go upstairs he shot him."

The intruder died at the scene. Police say classify the case as a justifiable homicide.

Police are also checking out reports that the suspect may have had an accomplice. Witnesses heard a car speed off after the homeowner fired shots.
(Copyright © 2005, KTRK-TV) "

CaptDave wrote:Never take a bat to a gunfight 8)

What was the b.g. thinking? (One could argue, obviously there was little or no thinking involved on his part ).

What part of "leave I have a gun" did he not understand?

This guy is certainly a candidate for the Darwin awards. I'm curious what the lab tests will come back with.... Crackheads to the darnest things!

http://www.chron.com/disp/story.mpl/met ... 77302.html

"Bat-wielding burglary suspect shot dead


Copyright 2005 Houston Chronicle

A west Houston man fatally shot an apparent burglar who broke into his home late Monday while carrying a baseball bat, police said.

A man climbed over a fence at about 9 p.m.and battered his way through the front door of the townhouse in the 5400 block of Lacy, Houston police officers said.

The homeowner and other residents told the man to leave while backing away from him. Officers said the man was shot when he continued moving toward them while brandishing the bat.

The investigation is continuing. Detectives were still questioning the homeowner overnight."