An Evans City couple found themselves being held at gunpoint in their own home after a Pittsburgh man broke into their basement. The intruder made his way to the upstairs part of the home, where he confronted the couple and attempted to hold them at gunpoint. The reason behind the invasion is not known. At some point in the ordeal,…
Letting an armed homeowner know that you’ll be returning after getting arrested for breaking into someone’s house probably isn’t the best idea. But that’s exactly what happened this last weekend. It started on Saturday when a man broke through a side door of a home his father previously owned. Refusing to leave, the homeowners called the police. As the intruder…
The Sumter Police Department does not expect to charge a woman after fatally shooting a man who entered her home through an unlocked door. According to an initial investigation, Eugene Rhinehart III, 31, entered the unlocked home around 4 A.M. and confronted Samantha Funchess, 43, before beginning to assault her. The investigation also revealed an unnamed 28-year-old man was in…
The Covington County Sheriff’s Office arrested Timothy Ray Jordan, 40, after being forced out of the home of an armed 95-year-old homeowner. Jordan broke into the Alabama home by shattering the back door’s glass, which woke up the homeowner. The senior citizen armed himself and caught the suspect ransacking his kitchen. He then ordered him out of his home. The…
A resident at an apartment complex in Gahanna, Ohio, shot and killed a suspected intruder who tried forcing his way into the apartment while armed with a gun. The resident called 911 around 8:30 P.M. to report the shooting. He said initially that the suspect knocked on his door and when answering it, the suspect tried pushing his way in…
The Hollis Police Department and paramedics discovered Buddy Driver, 50, dead with multiple gunshot wounds as he tried forcing his way into a home. The homeowner shot Driver several times from inside his home, according to investigators. No charges are known as agents with the OSBI have joined in the investigation. What the homeowner was doing when the break-in was…
A group of home invaders exchanged gunfire with a resident of a Victoria, TX apartment complex, resulting in one of them being killed by the resident. The resident, 25-year-old Keanu Sanchez, suffered non-life-threatening injuries as he shot at the home invaders, killing 19-year-old Jacob Escobedo. Police arrived at the scene and discovered Sanchez injured and Escobedo dead with multiple gunshot…
A 63-year-old man called Washington police to report he had been accidentally shot by his son after he mistakenly thought he was an intruder. The shooting occurred just after midnight, and the police then searched the home but found no evidence of any actual break-in. Authorities also stated the shooting appeared to be accidental and the son “may have mistaken…
In the early morning hours of August the 12th, Police said a security camera alerted a homeowner that four men were outside. Recordings show four men getting out of a vehicle and casually walking up to the porch. One briefly attempts to cover a doorbell camera, then he and a second suspect kick in the house’s front door. As two…
A San Antonio burglar was breaking into a home before being shot at by the homeowner and bitten by his dog. The break-in occurred just after midnight. After the suspect evaded the gunshot, the homeowner’s dog got loose, chasing the suspect and biting his ankle. The suspect is in stable condition and will be facing attempted burglary charges, and the…