Homeowner shoots burglary suspect during attack in kitchen
May 17, 2019, 2:55 PM | Updated: May 22, 2019, 5:35 pm
Investigators are at a home in Thurston County after reports of a homeowner shooting a transient in his kitchen. (Thurston County Sheriff's Office)
(Thurston County Sheriff's Office)
A homeowner shot a transient — a burglary suspect — in his kitchen on Friday morning, according to the Thurston County Sheriff’s Office.
Investigators say a man shot the suspect once in the chest as the suspect was trying to attack him in his home on .
The suspect was eating food stolen from the home when the homeowner asked him to leave. The homeowner tried to close a sliding door when he was attacked, investigators told 成人X站 7.
Police say the homeowner hit the suspect with a pole and then reached for his gun holstered to his ankle.
The homeowner called 911 around 11:30 a.m. to report the burglary and the shooting.
The suspect was taken to St. Peter’s Hospital with a single gunshot wound and is expected to survive, according to the sheriff’s office.
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