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Homeowner Shoots Suspect 3 TimesPublished: Oct 9, 2001LAKE WALES - A homeowner shot a suspected burglar Sunday morning, wounding him three times. William Losh of Babson Park owns the weekend home at 3840 Possum Trail, and showed up there shortly after 11 a.m. to find James Burk, 43, in the residence, Polk County sheriff's spokeswoman Michal Shanley said. Losh held Burk at gunpoint while Losh's girlfriend called 9-1-1, but fired when Burk made a threatening move, Shanley said. Burk was taken to Lakeland Regional Medical Center, his injuries serious, Shanley said. No charges were filed against Losh. http://tampatrib.com/floridametronews/MGAWXGQSJSC.html
Store Owner Kills Burglary SuspectA man allegedly trying to break into a video store was shot and killed by the store's owner early Monday, police said.According to authorities, the man crawled through a vent on the roof of the store on Stockton Boulevard.The owner was in the building at the time and called authorities.He then armed himself with a handgun and confronted the suspect.Police said the suspect came at the store owner who, fearing for his safety, fired his gun, killing the suspect.Authorities believe a second suspect got away. http://dailynews.yahoo.com/h/kcra/20011008/lo/922400_1.html
A nation's apology: Formal gesture erases a half century of shameFor teen rape victims, a tough road: They often fail to get support from their peers at school, survivors say.Back-Seat Driver: Airport insecurity: What the screeners missGolden day in capital area clouded by many emotions: Residents encounter private fears and public protests.Diana Griego Erwin: Questions good for U.S.R.E. Graswich: Nothing new in Crossroads mold problems, ex-owner saysBayside Church ruling due soon: The environmental review by Placer officials is challenged.Trying out his wings in D.C.: A longtime California advocate for the disabled expands his personal horizons.What's open and closed todayObituary: Peggy Russo, full-tilt Capitol lobbyist 24-HOUR NEWSTop StoryCal ReportNationalGlobalBusinessPoliticsSportsVoicesLifestyle Sacramento shop owner kills suspected burglarUpdated: Oct. 8, 2001 - 3:09 p.m.Sacramento police said a shop owner shot and killed a suspected burglar who dropped in through the store's ceiling early Monday.The city's homicide unit is investigating the shooting. The owner was not arrested and the matter will be reviewed by the Sacramento County District Attorney's Office.The shooting occurred at 4:36 a.m. at Video Store #6 at 5679 Stockton Blvd., said Sacramento Police Sgt. Daniel Hahn.The owner, whose name was not immediately available, lives in the store and awoke to the sound of people on the roof, Hahn said. When he heard noise near the air conditioning grate, the man grabbed a cell phone and called 911, Hahn said. He also armed himself with a handgun.The suspected burglar removed the grate and dropped through the hole, Hahn said. The shop owner, who was still on the phone with dispatchers, shot him.Hahn said paramedics pronounced the man dead at the scene. Another person who was on the roof when the shooting occurred fled the scene and is still being sought, Hahn said.The identity of the slain man was not immediately known.Police confiscated the shop owner's gun pending the completion of their investigation, Hahn said.-- Bee Metro Staff http://www.sacbee.com/news/beelive/show_story.cgi?burglar
Store Owner Kills Burglary SuspectA man allegedly trying to break into a video store was shot and killed by the store's owner early Monday, police said.According to authorities, the man crawled through a vent on the roof of the store on Stockton Boulevard.The owner was in the building at the time and called authorities.He then armed himself with a handgun and confronted the suspect.Police said the suspect came at the store owner who, fearing for his safety, fired his gun, killing the suspect.Authorities believe a second suspect got away. http://dailynews.yahoo.com/h/kcra/20011008/lo/922400_1.html
A nation's apology: Formal gesture erases a half century of shameFor teen rape victims, a tough road: They often fail to get support from their peers at school, survivors say.Back-Seat Driver: Airport insecurity: What the screeners missGolden day in capital area clouded by many emotions: Residents encounter private fears and public protests.Diana Griego Erwin: Questions good for U.S.R.E. Graswich: Nothing new in Crossroads mold problems, ex-owner saysBayside Church ruling due soon: The environmental review by Placer officials is challenged.Trying out his wings in D.C.: A longtime California advocate for the disabled expands his personal horizons.What's open and closed todayObituary: Peggy Russo, full-tilt Capitol lobbyist 24-HOUR NEWSTop StoryCal ReportNationalGlobalBusinessPoliticsSportsVoicesLifestyle Sacramento shop owner kills suspected burglarUpdated: Oct. 8, 2001 - 3:09 p.m.Sacramento police said a shop owner shot and killed a suspected burglar who dropped in through the store's ceiling early Monday.The city's homicide unit is investigating the shooting. The owner was not arrested and the matter will be reviewed by the Sacramento County District Attorney's Office.The shooting occurred at 4:36 a.m. at Video Store #6 at 5679 Stockton Blvd., said Sacramento Police Sgt. Daniel Hahn.The owner, whose name was not immediately available, lives in the store and awoke to the sound of people on the roof, Hahn said. When he heard noise near the air conditioning grate, the man grabbed a cell phone and called 911, Hahn said. He also armed himself with a handgun.The suspected burglar removed the grate and dropped through the hole, Hahn said. The shop owner, who was still on the phone with dispatchers, shot him.Hahn said paramedics pronounced the man dead at the scene. Another person who was on the roof when the shooting occurred fled the scene and is still being sought, Hahn said.The identity of the slain man was not immediately known.Police confiscated the shop owner's gun pending the completion of their investigation, Hahn said.-- Bee Metro Staff http://www.sacbee.com/news/beelive/show_story.cgi?burglar