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Durham man charged with murder in shooting of suspected burglar
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What am I missing here? Burglar attacks resident with brick. Resident pulls registered gun and kills burglar. Resident is charged with murder and held without bond. --
Durham man charged with murder in shooting of suspected burglar(AP)A 31-year-old Durham man is facing murder charges after shooting a suspected burglar in his front yard.James Edward Hill Jr. called 911 early Monday to report the shooting, saying the man was trying to break into his home, Durham Police Lt. Ed Sarvis said.The 23-year-old victim, whose name was withheld, was found lying in Hill's front yard, Sarvis said. He was taken to Duke Hospital, where he died of gunshot wounds.Hill is being held at the Durham County Jail without bond, said his attorney, Kenneth S. Ward. He is scheduled to appear in District Court on Monday.Ward said witnesses told him Hill was at home with his wife when he heard burglars outside. He stepped out the front door and was attacked with what might have been a brick, Ward said.He then fired his registered handgun at one of two men outside. Since Hill has no telephone, he went to a neighbor's house to call 911, Ward said.After the victim was pronounced dead, police turned the case over to homicide investigators, who found probable cause to charge Hill with murder, said Sarvis, who could not elaborate on the team's findings.Police could not say how many times or where the victim was shot. The body has been sent to the chief medical examiner's office in Chapel Hill for an autopsy.Neighbors said they have had problems with break-ins recently. http://www.journalnow.com/wsj/news/MGB5G301OVC.html
Durham man charged with murder in shooting of suspected burglar(AP)A 31-year-old Durham man is facing murder charges after shooting a suspected burglar in his front yard.James Edward Hill Jr. called 911 early Monday to report the shooting, saying the man was trying to break into his home, Durham Police Lt. Ed Sarvis said.The 23-year-old victim, whose name was withheld, was found lying in Hill's front yard, Sarvis said. He was taken to Duke Hospital, where he died of gunshot wounds.Hill is being held at the Durham County Jail without bond, said his attorney, Kenneth S. Ward. He is scheduled to appear in District Court on Monday.Ward said witnesses told him Hill was at home with his wife when he heard burglars outside. He stepped out the front door and was attacked with what might have been a brick, Ward said.He then fired his registered handgun at one of two men outside. Since Hill has no telephone, he went to a neighbor's house to call 911, Ward said.After the victim was pronounced dead, police turned the case over to homicide investigators, who found probable cause to charge Hill with murder, said Sarvis, who could not elaborate on the team's findings.Police could not say how many times or where the victim was shot. The body has been sent to the chief medical examiner's office in Chapel Hill for an autopsy.Neighbors said they have had problems with break-ins recently. http://www.journalnow.com/wsj/news/MGB5G301OVC.html
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