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Several teens shot at an Arlington homeowner last week during an attempted car break-in.
The homeowner said he woke up around 2:00 a.m. due to his Ring Doorbell going off. Footage shows several teens outside, breaking into his son’s car.
“I call him, ‘Hey is that you outside?’” the homeowner said. “He said, ‘No.’”
The homeowner, Greg Willis, and his son left the house to investigate and confront the suspects.
According to NBC5, once Willis was outside, at least one of the suspects pulled out a gun. Several shots were fired, and the homeowner drew his firearm, firing multiple times.
Willis described the shootout as “the wild, wild west.”
The Fort Worth Star-Telegram reported that police received a call about several people attempting to break into a vehicle and shooting at the owners.
According to the Arlington police, no one was injured during the gunfire, but several neighbors were startled awake by the sound.
Not Arlington’s First Rodeo
Willis told authorities he had already been on guard lately after a similar break-in in July. One of his neighbors had footage of several people breaking into her car.
When police arrived at the scene around 2:30 a.m., they set up a perimeter to find the three suspects.
Two teenage boys, 19-year-old Keaundre Lemon and 18-year-old Ahmad Bland, were found hiding in a nearby shed. The third suspect remains unidentified.
Both Lemon and Bland were arrested and have been charged with criminal trespassing, among other offenses.
The police have not yet confirmed whether these suspects are also responsible for the July break-in.
As the investigation continues, Willis and his neighbors remain on high alert, waiting to learn more.
Warned By Willis
In a message for the suspects, Willis said “You can’t run to the well too many times without getting caught. Stop the stupidity, because you are going to end up getting hurt.”
“I could have been shot, or they could have been shot,” Willis said. This incident marked the first time he used his firearm in self-defense.
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It can be assumed that he had hoped to never need that gun, but it there’s no doubt it was good that he had it.
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Good, serves these thugs right. Seems like the same common denominator that describes the perps is prevalent here as well, go figure.
What a shame the home owner is such a bad shot and couldn’t permanently remove these ‘little johnnies’ from the gene pool.
A small quibble with this article. An 18 and 19 year old are not “teenage boys”. They are young adults and grown men.
Homeowner needs some range time. Any teenager who carries a gun and uses it to shoot at his victims deserves whatever he gets, even if that means getting shot.
Ditto for the range time. How would this guy feel if his son had been killed in the shootout because the father was not able to neutralize the shooter?
Oh, and he needs to shut up about “the wild, wild, west”. He sounds like a fool…like he thinks this was really cool. If he had shot one of the kids, any defense attorney would use that comment to make him look like a clown.