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A South Glens Falls homeowner shot a stranger who entered his occupied home before sunrise, according to New York State Police.
Troopers and South Glens Falls police responded to the Main Street residence around 4:39 a.m. on October 6. Officers found a 20-year-old man suffering from a gunshot wound to his leg.
The homeowner told CBS 6 Albany that the stranger entered while several family members were inside. He reportedly began yelling at the family, behaved erratically and appeared to be under the influence of drugs.
Dispatch audio captured the initial report.
“I’m on the line with the homeowner,” a dispatcher said. “He just shot an intruder. A male broke in the house and started attacking.”
The homeowner said he repeatedly ordered the man to leave. When the stranger refused, the homeowner fired, striking him in the leg.
No one else inside the house was physically harmed.
The wounded man was transported to Albany Medical Center. Police later identified him as Hunter A. Jarvis of Hudson Falls. He underwent surgery and remained hospitalized in stable condition.
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State Police charged Jarvis with second-degree criminal trespass, a Class A misdemeanor. Investigators said he entered through an unlocked door without using force. That detail reportedly prevented authorities from pursuing a burglary charge.
Jarvis received an appearance ticket for Moreau Town Court.
Authorities have not announced any charges against the homeowner. New York generally requires someone to retreat before using deadly force when that can be done safely. However, state law removes that obligation under certain circumstances inside a person’s dwelling.
Despite the frightening encounter, the homeowner expressed sympathy for the wounded man. He told CBS 6 that Jarvis still had his whole life ahead of him and had apparently made several bad decisions.
That is a remarkably measured response from someone who had just confronted a stranger inside his family’s home before dawn.
The case also illustrates how quickly an ordinary morning can become a life-threatening emergency. The family had little warning, limited information and only seconds to respond.
State Police said the incident posed no continuing threat to the public.
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Shooting to wound is a crime in most states. As it is considered torture. You shoot to stop the threat. Yes, shooting in a leg could stop a threat but not necessarily. Don’t break a bone or severe the femoral artery, the intruder could still be a threat. Center mass the shot. Don’t drump the magazine. From a homeowner’s point, a revolver is a safer option in a lefty area. Spending six rounds, may not let them be happy, but not likely to get charged with excessive force that would happen if you spent sixteen.
There are two points to note. One, it is far easier to talk your problem out with your peers then it is with your pallbearers. Second, it is foolish to leave unsecure hostiles in the rear with the gear.
If you had to engage an intruder, you will most likely end up in court, criminal, civil, or both if you live in a blue city or state, they don’t want you to protect life and in some areas even property. Which flies in the face of two Supreme Court decisions that said police are any there to protect society and not the individual. As the protection of the individual is left to the individual.
There is no part of the NY burglary statute that absolves the intruder of this charge because the door was unlocked.
Center mass…..center mass….center mass…..
Sounds good to me, and going to assume/hope…seems likely…from the story that the homeowner shot the guy’s leg on purpose as opposed to shooting to kill but just a bad shot.
At least it happened in Albany and not in NYC, otherwise the mayor would have the homeowner beheaded. Kathy Hochul still may sic Leticia James on him.
ny……..i’m guessing the homeowner will get the death penalty and the trespasser will get all his belongings.