{"id":177316,"date":"2023-03-27T07:09:00","date_gmt":"2023-03-27T11:09:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.gunsamerica.com\/digest\/?p=177316"},"modified":"2023-03-27T07:09:00","modified_gmt":"2023-09-08T18:10:50","slug":"south-africa-wounded-homeowner-fights-back-fatally-shoots-perp","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/gunsamerica.com\/digest\/south-africa-wounded-homeowner-fights-back-fatally-shoots-perp\/","title":{"rendered":"South Africa: Wounded Homeowner Fights Back, Fatally Shoots Perp"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full essb-block-image\" data-essb-pin-description=\"KZN VIP medial services respond to incident. \"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"958\" height=\"540\" title=\"South Africa: Wounded Homeowner Fights Back, Fatally Shoots Perp\" src=\"https:\/\/www.gunsamerica.com\/digest\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/Screenshot-2023-03-22-155233.jpg\" alt=\"KZN VIP medial services respond to incident. \" class=\"wp-image-177317\" srcset=\"https:\/\/gunsamerica.com\/digest\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/Screenshot-2023-03-22-155233.jpg 958w, https:\/\/gunsamerica.com\/digest\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/Screenshot-2023-03-22-155233-400x225.jpg 400w, https:\/\/gunsamerica.com\/digest\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/Screenshot-2023-03-22-155233-150x85.jpg 150w, https:\/\/gunsamerica.com\/digest\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/Screenshot-2023-03-22-155233-768x433.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 958px) 100vw, 958px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">KZN VIP Security got involved in the wild events of March 14, 2023. (<em>Photo:&nbsp;KZN VIP Protection Services<\/em>)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>A homeowner in Phoenix, South Africa fatally shot a knife-wielding suspect earlier this month.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>While the March 14th incident is still under investigation, local police report that the 60-year-old homeowner claims that he found an unknown individual on his property in possession of copper pipes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>When the homeowner approached the intruder, \u201cthe suspect became violent and stabbed him.\u201d <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Police spokesperson Lieutenant-Colonel Nqobile Gwala said that the victim then used his firearm and \u201callegedly shot the suspect, who died at the scene.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">SEE ALSO:<a href=\"https:\/\/www.gunsamerica.com\/digest\/arkansas-prosecutor-will-not-charge-fort-smith-man-who-shot-knife-wielding-invader\/\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"clickTracking\" campaign=\"south-africa-wounded-homeowner-fights-back-fatally-shoots-perp\" title=\"South Africa: Wounded Homeowner Fights Back, Fatally Shoots Perp\"> Arkansas Prosecutor Will Not Charge Fort Smith Man Who Shot Knife-Wielding Invader<\/a><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>According to Gareth Naidoo, a spokesperson for KZN VIP Protection Services, the individual with the knife was \u201ca robbery and theft suspect from Brentwood in Phoenix\u201d who was fleeing from community members who were chasing him.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>While running away, the suspect entered the homeowner&#8217;s yard and attacked the victim.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The homeowner sustained a stab wound to one of his arms during the altercation. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.iol.co.za\/dailynews\/news\/homeowner-shoots-dead-fleeing-robbery-and-theft-suspect-who-stabbed-him-6ba92107-610a-47fd-9a1e-1d4968f97077\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"clickTracking\" campaign=\"south-africa-wounded-homeowner-fights-back-fatally-shoots-perp\" title=\"South Africa: Wounded Homeowner Fights Back, Fatally Shoots Perp\"><em>IOL News<\/em><\/a> reports that this is when the intruder was shot. He was declared dead by medics shortly after.  <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The homeowner was treated by KZN VIP medics at the scene.  He was then transported to a medical facility for further treatment due to excessive bleeding.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Naidoo expressed his wishes for the victim&#8217;s speedy recovery.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-left\" style=\"font-size:24px\"><strong><em>*** <a href=\"https:\/\/gunsamerica.com\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"clickTracking\" campaign=\"south-africa-wounded-homeowner-fights-back-fatally-shoots-perp\" title=\"South Africa: Wounded Homeowner Fights Back, Fatally Shoots Perp\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Buy and Sell on GunsAmerica!<\/a> ***<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>While attempting to flee, the suspect entered the homeowner&#8217;s yard and attacked the victim when he was confronted.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":141,"featured_media":177317,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_specdata_upc":"","_specdata_placement":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[7,262,892,3406,240],"tags":[132,291,607,2017],"featured":[],"hunt365":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-177316","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-gunsamerica-authors","8":"category-defensive-use-of-firearms","9":"category-columns-home-defense","10":"category-kimber-pearce","11":"category-this-week","12":"tag-buzz","13":"tag-dgu","14":"tag-news","15":"tag-self-defense-2"},"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO Premium plugin v27.3 (Yoast SEO v27.5) - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-premium-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>South Africa: Wounded Homeowner Fights Back, Fatally Shoots Perp<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"A wounded homeowner in South Africa fights back after being attacked by a knife-wielding suspect. 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