{"id":177620,"date":"2023-03-30T09:47:52","date_gmt":"2023-03-30T13:47:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.gunsamerica.com\/digest\/?p=177620"},"modified":"2023-03-30T09:47:52","modified_gmt":"2023-09-08T18:25:39","slug":"break-in-before-breakfast-georgia-homeowner-shoots-intruder","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/gunsamerica.com\/digest\/break-in-before-breakfast-georgia-homeowner-shoots-intruder\/","title":{"rendered":"Break-In Before Breakfast: Georgia Homeowner Fatally Shoots Intruder"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Homeowner shoots and kills intruder, DeKalb police say\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/1XZtIH_JSqo?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Dekalb County neighbors woke up to gunshots on March 23.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>A Georgia homeowner shot to defend himself last week when he caught an intruder trying to break into his home.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>According to the <em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailymail.co.uk\/news\/article-11908581\/Georgia-homeowner-shoots-kills-intruder-trying-break-house.html\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"clickTracking\" campaign=\"break-in-before-breakfast-georgia-homeowner-shoots-intruder\" title=\"Break-In Before Breakfast: Georgia Homeowner Fatally Shoots Intruder\">Daily Mail<\/a>,<\/em> the homeowner caught the suspect entering through the back of his home in DeKalb County at around 5:30 am. He used a gun he kept in his home to shoot the suspect.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Neighbors say they were startled but unsurprised to hear gunshots. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>One neighbor, Melan Sydnor, told <a href=\"https:\/\/www.fox5atlanta.com\/news\/homeowner-kills-intruder-peachcrest-road-dekalb-county\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"clickTracking\" campaign=\"break-in-before-breakfast-georgia-homeowner-shoots-intruder\" title=\"Break-In Before Breakfast: Georgia Homeowner Fatally Shoots Intruder\"><em>Fox 5 Atlanta<\/em><\/a> \u201cI was in the kitchen and then there were gunshots and it was really loud\u2026 about five minutes later the police pulled up.&#8221;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">SEE ALSO: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.gunsamerica.com\/digest\/nc-lawmakers-override-governors-veto-to-end-pistol-purchase-permit-requirement\/\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"clickTracking\" campaign=\"break-in-before-breakfast-georgia-homeowner-shoots-intruder\" title=\"Break-In Before Breakfast: Georgia Homeowner Fatally Shoots Intruder\">NC Lawmakers Override Governor\u2019s Veto to End Jim Crow Era Pistol Permit Requirement<\/a><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>DeKalb County Police report that although the suspect was taken to a nearby hospital shortly after the altercation, he died from his injuries.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Police interviewed the homeowner after the shooting and concluded that he acted in self-defense. Therefore, he will not be charged for the incident.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>One nearby resident reported that criminals had been prowling the neighborhood in the wee hours of the morning in search of unlocked doors. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Lesson learned: lock your doors, stay alert, and be like this homeowner. 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