{"id":190408,"date":"2023-09-07T16:06:24","date_gmt":"2023-09-07T20:06:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.gunsamerica.com\/digest\/?p=184281"},"modified":"2023-09-07T16:06:24","modified_gmt":"2023-09-07T20:06:24","slug":"chicago-home-invader-shot-carried-away-on-stretcher","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/gunsamerica.com\/digest\/chicago-home-invader-shot-carried-away-on-stretcher\/","title":{"rendered":"Chicago Home Invader Shot, Carried Away On Stretcher"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Law-abiding citizens across America are tired of the Biden Crime Wave and are taking self-defense into their own hands. Never be defenseless! <br><br>More from <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/AWRHawkins?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"clickTracking\" campaign=\"chicago-home-invader-shot-carried-away-on-stretcher\" title=\"Chicago Home Invader Shot, Carried Away On Stretcher\">@AWRHawkins<\/a> \u27a1\ufe0f <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/FZGqaU1e4E\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"clickTracking\" campaign=\"chicago-home-invader-shot-carried-away-on-stretcher\" title=\"Chicago Home Invader Shot, Carried Away On Stretcher\">https:\/\/t.co\/FZGqaU1e4E<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/TmwJWOTJy0\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"clickTracking\" campaign=\"chicago-home-invader-shot-carried-away-on-stretcher\" title=\"Chicago Home Invader Shot, Carried Away On Stretcher\">pic.twitter.com\/TmwJWOTJy0<\/a><\/p>&mdash; NRA (@NRA) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/NRA\/status\/1699215757404426243?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"clickTracking\" campaign=\"chicago-home-invader-shot-carried-away-on-stretcher\" title=\"Chicago Home Invader Shot, Carried Away On Stretcher\">September 6, 2023<\/a><\/blockquote><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"yoast-reading-time__wrapper\"><span class=\"yoast-reading-time__icon\"><svg aria-hidden=\"true\" focusable=\"false\" data-icon=\"clock\" width=\"20\" height=\"20\" fill=\"none\" stroke=\"currentColor\" style=\"display:inline-block;vertical-align:-0.1em\" role=\"img\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" viewbox=\"0 0 24 24\"><path stroke-linecap=\"round\" stroke-linejoin=\"round\" stroke-width=\"2\" d=\"M12 8v4l3 3m6-3a9 9 0 11-18 0 9 9 0 0118 0z\"><\/path><\/svg><\/span><span class=\"yoast-reading-time__spacer\" style=\"display:inline-block;width:1em\"><\/span><span class=\"yoast-reading-time__descriptive-text\">Estimated reading time:  <\/span><span class=\"yoast-reading-time__reading-time\">2<\/span><span class=\"yoast-reading-time__time-unit\"> minutes<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>A home invader was carried away on a stretcher after being shot by a homeowner earlier this week.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The invader entered the home around 12:45, according to reports. He was uninvited and little is known about the following moments until the homeowner fired several shots.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cbsnews.com\/chicago\/news\/home-invasion-suspect-shot-chicago\/\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"clickTracking\" campaign=\"chicago-home-invader-shot-carried-away-on-stretcher\" title=\"Chicago Home Invader Shot, Carried Away On Stretcher\">CBS News<\/a> <\/em>claims that the 26-year-old homeowner had a FOID (Firearm Owner\u2019s Identification) Card. Two of his shots hit the invader.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The intruder, later identified as Alexis Quiles, apparently fled the scene with two bullet wounds to the chest. He was later found in the area by emergency personnel.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Police received \u201cseveral reports of an alleged attempted break-in\u201d according to <a href=\"https:\/\/wgntv.com\/news\/chicagocrime\/heavy-police-presence-at-northwest-side-following-reports-of-shooting\/\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"clickTracking\" campaign=\"chicago-home-invader-shot-carried-away-on-stretcher\" title=\"Chicago Home Invader Shot, Carried Away On Stretcher\"><em>WGN TV<\/em><\/a>. They discovered the intruder in critical condition and he was taken to Loyola University Medical Center.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-the-stretcher-comes-into-play\">The Stretcher Comes Into Play<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Neighbors claim to have seen a man on a stretcher after \u201chearing three to five gunshots ring out.\u201d This was later confirmed by paramedics.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Later reports from <a href=\"https:\/\/abc7chicago.com\/chicago-shooting-belmont-cragin-alexis-quiles-north-meade-avenue\/13743709\/\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"clickTracking\" campaign=\"chicago-home-invader-shot-carried-away-on-stretcher\" title=\"Chicago Home Invader Shot, Carried Away On Stretcher\"><em>ABC7<\/em><\/a> state that Quiles, reported to have been in his late 30s, died in the hospital from his wounds.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/wgntv.com\/news\/chicagocrime\/heavy-police-presence-at-northwest-side-following-reports-of-shooting\/\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"clickTracking\" campaign=\"chicago-home-invader-shot-carried-away-on-stretcher\" title=\"Chicago Home Invader Shot, Carried Away On Stretcher\"><em>WGN TV<\/em><\/a> interviewed neighbor Andre Davis who told them, \u201cFor the most part, this block is generally pretty peaceful.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In a short video posted to <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/NRA\/status\/1699215757404426243?s=20\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"clickTracking\" campaign=\"chicago-home-invader-shot-carried-away-on-stretcher\" title=\"Chicago Home Invader Shot, Carried Away On Stretcher\">Twitter <\/a>and re-shared by NRA, he added, \u201cI don\u2019t know what happened to the offender. That\u2019s what happens, though. People are at a point where they are protecting themselves.\u201d <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>According to FBI crime statistics, a home invasion occurs every 30 seconds in the United States, in other words, upwards of 3,000 invasions per day. This stuff really does happen constantly, and it&#8217;s about time people start realizing it could happen anytime, in any neighborhood, to any one of us.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Other neighbors apparently informed <a href=\"https:\/\/abc7chicago.com\/chicago-shooting-belmont-cragin-alexis-quiles-north-meade-avenue\/13743709\/\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"clickTracking\" campaign=\"chicago-home-invader-shot-carried-away-on-stretcher\" title=\"Chicago Home Invader Shot, Carried Away On Stretcher\"><em>ABC7<\/em><\/a> that \u201ca family with children lives in that home,\u201d making the self-defense side of the case far more plausible.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Little other information has been released, but reports say that charges had been pending before the death of Quiles, and detectives are on the case.&nbsp;<\/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=\"chicago-home-invader-shot-carried-away-on-stretcher\" title=\"Chicago Home Invader Shot, Carried Away On Stretcher\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Buy and Sell on GunsAmerica!<\/a> ***<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>According to FBI crime statistics, a home invasion occurs every 30 seconds in the United States, in other words, upwards of 3,000 invasions per day. 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