{"id":190419,"date":"2023-09-13T16:15:54","date_gmt":"2023-09-13T20:15:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.gunsamerica.com\/digest\/?p=184435"},"modified":"2023-09-13T16:15:54","modified_gmt":"2023-09-13T20:15:54","slug":"texas-homeowner-shoots-drunk-intruder","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/gunsamerica.com\/digest\/texas-homeowner-shoots-drunk-intruder\/","title":{"rendered":"Texas Homeowner\u00a0Shoots Drunk Intruder"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.gunsamerica.com\/digest\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Screenshot-2023-09-13-130647.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-184437\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Police were on the scene where an allegedly drunk intruder was shot by a San Antonio homeowner.<\/figcaption><\/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>An allegedly drunk home invader was shot earlier this month by a San Antonio homeowner.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The intruder, who has yet to be identified, may have tried to force his way into a home in north-side San Antonio. According to reports from <a href=\"https:\/\/www.kens5.com\/article\/news\/local\/public-safety\/san-antonio-republic-shooting-police-texas-sapd\/273-3d937066-8bf2-4fb8-90a8-e13f66d238bf\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"clickTracking\" campaign=\"texas-homeowner-shoots-drunk-intruder\" title=\"Texas Homeowner\u00a0Shoots Drunk Intruder\"><em>KENS5<\/em><\/a>, the intruder mistakenly thought the house was his own.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>When talking to police <em>KENS5<\/em> learned that the door was possibly locked when the intruder arrived. The intruder attempted to enter despite that and was told by the homeowner to leave.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-drunk-intruders-can-t-be-reasoned-with\">Drunk Intruders Can&#8217;t Be Reasoned With<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p><em>KENS5<\/em> quotes a representative of the San Antonio Police Dept., \u201cMy understanding is the homeowner gave him repeated commands to stop (and) get away, and the guy kept approaching him.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The homeowner did eventually fire a gun at the intruder around 4 p.m. that day. Several shots were fired. The drunk intruder was hit in the foot, but police say he will likely recover.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>KENS5<\/em> reported on the scene while police were still there. Police are still actively investigating the details to determine exactly what occurred that day.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\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=\"Texas homeowner shoots alleged intoxicated intruder who broke in, police say\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/Q1JncqE61pg?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><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.kens5.com\/article\/news\/local\/public-safety\/san-antonio-republic-shooting-police-texas-sapd\/273-3d937066-8bf2-4fb8-90a8-e13f66d238bf\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"clickTracking\" campaign=\"texas-homeowner-shoots-drunk-intruder\" title=\"Texas Homeowner\u00a0Shoots Drunk Intruder\"><em>KENS5<\/em> <\/a>also asked police if either individual would receive charges. No announcement has been made, but police indicated that the drunk invader would likely receive charges for burglary.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-read-more-atm-user-turns-tables-on-robbers-in-san-antonio-both-suspects-fatally-wounded\">READ MORE: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.gunsamerica.com\/digest\/atm-user-turns-tables-on-robbers-in-san-antonio-both-suspects-fatally-wounded\/\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"clickTracking\" campaign=\"texas-homeowner-shoots-drunk-intruder\" title=\"Texas Homeowner\u00a0Shoots Drunk Intruder\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">ATM User Turns Tables on Robbers in San Antonio, Both Suspects Fatally Wounded<\/a><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>It is well-known that intoxicated people are generally hard to reason with. This homeowner was faced with a situation where he could not do anything to get the drunk intruder to leave.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Do you think the homeowner acted in self-defense?\u00a0<\/strong><\/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=\"texas-homeowner-shoots-drunk-intruder\" title=\"Texas Homeowner\u00a0Shoots Drunk Intruder\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Buy and Sell on GunsAmerica!<\/a> ***<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>According to reports from KENS5, the intruder mistakenly thought the house was his own.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":141,"featured_media":184437,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_specdata_upc":"","_specdata_placement":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[7,234,262,3406],"tags":[132,291,607,640],"featured":[],"hunt365":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-190419","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-gunsamerica-authors","8":"category-columns","9":"category-defensive-use-of-firearms","10":"category-kimber-pearce","11":"tag-buzz","12":"tag-dgu","13":"tag-news","14":"tag-self-defense"},"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO Premium plugin v27.1 (Yoast SEO v27.3) - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-premium-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Texas Homeowner\u00a0Shoots Drunk Intruder<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Would you shoot if a drunk intruder forced his way into your back door? 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