{"id":192943,"date":"2023-10-11T13:52:38","date_gmt":"2023-10-11T18:52:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.gunsamerica.com\/digest\/?p=192943"},"modified":"2023-10-11T13:57:11","modified_gmt":"2023-10-11T18:57:11","slug":"phoenix-homeowner-fatally-shoots-intruder-amidst-crime-concerns","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/gunsamerica.com\/digest\/phoenix-homeowner-fatally-shoots-intruder-amidst-crime-concerns\/","title":{"rendered":"Phoenix Homeowner Fatally Shoots Intruder Amidst Crime Concerns"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><\/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=\"Phoenix homeowner shot intruder dead\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/UFOoOEwGTTI?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><\/p>\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<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-key-takeaways\"><strong>Key Takeaways:<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>A Phoenix homeowner fatally shot Ricky Gomez, an alleged intruder, on October 5th, after he forcibly entered the home.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>While the residents have declined to comment, a neighbor describes a sequence of loud banging followed by a gunshot; no members of the household were physically harmed.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>The incident occurs within a context of notable neighborhood crime and follows a similar event in West Phoenix last September, where a young teenager shot an intruder.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-summary\">Summary <\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>On October 5th, near 17th Avenue and Coolidge in Phoenix, an alleged home intruder, 30-year-old Ricky Gomez, was shot and later died from his injuries after forcing entry into a residence just before 11:00 p.m. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>A neighbor, Roger David, reported hearing the violent entry followed by a gunshot, although he did not witness the incident directly. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The residents of the home, a couple and their two daughters, have not provided comments. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The neighborhood reportedly experiences crime-related issues, with mentions of homelessness and disturbances. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1000\" height=\"687\" title=\"Phoenix Homeowner Fatally Shoots Intruder Amidst Crime Concerns\" src=\"https:\/\/www.gunsamerica.com\/digest\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/Phoenix-Intruder-Killed.jpg\" alt=\"The neighbor of the victim in an interview with Fox10.\" class=\"wp-image-192946\" srcset=\"https:\/\/gunsamerica.com\/digest\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/Phoenix-Intruder-Killed.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/gunsamerica.com\/digest\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/Phoenix-Intruder-Killed-400x275.jpg 400w, https:\/\/gunsamerica.com\/digest\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/Phoenix-Intruder-Killed-150x103.jpg 150w, https:\/\/gunsamerica.com\/digest\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/Phoenix-Intruder-Killed-768x528.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">This is Roger David.  He is the neighbor of the Phoenix homeowner, who was forced to shoot and kill the intruder.  (<em>Photo: Fox10<\/em>)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>&#8220;The light rail is right up there,&#8221; David told <em>Fox10<\/em>. &#8220;There&#8217;s homeless that hang out all around there. They go in the alley. We&#8217;ve had incidents with them trying to make homes in the alley, or someone throwing rocks at our house. I&#8217;ve had to call police on stuff like that.&#8221;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The<a href=\"https:\/\/www.fox10phoenix.com\/news\/phoenix-homeowner-shoots-kills-alleged-intruder-police-say\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"clickTracking\" campaign=\"phoenix-homeowner-fatally-shoots-intruder-amidst-crime-concerns\" title=\"Phoenix Homeowner Fatally Shoots Intruder Amidst Crime Concerns\"> <em>Fox10<\/em><\/a> report includes a related incident from September, where a 13-year-old boy shot an intruder while protecting his family in West Phoenix. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In the recent case, it&#8217;s unconfirmed whether the children were present during the incident, and no physical injuries to the home occupants or arrests were reported.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-conclusion\"><strong>Conclusion:<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>The occurrence of such home invasions, not only in Phoenix but elsewhere, underscores the importance of the Second Amendment rights for some individuals. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In instances where individuals are met with immediate and potentially life-threatening dangers, having the legal right to own a firearm for self-defense can be pivotal &#8212; as we all know.  <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Let&#8217;s just hope those on the outside of the 2A community begin to take note, too. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A neighbor, Roger David, reported hearing the violent entry followed by a gunshot, although he did not witness the incident directly. 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