{"id":204657,"date":"2024-07-25T08:50:06","date_gmt":"2024-07-25T13:50:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.gunsamerica.com\/digest\/?p=204657"},"modified":"2024-07-25T08:50:17","modified_gmt":"2024-07-25T13:50:17","slug":"homeowner-fatally-shoots-car-prowler","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/gunsamerica.com\/digest\/homeowner-fatally-shoots-car-prowler\/","title":{"rendered":"Homeowner Fatally Shoots Car Prowler"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"571\" src=\"https:\/\/www.gunsamerica.com\/digest\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/Screenshot-2024-07-24-160059-1024x571.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-204658\" style=\"width:840px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/gunsamerica.com\/digest\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/Screenshot-2024-07-24-160059-1024x571.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/gunsamerica.com\/digest\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/Screenshot-2024-07-24-160059-400x223.jpg 400w, https:\/\/gunsamerica.com\/digest\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/Screenshot-2024-07-24-160059-150x84.jpg 150w, https:\/\/gunsamerica.com\/digest\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/Screenshot-2024-07-24-160059-768x429.jpg 768w, https:\/\/gunsamerica.com\/digest\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/Screenshot-2024-07-24-160059.jpg 1188w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">A car prowler made the news after getting shot by a homeowner on Monday. (Photo\/<a href=\"https:\/\/www.kxly.com\/news\/omak-homeowner-shoots-kills-vehicle-prowling-suspect\/article_04deccca-4856-11ef-9af3-cf7ddfdbc38c.html\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"clickTracking\" campaign=\"homeowner-fatally-shoots-car-prowler\" title=\"Homeowner Fatally Shoots Car Prowler\">KXLY<\/a>)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-yoast-seo-estimated-reading-time 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\">3<\/span><span class=\"yoast-reading-time__time-unit\"> minutes<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>A homeowner in Washington shot a suspected thief earlier this week when he caught him prowling around a car. Another homeowner in Oklahoma shot a burglar in his kitchen. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-car-prowler\">Car Prowler<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>According to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.kxly.com\/news\/omak-homeowner-shoots-kills-vehicle-prowling-suspect\/article_04deccca-4856-11ef-9af3-cf7ddfdbc38c.html\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"clickTracking\" campaign=\"homeowner-fatally-shoots-car-prowler\" title=\"Homeowner Fatally Shoots Car Prowler\"><em>KXLY<\/em><\/a>, the Washington homeowner witnessed someone tampering with his car. The homeowner went to investigate.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Reports say the homeowner was armed, yet he did not draw his weapon when approaching the prowler.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The suspected thief attacked the homeowner. Both were knocked to the ground.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-homeowner-s-partner-fired-the-first-shot\">Homeowner&#8217;s Partner Fired the First Shot<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>The homeowner\u2019s significant other saw what happened and fired a warning shot at the ground. It did nothing to stop the fight and <em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.yoursourceone.com\/columbia_basin\/police-homeowner-shoots-and-kills-thief-in-omak\/article_d353fc1c-484f-11ef-89fd-ab27f199a592.html\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"clickTracking\" campaign=\"homeowner-fatally-shoots-car-prowler\" title=\"Homeowner Fatally Shoots Car Prowler\">SourceOne News<\/a> <\/em>says a second warning shot was fired.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>When the warning shots did not work, the significant other approached and attempted to pull off the attacker.&nbsp;<\/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=\"Suspect shot and killed by homeowner after alleged assault and prowling incident\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/Ue7v0ozT6nc?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>The situation continued to escalate. The homeowner eventually pulled out his firearm and shot his alleged attacker once.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The suspected thief dragged himself away. The homeowner called 911 immediately.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>According to <a href=\"https:\/\/kpq.com\/omak-homeowner-shoots-kills-alleged-prowler\/\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"clickTracking\" campaign=\"homeowner-fatally-shoots-car-prowler\" title=\"Homeowner Fatally Shoots Car Prowler\"><em>KPQ<\/em><\/a>, police found the suspect in the middle of the road. He was taken to nearby Mid-Valley Hospital, where he died.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Detectives are investigating and consider this a \u201ccase involving the use of deadly force.\u201d No charges have been publicly announced yet.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The homeowner is likely glad to have been armed in retrospect.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-oklahoma-homeowner-shoots-too\">Oklahoma Homeowner Shoots Too<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>These things happen more often than many would like to think. The same day in Oklahoma, a homeowner woke up to find a burglar in his kitchen.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>According to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.newson6.com\/story\/669edf5838274b57d36670f3\/tulsa-homeowner-shoots-injures-burglary-suspect\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"clickTracking\" campaign=\"homeowner-fatally-shoots-car-prowler\" title=\"Homeowner Fatally Shoots Car Prowler\"><em>NewsOn6<\/em><\/a>, the homeowner fired as the burglar ran out with stolen items. He said his wife was in the bedroom. The burglar collapsed in the yard.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The two Oklahoma citizens called 911 and remained inside. The police arrived and found the burglar \u201cwith burglary tools and a gunshot wound.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>READ MORE: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.gunsamerica.com\/digest\/homeowner-shoots-protects-child-from-alleged-murder-suspect\/\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"clickTracking\" campaign=\"homeowner-fatally-shoots-car-prowler\" title=\"Homeowner Fatally Shoots Car Prowler\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Homeowner Shoots, Protects Child From Alleged Murder Suspect<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Homeowners, parents, and citizens in general: preparation is key. Be ready to defend yourself and your family. You may never have to use it but have a gun.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>These homeowners could have been in sticky spots without the means to defend themselves.<\/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=\"homeowner-fatally-shoots-car-prowler\" title=\"Homeowner Fatally Shoots Car Prowler\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Buy and Sell on GunsAmerica!<\/a> ***<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A homeowner in Washington shot a suspected thief earlier this week when he caught him prowling around a car. 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