{"id":231674,"date":"2026-02-16T15:15:23","date_gmt":"2026-02-16T21:15:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/gunsamerica.com\/digest\/?p=231674"},"modified":"2026-02-16T15:19:05","modified_gmt":"2026-02-16T21:19:05","slug":"cleveland-homeowner-shot-confronting-kia-thieves","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/gunsamerica.com\/digest\/cleveland-homeowner-shot-confronting-kia-thieves\/","title":{"rendered":"Cleveland Homeowner Shot Confronting Kia Thieves"},"content":{"rendered":"\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\">2<\/span><span class=\"yoast-reading-time__time-unit\"> minutes<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>A Cleveland homeowner is lucky to be alive after opening his front door and walking straight into gunfire.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>According to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cleveland19.com\/2026\/02\/15\/cleveland-homeowner-shot-trying-scare-away-armed-car-thieves\/\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"clickTracking\" campaign=\"cleveland-homeowner-shot-confronting-kia-thieves\" title=\"Cleveland Homeowner Shot Confronting Kia Thieves\">reporting<\/a> from <em>19 News<\/em>, the shooting happened just after 1 a.m. Friday on Schiller Avenue in the Old Brooklyn neighborhood. The homeowner, who asked that his last name not be used, said he heard noises coming from his driveway and believed someone was trying to steal a Kia parked outside.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cI literally flew out of bed,\u201d he told <em>19 News<\/em>. His goal, he said, was simple: scare them off before they could take the vehicle.<\/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=\"Cleveland homeowner shot trying to scare away armed car thieves\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/C1vFtmlvGF0?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>Instead, the moment he opened the door and popped his head outside, gunfire erupted.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cBoom, boom, boom,\u201d he recalled.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/gunsamerica.com\/digest\/arkansas-attorney-general-says-open-carry-is-now-ok-but-police-may-stop-you\/\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"clickTracking\" campaign=\"cleveland-homeowner-shot-confronting-kia-thieves\" title=\"Cleveland Homeowner Shot Confronting Kia Thieves\" data-wpil-monitor-id=\"3573\">Police say two young suspects opened<\/a> fire within seconds. One ran down the street while the other jumped into a nearby vehicle and sped off. Investigators say at least nine <a href=\"https:\/\/gunsamerica.com\/digest\/shots-fired-outside-christian-church-what-do-you-do\/\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"clickTracking\" campaign=\"cleveland-homeowner-shot-confronting-kia-thieves\" title=\"Cleveland Homeowner Shot Confronting Kia Thieves\" data-wpil-monitor-id=\"3577\">shots were fired<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>One of those rounds struck the homeowner in the calf, entering and exiting his leg and causing heavy bleeding from an artery. The man said panic set in immediately.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-see-also-cimarron-model-3-american-top-break-reviewed\">SEE ALSO: <a href=\"https:\/\/gunsamerica.com\/digest\/cimarron-model-3-american-review\/\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"clickTracking\" campaign=\"cleveland-homeowner-shot-confronting-kia-thieves\" title=\"Cleveland Homeowner Shot Confronting Kia Thieves\">Cimarron Model 3 American Top Break Reviewed<\/a><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cThat was running through my head\u2026 I\u2019m leaking blood,\u201d he said, recalling that his brother had been shot and <a href=\"https:\/\/gunsamerica.com\/digest\/husband-abuses-wife\/\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"clickTracking\" campaign=\"cleveland-homeowner-shot-confronting-kia-thieves\" title=\"Cleveland Homeowner Shot Confronting Kia Thieves\" data-wpil-monitor-id=\"3575\">killed years<\/a> earlier.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The homeowner said he dropped his own firearm (which he never fired) retreated into the house, and yelled for his sister to call 911. Once upstairs, he grabbed a shirt and tied it tightly around his leg in an attempt to slow the bleeding, \u201clike you see in the movies.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Police and EMS arrived quickly and transported him for treatment. He survived, but the experience left him shaken, especially considering the Kia in question has reportedly been stolen multiple times before.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Police are still searching for the gunman.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The incident underscores a growing problem in many cities: repeat vehicle thefts escalating into violent confrontations. In this case, a <a href=\"https:\/\/gunsamerica.com\/digest\/watch-queens-homeowners-arrested-after-trying-to-evict-squatters\/\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"clickTracking\" campaign=\"cleveland-homeowner-shot-confronting-kia-thieves\" title=\"Cleveland Homeowner Shot Confronting Kia Thieves\" data-wpil-monitor-id=\"3576\">homeowner trying<\/a> to protect his property nearly paid with his life.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>As always, this is a reminder that confronting criminals, even on your own driveway, can <a href=\"https:\/\/gunsamerica.com\/digest\/ding-dong-ditch-turns-deadly-for-11-year-old-boy\/\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"clickTracking\" campaign=\"cleveland-homeowner-shot-confronting-kia-thieves\" title=\"Cleveland Homeowner Shot Confronting Kia Thieves\" data-wpil-monitor-id=\"3574\">turn deadly<\/a> in seconds.<\/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=\"cleveland-homeowner-shot-confronting-kia-thieves\" title=\"Cleveland Homeowner Shot Confronting Kia Thieves\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Buy and Sell on GunsAmerica!<\/a> ***<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A Cleveland homeowner is lucky to be alive after opening his front door and walking straight into gunfire.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":158,"featured_media":231676,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_specdata_upc":"","_specdata_placement":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[4024],"tags":[132,607],"featured":[],"hunt365":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-231674","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-news","8":"tag-buzz","9":"tag-news"},"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO Premium plugin v27.3 (Yoast SEO v27.4) - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-premium-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Cleveland Homeowner Shot Confronting Kia Thieves<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"A Cleveland homeowner was shot after confronting Kia thieves in his driveway. 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