Police: Detroiter kills teen home intrusion suspect

**ejames01** · May-05-09, 11:07 AM

A resident of Detroit's east side shot and killed a suspected intruder early this morning as the 19-year-old climbed in the window of his home, Detroit Police said.

The teen suspect ran from the home in the 11300 block of Whitehill after being shot in the head and chest with the resident's handgun, police said. He collapsed in front of his own house and died at about 3:30 a.m., according to police.

At 7 a.m., Detroit Police homicide detectives were still questioning the 39-year-old resident of the home, which lies northeast of Hayes and East Outer Drive.

http://www.freep.com/article/2009050...rusion+suspect

Thank God guns are LEGAL!

**GREENTROIT** · May-05-09, 11:12 AM

Ugghh I can see this thread turning ugly. I think I'll watch from the sidelines.

**7051** · May-05-09, 11:32 AM

Good.

-A fellow Detroiter

**exdetroiter** · May-05-09, 12:01 PM

Thank the stars above the homeowner had a gun. There is no telling what would have happen if the owner had been caught off guard. I rather get them then they get me, while relaxing inside my home.

**Bobl** · May-05-09, 12:22 PM

This is sad, and ugly.
If the incident happened as described in the news article, I agree with the neighbor who is "glad......not good that he is dead......but it sends a message."
Do not overlook the evidence that this was a neighbor preying on a neighbor.

In years past, neighbors looked out for each other. The perception was that burglaries came from those who lived elsewhere.
Today, the next door neighbor is often a stranger and possibly someone to be feared. A friend in the same neighborhood as this tragedy experienced this when he came home from work and found that his garbage can had been moved below his bedroom window, which showed pry marks at the bottom. Footsteps in the snow led directly to the side door next door, where a single father lived with a teen aged son. When my friend told him what happened, the man joked that my friend's home was sparcely furnished and not worth breaking into!

**exdetroiter** · May-05-09, 12:29 PM

I posted a thread similar to this about crime in Detroit. My house was burgarlized on January 20, 2009 while I was at work during the day. The were skilled at prior open my security door as well as my house door without breaking the lock. The police saw the foot tracks in the snow from my back yard/door to the neighbors side door. The teenagers are rarely supervised due to their mom being at work all day and well into the night. The same teenager broken into a neighbors house across the street from mine last summer, when the neighbor comforted the mother, she said call the police and have him arrested because he is 18 and there is nothing she can do about it.

**gumby** · May-05-09, 03:54 PM

Originally Posted by Bobl

In years past, neighbors looked out for each other. The perception was that burglaries came from those who lived elsewhere.
Today, the next door neighbor is often a stranger and possibly someone to be feared.

This is a sad but true reality in today's society. That is why I am glad I live in the neighborhood I do here in Flint. Everyone looks out for each other and no suprise it is one of the best neighborhoods in Flint. My neighbor to the west of me is a good friend now and the neighbors to the east are my grandparents [[so that really helps out) But I've met all my neighbors and I believe that is why I have had absolutely no problems since I moved in 2 years ago.

**kathy2trips** · May-06-09, 11:57 AM

Didn't expect that, didja, Bucko? Home Invasions may be hazardous.....to crooks!

**daddeeo** · May-06-09, 12:52 PM

The thing that gets me is that the neighbor still has to worry that some relative of the dead scumbag will take offense and come after him.
Gosh, and I got bashed for moving out of the city because we got robbed and had our home broken into.
What the heck do you think people should do?
If your own neighbors are ripping you off what chance to do you have?
It's bad enough that the cops don't show up until after someone is laying on the ground dead. The only way they show up these days is if shots are being fired or you have a dead body to clean up on aisle five.
Some people may enjoy being a masochist do-gooder.
I'd rather live my life in peace and not have to always be looking over my shoulder in fear while living in Detroit.

**exdetroiter** · May-06-09, 01:07 PM

Considering the fact that I am a single parent and had my home burgarlarized without any apparent forced entry, I immediately moved out of the city because I thought, would would happen next. I be robbed in my driveway or forced into my home at gun point. I know feel I'm in a more calm environment in which my neighbors leave for work in the morning such as myself rather than watching for the working class to leave to invade their homes.