This has the reporters a bit confused. LA homeowner shoots, kills armed burglar after he and his wife hear footsteps overnight: deputies | Fox News
Self-defense is not "taking matters into your own hands." That phrase usually refers to vigilante action. Self-defense is a recognition that when seconds count, police are only minutes away.
A 27-year-old man and his 26-year-old wife said they heard footsteps and went to investigate the noise.
The male homeowner confronted an armed burglar, and a shootout between the two unfolded. The suspect was shot in the upper torso and was pronounced dead at the scene, FOX 11 Los Angeles reported.
An accomplice ran like a rabbit.
Now if the homeowner chased down, and executed the accomplice, that would be characterized as "taking the law into his own hands."
Self-defense is a human-right, and even in Los Angeles it may be your legal right.
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