You might say that they suffered a failure of the victim-selection process. Homeowner shoots attempted burglary suspect: Surprise PD
The home invasion victim didn’t want to talk on camera but said the suspects rang his doorbell at 4 a.m. He didn’t answer but says they came in through the back door and cornered him.
He says he did not know who the men were and doesn’t know if his roommates knew them either.
The homeowner opened fire, striking one of the two home invaders.
Surprise, Arizona is a suburb of Phoenix.
Officers arrived at the scene and took both suspects into custody, one of whom was hospitalized with non-life-threatening injuries.
Neighbors, of course, were shocked to discover that they live in The Real World™ and not a mythical safe space, like Pleasantville. That is something everyone should realize. You are NOT protected by your zip code.
"It’s pretty shocking because this is a neighborhood where you can leave your cars unlocked, nothing like that happens here," a neighbor named Justin said.
Your odds of being victimized may change with locale, but those odds are never zero. Bad guys can drive to your area.
One neighbor says to get a guard dog. Good advice, but most people will get a family pet with no idea of how to train a guard dog. (A guard dog is NOT a family pet.)
But you should do something. Like the homeowner in this story, I prefer fast-moving lead projectiles. Not everyone is comfortable with that, however, and you should make your own determination.
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