Elderly Oakland homeowner arrested after shooting suspected burglar
A 77-year-old Oakland homeowner is in custody after he shot and killed one of a trio of suspected burglars at his residence.
Witnesses called the Oakland Police Department just before 6 p.m. Monday, claiming to have seen two men and a woman, at least one of them with a crowbar, breaking into the unnamed homeowner’s residence.
The three arrived in the area in a stolen Infiniti Q40, authorities told KTVU-TV.
When police arrived, they saw the homeowner pointing a gun at the woman, who told police that the man had shot her friend according to KTVU-TV.
At the time, the suspected burglar was lying wounded near a fence line. He was later pronounced dead by paramedics according to the Mercury News. He has not been publicly identified.
The homeowner was held without bail on suspicion of murder, and the second man suspected of burglary was found by police officers with a replica gun and taken in on suspicion of second-degree burglary.
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2024/jun/12/elderly-oakland-homeowner-arrested-after-shooting-/
I’ll vote not guilty
I'd vote Jury Nullification... as in, no crime existed that would convict this man.
Just never breath a word about it. Present in deliberations after both sides rest.
Two can play the game the Soros DAs play.
Exactly, that's the way to do it.
I know, that's why I said it. 😁😁😁😁
Yep, "judge" nullification really.
I vote hero status, parade and given keys to the governors mansion. Gavin can live in a tent with his crazy drug addicts.
Meanwhile, evey night intersections are taken over by impromptu block parties, road crews are refusing to work because the streets are too dangerous even during the day, and state and local governments are having to cook the books to lie about the crime rates. But sure, bring the hammer down on an elderly home owner when all the evidence clearly shows he was defending his property against burglars.
Criminals are a protected class in California.
Only the most corrupt cops and prosecutors arrest a person for defending their property. I'm former LE and I wouldn't lift a finger for any halfwit who arrested someone for this. Sickening and thank God I live in Florida where my sheriff says kill em dead and don't spare the lead.
Not now, nor ever have been LE, but also happy I live in southern Louisiana, where I also have 100% rights to defend my home. Too bad the libtards haven't figured it out - guess they will when it's THEIR house bring broken into and safety eliminated.
They won't. They'll have never learned to use the tools to save their lives abd will be killed by the criminals.
In Caddo or Bossier parish, a homeowner has been charged by a Soros DA. Guy was in the back yard and broke into a shed. "Unhomed".
Dayum
If the man is White, then Oakland will absolutely convict of murder.
Seriously. Murder? Defending your life means jack shit, especially if you're lacking melanin.
Your home is your castle. Defend it. Just don’t do it in CA, apparently.
The true crime is that he was arrested, which means I consider the police arresting him to be wrong and working along side evil.
BuT I wAs jUsT dOinG mY JoB
Yeah for them anti American elite
He has the right to protect his family. Oakland has become a criminals haven or should I say California has due to Gov. Gruesome over throw of laws. God Bless this man.
Where I live the cops and prosecutors have much more sense… probably cause we as a voter base are smarter but I digress.
Anyhow some crooks attempted a home invasion, home owner opened fire, killed 2, the third got away but was later caught.
Only criminal charges filed were against that’s 3rd guy… 2 counts of murder under the felony murder law.
maybe they arrested the homeowner for his own protection? Until charges have been filed it's another click bait story
The only crime was arresting the 77 year old resident!
Did the criminals call the law?
"Nope. Didn't hear a thing."