Home invader shot by DeKalb County resident
DEKALB COUNTY, Ga. – An alleged home invader is recovering in the hospital after police say they were shot by a DeKalb County resident early Friday morning.
Officials say the shooting happened around 4 a.m. on the 3000 block of Bedevere Circle.
Police responding to the scene found a person who had been shot.
According to investigators, it appeared like the two people involved in the shooting had gotten into a fight earlier in the evening. After they separated, police say the suspect tried to break into the home and was shot.
The allegedly wanna-be home invader is expected to survive their injuries, police say.
Officers are not charging the homeowner at this time.
ECSO investigating fatal shooting in Warrington as self-defense
A man was shot and killed during an alleged robbery at the Forest Creek Apartments in Warrington on Friday evening, according to the Escambia County Sheriff’s Office.
ECSO spokesperson Morgan Lewis told the News Journal that they are investigating the shooting as self defense.
“We don’t anticipate any charges at this time,” she told the News Journal.
Investigators discovered a video of two men getting into a confrontation with one another. The now-deceased man pulled out a firearm, and according to Lewis used it to rob the second man of his firearm.
Unbeknownst to alleged robber, the second man had another firearm and used it to shoot and kill the other individual, according to Lewis.
Lewis said the investigation remains open.