I’ve noted this before.
How many times do we see a neighbor, or several, being interviewed by the local TV station and they say something similar to : ‘Things like this just don’t happen here!”
Listen people; The world, along with the “Law of The Jungle™” are right outside your front door. There is no such thing as a ‘peaceful neighborhood’, you’ve simply had the grace, so far, not to have run into bad things.
Shooting during break-in shakes quiet Blue Springs neighborhood
BLUE SPRINGS, Mo. (KCTV) – A homeowner shot and killed a suspected intruder overnight after reporting a break-in near SW Little Garden Lane and SE 3rd.
Police say the homeowner reported the break-in, then shot the suspect before officers arrived. The suspect died at the scene.
Ring camera video shared with KCTV5 by neighbors shows police at a nearby home just after the shooting.
Neighbors say the incident has left them shaken in an area they describe as quiet.
“I’m just more in shock than anything,” said James Ononye, a neighbor.
Oscar Kibkoros, another neighbor, said the shooting has him questioning safety. “It makes me wonder, what if it were me?” Kibkoros said. “I don’t want to jeopardize my child, my family.”
Zion Torres, who used to live next door, said the incident was unexpected. “I was appalled, because I’m like, for the most part, it’s quiet around here. No issues, anything. So to hear that this happened, this could potentially happen to us, is disheartening,” Torres said.
Ononye said the shooting highlights the need for vigilance. “Especially with how things have progressed in our communities nowadays, we have to be able to protect our families,” he said. “Just be aware of your surroundings because things are happening in our communities.”
Kibkoros said he is now reconsidering his living situation. “I don’t know how I would have reacted. And it makes me now think, hey, maybe I have to look for a new place,” he said.
Blue Springs homeowner shoots, kills alleged intruder, police say
BLUE SPRINGS, Mo. — A homeowner in Blue Springs, Missouri, shot and killed a person who allegedly broke into their home.
Officers with the Blue Springs Police Department were called to the 100 block of Little Garden on Friday morning on reports of a burglary. A homeowner called 911 and said that someone had entered the home unlawfully.
Before police arrived, the homeowner shot the suspected burglar, who was pronounced dead at the scene.
Police remain at the scene while investigating.