Home invasion suspect found shot on highway
LABETTE COUNTY, Kan. – Deputies find a possible home invasion suspect shot and laying on a highway in southeast Kansas.
Today around 6:15 a.m., the Labette County 911 dispatch got a call about a person laying on the highway at Hwy 59 and 17000 Rd. When deputies got there, they found a 33-year-old man bleeding from the chest.
During the investigation, the Sheriff’s Office says they learned that the man broke into a nearby home. Authorities were told that the homeowner heard the suspect inside and shot the armed suspect. The suspect then ran away from the home.
An ambulance took the 33-year-old suspect to Labette Health and later transferred him to Freeman Hospital in Joplin.
The Sheriff’s Office is still investigating and have not released any names at this time.
I really don’t advise shooting at fleeing burg bunglers, and especially at their car tires, but these people aren’t me.
Occupied burglary with shots fired by resident in Yakima County
YAKIMA, Wash. – Yakima County Sheriff’s Office received a call reporting that an unknown person or persons had forced open the door to his home when he was asleep on the couch Friday morning.
The 911 call was placed from a residence in the 900 block of Van Belle Road in unincorporated Yakima County at 6:13 am.
The resident stated he woke up and yelled at the two suspects in his hallway. One of the individuals replied with an expletive before they both ran from the home.
The homeowner attempted to disable the vehicle with a shot to the rear tire with his shotgun as the burglars were driving away. The resident described the vehicle as an early 2000’s dark green Ford extended cab truck.
The homeowner was able to describe one of the suspects as follows:
A dark-skinned white or Hispanic male, average height and weight with short dark hair covered by a dark baseball cap.
The report shows no items were missing from the home or property according to the resident.