Burglar Shot By Homeowner During Break-In, Resident Also Shot
PRINCE GEORGE’S COUNTY, MD — A break-in Tuesday shortly after midnight led to a homeowner shooting the intruder and a resident of the home being shot during the incident, too, police say.
At approximately 12:20 a.m., officers with the Hyattsville Police Department were dispatched to the report of a burglary in progress at the home in the 5600 block of 30th Avenue. When officers arrived, they saw a car attempting to leave the residence. Officers stopped the vehicle and found a man in the car with a gunshot wound. He was taken by ambulance to the hospital where he later died. He has been identified as 23-year-old Giovanni Hayles and was a resident of the home.
The preliminary investigation reveals a suspect broke into the residence shortly after midnight. Officers found the suspect still in the home with a gunshot wound. He was pronounced dead on the scene. A gun was recovered near his body. He has not yet been identified by the police department.
Colleton homeowner shoots, kills one of two armed intruders
A Colleton County [South Carolina] homeowner who shot and killed an intruder last week is not facing any criminal charges for the incident.
This criminal investigation is still underway, and local authorities say it is not likely that the victim/homeowner will be charged. The victim /homeowner’s identity has not been released.
On Sept. 14th, the homeowner was inside his Madison Street house near Walterboro at about 10 p.m. when two armed men tried to break into his home. The homeowner shot one of the men: authorities who arrived to the scene found the suspect dead on the victim’s front porch.
When we arrived to the victim’s house, the “homeowner exited the home, unarmed, and confirmed he shot the man when he and another individual tried to break down his door,” said Shalane Tindal, spokeswoman for the Colleton County Sheriff’s Office.
Both of the suspects were armed with a handgun, said Tindal.
The second would-be-intruder fled from the scene in a dark-colored sedan. He has not yet been found, as of press deadline.
The suspect who was shot to death is identified as 25-year-old Brandon McDonald-Sharmk, of Colleton County, according to Colleton County Coroner Richard Harvey.
McDonald-Sharmk died at the scene from a gunshot wound, said Harvey.
“The homeowner cooperated with detectives, citing the location of the used firearm and providing footage from a home security camera. Detectives worked through the night to process the scene,” said Tindal, in a written statement. “This is still an active investigation and is believed to be an isolated incident.”
The Colleton Sheriff’s Office is asking anyone with information about this incident to contact their Criminal Investigations Division at 843-549-2211. Tipsters can also leave an anonymous tip by emailing submit-a-tip@colletoncounty.org.
This incident is not tied to another fatal home invasion that occurred two weeks ago in Cottageville. In that case, the suspect shot and killed the male homeowner. The suspect fled the scene, but was later captured in Georgia.