Centerville homeowner shoots, kills alleged intruder during home invasion
CENTERVILLE — A man is dead after a home invasion led to a shooting in Centerville early Thursday morning.
Joseph Gibson, 36, of Dayton, was identified Thursday afternoon as the person who had died in the shooting, according to the Montgomery County Coroner’s Office.
Officers were dispatched to the 9700 block of Sheehan Road shortly before 5 a.m. after a woman at the home reported that someone was attempting to break in, according to Centerville Public Information Officer John Davis.
“We have someone trying to break into our house right now,” the woman told dispatchers.
While officers were on their way to the home, a “bang” that was believed to be a gunshot could be heard over the phone, Davis said.
Upon arrival, officers were met by a man at the front door who said that he had just shot an intruder in his home.
Officers then located Gibson lying on the floor inside the front door with a gunshot wound to the head. He was pronounced deceased at the scene.
Davis said officers also located a 40-year-old female lying face down in the front lawn unresponsive but breathing. She was taken by medics to a local hospital for treatment for matters unrelated to the shooting.
No other injuries were reported.
Homeowner shoots, kills accused burglar during attempted break-in
ASCENSION PARISH, La. (WAFB) – A man was killed on Sunday, June 4, after allegedly attempting to break into a home in Ascension Parish, officials said.
Kameron Serigny, 20, of Gonzales, has been identified as the man found deceased in the home.
According to officials, the Ascension Parish Sheriff’s Office responded to an attempted break-in around 6 a.m. at a home on Tiggy Duplessis Rd., in Ascension Parish.
Deputies said when they arrived Serigny was found in the rear entrance threshold of the home. The homeowner told deputies he fired several shots at Serigny who was attempting to break in.
Investigators say the suspect first tried to break into a car in the driveway, setting off the car alarm and alerting the homeowners.
The home is equipped with several security cameras which showed the suspect eating grass and beating on his chest, investigators said.
Video shows the suspect punching a hole in the glass on the home’s door, investigators said at that point, the homeowner fired one shot and the suspect fell to the ground. The suspect then reportedly got up again and punched another hole in the glass.
The homeowner then shot him again, sending the suspect back to the ground. The suspect then got up and slammed himself into the door, breaking it open, the video shows. At that point, the homeowner fired 3 to 4 additional shots, killing the suspect, investigators said.
Detectives with the APSO Violent Crimes Unit investigated and received information that corroborated the homeowner’s statement.
Serigny is believed to have used an illegal substance before the attempted break-in, detectives added.
The homeowner has not been charged and a toxicology report is pending, officials said.