{"id":96681,"date":"2023-10-10T12:20:22","date_gmt":"2023-10-10T17:20:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/milesfortis.com\/?p=96681"},"modified":"2023-10-10T12:20:22","modified_gmt":"2023-10-10T17:20:22","slug":"96681","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/milesfortis.com\/?p=96681","title":{"rendered":""},"content":{"rendered":"

Homeowner shoots, kills man during break-in at Phoenix house<\/a><\/p>\n

PHOENIX (3TV\/CBS 5) — An investigation is underway after an intruder was shot and killed by a homeowner late Thursday night. According to police, a man was trying to break into a home near 17th Avenue and Camelback Road just before 11 p.m. The homeowner then reportedly pulled out a gun and shot him in the chest during the break-in. The suspect, identified as 30-year-old Ricky Gomez, was taken to the hospital with life-threatening injuries but later died.<\/p>\n

Roger Smith lives next door and was getting ready for bed when he heard the gunfire. He\u2019s just happy no one in the house was hurt. \u201cHe has two young kids, and he has a wife, and he\u2019s protecting his family,\u201d said Smith. \u201cYou know the guy broke the window and got in. He did what he had to do.\u201d By Friday morning, the window was boarded up. Arizona\u2019s Family spoke to the homeowner off-camera, and he politely declined to be interviewed.<\/p>\n

Phoenix defense attorney Dwane Cates said that Arizona law protects homeowners who shoot someone who breaks into their house. \u201cIf somebody is outside your window and you just see them peeking around out in the bushes, it may not be reasonable to shoot them,\u201d said Cates. \u201cBut if they actually enter your house coming through a window or kick down your front door, then you\u2019re absolutely within your rights to shoot them. It\u2019s called the Castle Doctrine. Your home is your castle, and you have the right to defend your home.\u201d<\/p>\n

It\u2019s unclear why Gomez was breaking into the house.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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