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25 Jul 14
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By Greg Milam, US Correspondent
Police in California are investigating after an 80-year-old homeowner shot dead a burglar even though she told him she was pregnant.
Tom Greer said he returned to his Long Beach home on Tuesday night to find a man and woman ransacking it for cash.
The intruders knocked the retiree to the floor, but he managed to reach his .22-calibre revolver when they turned their focus back to the robbery.
Mr Greer told NBC Los Angeles: "I come back and they see me with a gun, and they run."
While the man managed to escape, Mr Greer said he caught up with the woman in the alley behind his house.
"She says, 'Don't shoot me, I'm pregnant! I'm going to have a baby!' And I shot her anyway," he told NBC.
"She was dead. I shot her twice, she best be dead. He had run off and left her. I shot her so that's going to leave a message on his mind for the rest of his life."
Police said the woman, who was in her 20s, was pronounced dead at the scene. They have not confirmed whether she was pregnant.
The couple were not believed to have been armed.
Neighbours say Mr Greer had been the victim of numerous burglaries before.
George Romero told KTLA: "I remember the first break-in, they literally tore down the front door. That's when I came in and met him and said: 'What's going on?'
"Apparently this couple has been doing this neighbourhood for some time."
Mr Greer, who required hospital treatment for injuries to his shoulder, told NBC that the same couple had robbed him on two previous occasions.
Neighbour George Prince Jr told KTLA: "Some people have the ability to protect themselves, other people don't. Fortunately, this person did have that ability."
Police say they are continuing to search for the second suspect and are investigating the incident.
No one has been arrested.
Police in California are investigating after an 80-year-old homeowner shot dead a burglar even though she told him she was pregnant.
Tom Greer said he returned to his Long Beach home on Tuesday night to find a man and woman ransacking it for cash.
The intruders knocked the retiree to the floor, but he managed to reach his .22-calibre revolver when they turned their focus back to the robbery.
Mr Greer told NBC Los Angeles: "I come back and they see me with a gun, and they run."
While the man managed to escape, Mr Greer said he caught up with the woman in the alley behind his house.
"She says, 'Don't shoot me, I'm pregnant! I'm going to have a baby!' And I shot her anyway," he told NBC.
"She was dead. I shot her twice, she best be dead. He had run off and left her. I shot her so that's going to leave a message on his mind for the rest of his life."
Police said the woman, who was in her 20s, was pronounced dead at the scene. They have not confirmed whether she was pregnant.
The couple were not believed to have been armed.
Neighbours say Mr Greer had been the victim of numerous burglaries before.
George Romero told KTLA: "I remember the first break-in, they literally tore down the front door. That's when I came in and met him and said: 'What's going on?'
"Apparently this couple has been doing this neighbourhood for some time."
Mr Greer, who required hospital treatment for injuries to his shoulder, told NBC that the same couple had robbed him on two previous occasions.
Neighbour George Prince Jr told KTLA: "Some people have the ability to protect themselves, other people don't. Fortunately, this person did have that ability."
Police say they are continuing to search for the second suspect and are investigating the incident.
No one has been arrested.
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If she was pregnant, more than 24 weeks, then that is murder
The old geezer should fry ! |
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Whats the world coming to when you cant even take other peoples possessions without being shot.
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It's murder anyway, pregnant or not. She had run away and was no longer a threat.
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Foinavon 25 Jul 14 13:40
It's murder anyway, pregnant or not. She had run away and was no longer a threat. I know what you mean but "was no longer a threat" could be phrased better as it seems she was a threat to every householder in the district ! |
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well done sir
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old guy did the right thing. scum .
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Would she have been no longer a threat had they decided to go back and finish the job later that week and decided to batter the old guy at the same time for going after them?
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"She says, 'Don't shoot me, I'm pregnant! I'm going to have a baby!' And I shot her anyway,"
I like his style. |
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makes Dirty Harry look a ****
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"She best be dead" ...Superb,should get a medal.
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Yet another example that American's are idiots.
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Would she have been no longer a threat had they decided to go back and finish the job later that week and decided to batter the old guy at the same time for going after them?
He should have shot them both while still inside the house like the British pensioner tried to do a few years ago. Had they returned he would have had another chance. I'm surprised the young woman couldn't outpace the 80 year old, probably very fat. |
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Has Tommy Toes got a gun?
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sounds fair enough to me. she wont have been pregnant anyway, they always say that
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Do ScandInavian's alway's u'se unnece's'sary apo'strophe's?
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"Ever notice how you come across somebody once in a while you shouldn't have fu
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*"Ever notice how you come across somebody once in a while you shouldn't have f*cked with? That's me." —Clint Eastwood as Walt Kowalski in Gran Torino .
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^ http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6WpL0MQ1T1Q
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is it legal to bobbytrap your windows with hand grenades when you go on holiday?
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*boobytrap lol. i wouldnt want to harm our brave bacon in blue.
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Excellent film. Great clip, made me want to watch it again.
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cctv a better investment than .22 calibre revolver when it comes to seeking justice imho
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Although a .22 calibre revolver could stop you from being beaten to death. Cctv might not.
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I think it's more likely the other way round Roger
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A heartwarming tale. Love the idea that an 80 year old still has the minerals to blow scum away - female or not. Hope it was the other ****s first love as well and it tortures him to the end of his days.
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just get a replica.
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It's a sad tale but I have sympathy for the 80 year old. He was put in a position where he acted instinctively and the lying about being pregnant would probably have set me off to pull the trigger if I'd been bought up under US culture.
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Police said the woman, who was in her 20s, was pronounced dead at the scene. They have not confirmed whether she was pregnant.
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They don't need to
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good going granpappy
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Well done Mr. Greer.
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American has a problem, American gets the gun.
That's the only language they understand over there, they have no brains of value for human life whatsoever, yes they were scummy, but they never she didn't deserve to die and a whole family didn't deserve to lose her. And Yes I am fully aware my name is misspelt |
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twins
It's a triple |
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guy was more hurt than op suggests
http://mobile.rawstory.com/all/2014-07-24-california-80-year-old-satisfied-after-gunning-down-fleeing-pregnant-home-intruder#2 |
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I am with the octogenarian here
she did want to be shot don't burgle his house |
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The Wild West, send for Paladin.
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George Romero told KTLA: "I remember the first break-in, they literally tore down the front door. That's when I came in and met him and said: 'What's going on?'
The director of 'Night Of The Living Dead' is a neighbour |
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people who burgle in the usa must take on board the possibility of getting shot.
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