Armed Intruder Shot and Killed

Vero Beach, Florida:

At about 5 a.m. Thomas “T.C.” Thompson, an alleged intruder, made his way into a Vero Beach home on 74th Avenue, by prying open the front window and popping out the screen.

Inside police say Thomspon held 2 knives threatening a mother of 2, Joanne Hornsby, laying in bed. She screamed, and detectives with the Indian River County Sheriff’s Office said there was some type of struggle, her sons, Austin and Roger, ages 19 and 20 began to fight the intruder.

The youngest son, Austin pulled out a shotgun and fired on shot at Thompson. Thompson was found dead on the screened-in porch, said police.

You know how this is going to go, right? Intruders using knives will be removed from the pool by homeowners with shotguns. That will leave intruders with guns, and then gun crime will be blamed on people defending their home with firearms.

Tags: FL

This entry was posted on Friday, September 19th, 2008 at 9:59 am and is filed under Castle Doctrine, Crime and Violence, Self Defense. You can follow any responses to this entry through the RSS 2.0 feed. Both comments and pings are currently closed.