Actually, the old man did have a gun this morning when three mexicans broke into his home.
He managed to kill one of them with his handgun. But maybe if he had an AR15 he could have got all three.
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LAS VEGAS (KSNV MyNews3) ? A man suspected in a home burglary attempt is dead and another is in custody after an incident this morning near West Sahara Avenue and South Jones Boulevard.
A news release from the Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department says its Dispatch Center received a call around 7:45 a.m. from the occupant of a home in the 2300 block of Westwind Road indicating intruders were attempting to forcibly gain entry into his house.
The resident, a 72-year-old male who had been the victim of a recent burglary, retreated into his bedroom and retrieved a handgun. As the suspects entered his bedroom the victim fired at least one round from the handgun, causing suspects to flee.
Arriving officers encountered one suspect attempting to flee the area in a vehicle. This suspects? vehicle collided with an arriving officers? patrol car, and the suspect, a Latin male, was taken into custody after a short foot pursuit.
A second suspect, also tentatively identified as a Latin male, was last seen fleeing on foot eastbound into the surrounding residential neighborhood and remains outstanding.
Officers searching the backyard of the victim?s residence found a third individual, tentatively identified as a Latin male, deceased from an apparent gunshot would. A handgun was also recovered from the backyard.
The investigation into this incident remains ongoing, and at this time charges against the homeowner are not anticipated.
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