A Las Vegas resident recently shot and killed an intruder attempting to break into their home in the morning hours of Thursday, September 26th. Police say the shooting occurred while the homeowner was on the phone with authorities reporting the man had already broken a window and was acting “extremely irrational.”
It was around 7:40 am when the 20-something-year-old resident of the Spring Valley neighborhood in Southwest Las Vegas dialed 911 to report the home was being broken into. Las Vegas Metro Police Department officers rushed to the scene but did not arrive before the dispatcher heard a shot fired.
“As officers were dispatched towards this location, our dispatcher heard a shot being fired over the 911 call, and the people who called 911 relayed that they had just shot the man who had tried to break into their house,” said LVMPD Homicide Lt. Jason Johansson during a news conference later that same day.
According to the police the intruder, who appeared to be in his 30s or 40s, refused to listen to the homeowner’s requests for him to leave. Having already broken out several windows in the front of the home, the man then moved toward the homeowner in the doorway, which led to the shooting.
“As our officers arrived here on scene, they located a male in the driveway of the residence who sustained a gunshot wound…As they treated that male here on scene, medical arrived shortly after, transported him to the emergency medical center where unfortunately he was pronounced deceased,” according to Lt. Johansson.
Police do not believe there is any relationship between the man and the homeowner, who Johansson described as “extremely cooperative.” He also noted that the homeowner had only recently moved into the neighborhood.
Authorities have obtained surveillance video from across the street and continue to investigate the shooting to find out more about the suspect and what he might have been doing in the neighborhood.
“I don’t anticipate an arrest on this incident at this time. As we do with any investigation of this nature, it will go through a review with the Clark County District Attorney’s Office to determine later if charges will be filed,” added Johansson.
Residents voiced concern over the shooting in what used to be a quiet and peaceful area, a familiar sentiment as crime has spilled out of major cities and into suburbs across the country.
“I have cameras up around my house now…I put them up more recently but then I also put up flood lights and stuff just because it makes me a little bit nervous sometimes,” says neighbor Jennifer Sauberan to KLAS 8 News Now.
This incident highlights an increasing need to stay prepared to defend your home and your family, especially near major cities where, ironically, there are more laws restricting law-abiding gun owners. It is important to be aware of local regulations and to take additional steps to defend your home, such as security and monitoring systems which may provide you the evidence you need in the unfortunate event that you find yourself in a situation like this. Cameras, motion detectors, and man’s best friend may be especially useful as an early warning system as well, providing those precious moments you may need in an emergency.
FAFO.
Law enforcement characterized the perps death as “unfortunate “. I beg to differ.
Las Vegas. A city designed to focus your attention on the ephemeral.
Been there. Never again.
I’ve been for the fights. I don’t care about gambling. I also got to see the Hoover Dam and the Grand Canyon. It’s worth seeing at least once, like NYC.
Dude,
Yes, using LV as a launch pad to see the desert and the mountains!
Alas, my one trip there was for a conference that gave me no time to explore….and without my family, I was not motivated to extend the trip.
He was just aggressively canvassing for Harris.
Or the local community organizer soliciting donations?
I think the intruder needs a second chance, ,,,,oh, well shit to late for that now.
Such a shame. Just about to turn his life around and become a doctor too.
Was the perp “testing” pharmaceuticals?
It must be true that what happens in Las Vegas stays in Las Vegas.
Not always. In April he turns 37.
Very cooperative = didn’t have a lawyer present, good luck with the DA.
Does this mean he is incarcerated?
“Cameras, motion detectors, and man’s best friend may be especially useful as an early warning system …”
Everyone’s key strategy should be early warning systems so that they can be ready and armed before a would-be home invader manages to gain entry.
An excellent system notifies you before a would-be home invader even touches your home. A decent system notifies you the moment that a would-be home invader starts bashing on your walls, windows, and doors.
Note that a home invader could easily breach your home’s locked windows/doors and enter your home in less than 10 seconds after their first contact with your locked window/door. It is therefore virtually impossible for law enforcement to stop a home invader from harming you and/or your family since you cannot even communicate your situation and address to a 911 dispatcher within 10 seconds, much less see law enforcement arrive and engage your home invader within 10 seconds.
Yep, when seconds count, the police are only minutes away.
I have a home security system, however….
After reading this article, I finally remembered that when the alarm inadvertently goes off, it is so loud, I can barely think, even about how to silence the alarm. Makes me wonder how I will react if it goes off as result of a break-in.
The attribute of TTAG I appreciate the most is that the articles can make me re-evaluate my thinking, at times.
Sam I Am,
Speaking of something loud in your home in connection with a home invasion: your defensive firearm will be very loud inside your home. I am virtually certain that a single gunshot inside your home will produce significant short-term hearing loss and quite possibly even a small level of permanent hearing loss. Of course if you end up shooting several times inside your home, that could cause severe short-term hearing loss and probably significant long-term hearing loss as well.
Note that short term hearing loss is a significant danger in that you have less ability to hear what your home invader/s are doing, less ability to hear what any other residents in your home are doing, and less ability to hear and respond to law enforcement when they show up. My point: get a suppressor for your home defense firearm. The mean (similar to average) processing time for electronically filed forms with the ATF is down to a few days now. Historically, I never bothered to acquire a suppressor because the 14 month wait time was adding serious insult to the injury of having to file forms and pay a $200 tax. And while I still despise the fact that I have to submit forms and pay a $200 tax for a hearing protection item, I am doing it anyway now that wait times are typically a few days.
Under your reasoning. Not sure being on an unavoidable govt list of gun owners is all that prudent these days.
‘Tis a puzzlement.
UC, I love the suppressor idea for home defense. However, I have small kids, and can’t fit a suppressed handgun into what I have chosen as my best balance of quick access/security from small children.
So I keep a set of electronic earmuffs inches from the secured handgun, for use in a defensive situation. Much cheaper+no registration either! Not as good solution as a suppressor, but better than no hearing protection, and they might even amplify bump-in-the-night sounds and increase situational awareness, haven’t tested that theory lol. Should help me hear+understand the cops’ commands whenever they arrive too, save me from getting shot by the cops cuz i blew out my eardrums when i fired, and didnt hear their commands… Might even add a CAT tourniquet nearby.
“I keep a set of electronic earmuffs inches from the secured handgun…”
Have considered that, however…….
Doesn’t that slow response time; manipulating the headset, and turning on the suppression?
Analysis paralysis; ’tis a puzzlement.
I appreciate when they are pronounced ” Deceased “.
Most of the perps these days have hard, if not nearly impossible names to pronounce.
Well the good news is the perp will not be a repeat offender
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