A homeowner who was roused from sleep by an intruder armed himself with a shotgun, confronted the 31-year-old Federal Way man who had broken into his house and killed him, according to Federal Way police. Around 11:40 a.m. Tuesday, a man called 911 to report that he had just shot an intruder, said police spokeswoman Stacy Flores. Detectives went to the house in the 30600 block of 4th Place South, where they interviewed the homeowner and found signs of a break-in, she said. The King County Medical Examiner’s Office today identified Justin Herycyk as the man who died from a shotgun wound to the torso. His death was ruled a homicide. Flores did not know whether Herycyk was armed when he broke into the man’s house. The case is still under investigation, she said, adding that the homeowner has not been arrested.
The Seattle Times, Seattle, Wa., 12/27/06
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The two warnig sings at Abel Sisneros’ home should be enough for trespassers. On the front door: “Warning. Nothing inside is worth risking your life for. Owners of this property are armed and highly skilled to protect life, liberty and property from criminal attacks.” On the front window: “No trespassing. Violators will be shot. Survivors will be shot again.” But sisneros, 25, said he still had to shoot a man who broke down his front door early Thursday. “With all those signs, he still tried to get in,” said Sisneros, an AutoZone sales manager who goes to the firing range at least once a month. “I can’t believe it.” The intruder was identified as Sheldon Reece, 32, of Fort Worth, who was wounded in the knee, according to Fort Worth police reports. The shooting happened at 1:22 a.m. in the 1600 block of Edgewood Terrace South, police said. Sisneros had been sitting in his bedroom surfing channels on his television. ”I heard a light pounding on the front door,” said Sisneros, who was on holiday from work. “I wasn’t expecting anyone.” Sisneros grabbed his 9 mm pistol and was at the top of stairs when the man broke through the locked front door and fell into the house, he said. “He didn’t say anything,” Sisneros said. “I then just fired two shots.” The man groaned, then ran to the back of the house and stayed ina hallway until police arrived. “He couldn’t get out of the back way, and he knew I was still in the front of the house, so he was trapped,” Sisneros said. “When the officers arrived, they led him out the back door.” Sisneros said he has lived at the house for six years without any major problems. Initially, Fort Worth patrol officers seized Sisneros’ handgun, but they returned it a few minutes later after sorting out the details, Sisneros said.
Star-Telegram.com, 12/22/06
