That is the exact same fate anyone in my back yard would face at 4am. Sadly this piece of dirt’s family will likely sue the guy. Still, I’d rather be in court than dead in my own house.

the issue here however is that the burglar is in the backyard, which is at best trespassing; we have a right to shoot someone in our home, but not on our property ie if you shoot them outside, drag ‘em in. (this is actually contrary to a case in TX last year, however). The investigators are surely asking if the burglar was in the home, shot, then made his way outside – or was shot outside when shot, presumably posing little to no threat to the homeowner

You shouldn’t be in someone else’s yard or on someone else’s property at 4am uninvited or unknown to the homeowner PERIOD. Go Homeowner. Uncooperative “gunshot victim” aka thug up to no good.

pray for burglar death….all burglar should meet the same faith.

If I was awoken by a noise at 4am and came face to face with an intruder, I would be so overwhelmed with fear that I would probably immediately point and shoot and shoot and shoot and shoot

In today’s proliferation of automatic weapons, what homeowner can afford to stand around with his finger in his ear trying to figure out if the intruder has a gun or not?
The intruder doesn’t belong where he is and should be deemed to be taking his chances.
However, let us hope he survives.

Unbelievable, if someone knocks on my door at 4 AM I’m answering the door my gun in hand, if someone’s in my back yard, he already crossed the line and I aint taking any chance that he is not armed, his butt is getting capped. Now days, if you stop to wonder, it might be to late.

Well spoken Elizabeth.