Looks like the armed resident was shot by responding LEO...

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I can see the scenario if, as stated, the officers arrived at the sounds of gun shots, they would have entered the house with guns drawn. If the BG was just put down after some sort of scuffle and the next voice the homeowner hears behind him is “drop the gun”, he would likely turn and point the gun in that direction not knowing what to expect. The police have no idea who just won the gun fight, good guy or bad guy and are not going wait to see if the guy pointing the gun pulls the trigger.

I think I’m going to have a bulletproof vest made with “HOMEOWNER” printed on it just like the LEO vests with FBI, Police or Writer (Castle) to wear just in case.

[Zundfolge]

I think I’m going to have a bulletproof vest made with “HOMEOWNER” printed on it just like the LEO vests with FBI, Police or Writer (Castle) to wear just in case.

I think a little perspective is in order here, being shot by the cops because you called them for a home invasion robbery is really a black swan event. You're more likely to be killed in a terrorist attack or mass shooting than this (and those are both extreme black swan events).

The chances that any of us will experience an armed home invasion robbery is pretty slim (even for those of you in Pueblo or Aurora ).
The chances of any of us experiencing an armed home invasion robbery wherein we call the police BEFORE the suspect is neutralized or fled is even slimmer.
The chances of any of us experiencing an armed home invasion robbery wherein the police have been called before the suspect is neutralized or fled AND we're actively engaging the suspect at the moment the police arrive is far slimmer still.

The chances of this happening again in Colorado within the next decade are virtually nil, so the chances of it happening to someone that thought ahead to buy a bulletproof vest with "HOMEOWNER" printed on it are so impossible that I think we'd all be better off spending our resources trying to prevent our homes from being destroyed by asteroids or being attacked in downtown Denver by a rabid moose.

So the lesson we all need to learn here is; "what caliber for rabid moose?"

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I think I’m going to have a bulletproof vest made with “HOMEOWNER” printed on it just like the LEO vests with FBI, Police or Writer (Castle) to wear just in case.

Can I get one that says ASSHOLE? Then I could wear it out on the town too.