Tennessee Man Shoots Burglars Fleeing From Home

[Bailey Guns]

http://www.foxnews.com/us/2018/06/06...ith-ak-47.html

The intruders noticed the man.

"One of them “picked up his weapon, turned around and points them at me,” he told FOX 13. “Two pistols.”

One of the guns jammed and the intruders fled the house, he reportedly said. The homeowner then retrieved his AK-47 from a closet and fired at them.

“I don’t know what’s going on, but I know I’m going to defend my life to the best of my ability,” he told WMC-TV. “I just let loose, not knowing it would hit both of them.”

By the time authorities arrived, the two burglars were dead, The Commercial Appeal reported.

I'm not familiar at all with self-defense laws or castle-doctrine laws in Tennessee but it sounds like this guy got lucky. Or, just as likely, it's bad reporting of what actually happened.

[fitz19d]

When I read it from a different source, sounded like they were shot in home/maybe porch and they fled and died from injuries. Unlike crazy Hawaiian dude popping off warning shots.

[feal]

well i guess it's his word vs... ?

[BladesNBarrels]

As Captain Hooks says
Dead men tell no tales.................

[cstone]

As Captain Hooks says
Dead men tell no tales.................

Not to quibble but Plutarch is generally credited with originating the phrase and predates James Hook by about 1900 years. "mortui non morden"

[BladesNBarrels]

Not to quibble but Plutarch is generally credited with originating the phrase and predates James Hook by about 1900 years. "mortui non morden"

But then, Plutarch didn't have to deal with firearms and Captain Hook had to deal with Peter Pan.

[Irving]

But then, Plutarch didn't have to deal with firearms and Captain Hook had to deal with Peter Pan.

And the Hawaiians!

[BladesNBarrels]

And the Hawaiians!

Are those the Lost Boys?

[KS63]

And the Hawaiians!

I think you mean Capt. Cook

[68Charger]

IIRC, he has surveilance footage to back it up... so it was a good shoot, just not good journalism