Maryland: Forestville man fatally shoots home invader
By Chief Pistol Packin' Mama on June 30, 2010 in Gun TrainingA maintenance man at a Forestville apartment complex shot and killed a home invader Monday morning after the intruder forced the man into his apartment and fired a gun at him, police and law enforcement sources said.
The maintenance man was able to retrieve his own gun inside his apartment and return fire, fatally wounding the intruder, law enforcement sources said. Police said that the maintenance man had not been charged criminally and that the shooting in the 4400 block of Rena Road appeared to be self-defense.
“The victim . . . had a weapon inside the home that he used to shoot the suspect,” said Cpl. Mike Rodriguez, a spokesman for the Prince George’s County Police Department. “We believe that the victim had every right to defend himself.”
