by Astrid Galvan - Dec. 11, 2008 11:39 AM
The Arizona Republic

On Tuesday, a resident of a house on the 3000 block of East Ravenswood Drive shot the suspected burglar twice after the suspect forced his way into the house, police said. They withheld the resident's name.

Police said the suspect, Richard Lopez, 24, of Coolidge knocked on the homeowner's front door around 10:17 a.m. After no one opened the door, Lopez started kicking it in, police said.

The homeowner, who declined comment when contacted by The Gilbert Republic, shot Lopez when he came through the door, police said. Lopez sustained gunshot wounds to the face and upper torso, but fled the scene with his brother, 18-year-old Mark Vega, police said.

Police said they did not know the motive for the break in, but said the homeowner faces no charges because it appeared he shot Vega in self-defense.

One neighbor, Tadd Huntington, said he wants to donate a security system to the victim. Huntington operates a company in Gilbert that sells ADT Security systems.

It was unclear whether the homeowner has an alarm system, or whether he'd want one.

Friday, 23 Jan 2009, 8:27 AM CST

HOUSTON -- A man who attempted to burglarize a north Houston apartment with another suspect is killed after two residents find him and try to wrestle his weapon away from him.

The two suspects broke into the unit at The Worthington At The Beltway complex at approximately 10 p.m. Thursday through a back window.

While the two suspects were inside, the two male residents walked into the unit and found one of the burglary suspects had a gun.

The roommates tried to wrestle the gun away from the suspect and after removing the weapon, one of the residents shot the suspect, according to police.

The suspect died as a result of the shooting.

Originally posted by Ismail
Well I do find it kind of weird how some americans think it's ok to kill a guy for trying to steal their TV... It's kind of frightening because it shows how much some of you value life. (I.E. less that a TV, whats that, 100 $ for a good one ? )

Joshua Komisarjevsky, 26, of Cheshire, and Steven Hayes, 44, of Winsted, were arraigned Tuesday on charges of assault, sexual assault, kidnapping, burglary, robbery, arson, larceny and risk of injury to children. More charges are pending, state police said Tuesday night. The two men could face the death penalty.

Prosecutor Michael Dearington said he had not yet decided whether to pursue the death penalty.

"I know the public consensus is they should be fried tomorrow," he said.

The state medical examiner confirmed that Jennifer Hawke-Petit, 48, was strangled and that her daughters, 17-year-old Hayley and 11-year-old Michaela, died of smoke inhalation. The deaths were ruled homicides.

The girls' father, Dr. William Petit Jr., a prominent endocrinologist, remained hospitalized with head injuries.

All three women were raped, sources familiar with the investigation told both the Waterbury Republican-American and Hartford Courant. Petit was beaten with a baseball bat, thrown down the basement stairs, and then tied up in the cellar.

The girls, sources told the Courant, were tied to their beds and raped repeatedly, then left to burn after gasoline was poured around their beds and ignited.

The suspects entered the Petits' Cheshire home at about 3 a.m. Monday, planning to burglarize it, state police said.