Elderly homeowner stands ground and shoots armed robber during home invasion
Luke Gentile
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An elderly man in Wisconsin shot and killed an alleged armed robber Tuesday during a home invasion attempt after he was followed home.
Deputies with the Marathon County Sheriff’s Office responded to the residence around 2:37 a.m. after they received a report that a man had been stabbed in the face and assaulted while getting out of his vehicle in his garage, according to a report.
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The victim was identified as a 79-year-old man who was tracked home after he left a local establishment, police said.
Authorities said the homeowner was armed with a gun and fired one round into the suspected robber, identified as a 22-year-old male, who then wrestled the gun away from the elderly man, according to the report.
The fatal round struck the suspect in the chest, and he died while he attempted to flee the scene.
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An investigation into the incident is ongoing, and the identity of the suspect has yet to be released.
The homeowner was taken to a local hospital with non-life-threatening injuries, authorities said.