{"id":1262,"date":"2023-03-06T20:41:56","date_gmt":"2023-03-06T20:41:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dailynewsintime.net\/?p=1262"},"modified":"2023-03-06T20:49:13","modified_gmt":"2023-03-06T20:49:13","slug":"wa-homeowner-shoots-kills-home-intruder-i-have-the-right-to-carry","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dailynewsintime.net\/index.php\/2023\/03\/06\/wa-homeowner-shoots-kills-home-intruder-i-have-the-right-to-carry\/","title":{"rendered":"WA Homeowner Shoots, Kills Home Intruder: \u2018I Have The Right To Carry\u2019"},"content":{"rendered":"<h3>A Washington state homeowner found himself in a position no one ever wants to be in. During the early morning hours, intruders attempted to make their way into his home \u2014 but they didn\u2019t get far. Instead, the homeowner shot and killed one of them. Although he admitted it was \u201cunfortunate,\u201d he had a message for anyone else who might consider doing the same.<\/h3>\n<figure id=\"attachment_65497\" class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-65497 ls-is-cached lazyloaded\" src=\"https:\/\/taphaps.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/jeremy-smith-640x378.jpg\" alt=\"Jeremy Smith\" data-src=\"https:\/\/taphaps.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/jeremy-smith-640x378.jpg\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Jeremy Smith (Photo Credit:\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=Nymx_g7P60g\">Screenshot<\/a>)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Jeremy Smith, a 31-year-old Washington state homeowner, was alerted to a potential break-in when two men kicked down his back door, trying to get into his Spanaway home on a Thursday morning. Jeremy called the police at about 4:20 am to inform them about an attempted burglary, Pierce County Sheriff\u2019s Department spokesperson Darren Moss said. By the time officers arrived, however, one man was dead.<\/p>\n<p>While speaking with the dispatcher, Jeremy explained that the two men had kicked down his door in an apparent attempt to enter his home. Rather than let the intruders make their way inside, the homeowner said he had armed himself and fired his own gun at the two suspects,\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.king5.com\/article\/news\/crime\/suspect-killed-homeowner-burglar-spanaway\/281-e8cb6efa-3acf-42b7-9e42-d340cfc14ccd\">KING-5 News<\/a> reported. Unfortunately for at least one of the intruders, Jeremy had good aim.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Homeowner opens fire on burglars in Spanaway, killing one, second suspect at large\" width=\"1170\" height=\"658\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/Nymx_g7P60g?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>When the police arrived at the home near A Street E and 165th Street E., they found a 24-year-old man in the homeowner\u2019s front yard. He was deceased, having died from a gunshot wound after the homeowner fired at the two intruders, killing one of them. Authorities checked the surrounding area for the second suspect but were unable to locate them.<\/p>\n<p>Speaking to\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=Nymx_g7P60g\">KING-TV<\/a>\u00a0about the incident, Jeremy said,\u00a0\u201cI took action upon that, which was, unfortunately taking one life, and the other one ran.\u201d Although he called the incident unfortunate, Jeremy also sent a pretty bold message to anyone ever considering a home invasion, reminding would-be intruders that homeowners have the right to defend not only themselves but their property too.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_65496\" class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-65496 lazyloaded\" src=\"https:\/\/taphaps.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/spanaway-home-640x562.jpg\" alt=\"\" data-src=\"https:\/\/taphaps.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/spanaway-home-640x562.jpg\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">When the police arrived at the home near A Street E and 165th Street E., they found a deceased 24-year-old man in the homeowner\u2019s front yard. (Photo Credit:\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=Nymx_g7P60g\">Screenshot<\/a>)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>\u201cI have the right to carry, and I have the right to protect myself, and I have the right to protect my property,\u201d Jeremy explained. \u201cI don\u2019t know what they wanted out of this house, I don\u2019t know what they were doing, but I don\u2019t care,\u201d he added. And, he\u2019s right. When someone is kicking in your door, you shouldn\u2019t have to stop to ask what they might want or how you can help them.<\/p>\n<p>While most gun owners agree and say they would do the same, Jeremy was quick to admit that you never know what you will actually do until you are in such a situation. \u201cYou get to talk about it a lot with your friends, or you get to talk about it with your family and go, \u2018yeah, we all carry,\u2019 but you know, or, \u2018this is what I would do,\u2019 or, \u2018this is what you would do,\u2019 but it\u2019s way different when it actually happens,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Homicide Investigation in Spanaway. This morning a homeowner shot at 2 suspects breaking into his house near A St E and 165th St E. One of the suspects died from his injuries, the other suspect is not in custody. Detectives and Forensic Investigators are on scene. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/BBeX1wnbp6\">pic.twitter.com\/BBeX1wnbp6<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Pierce Co Sheriff (@PierceSheriff) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/PierceSheriff\/status\/1468950864366768128?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">December 9, 2021<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>No arrests were immediately made, but officials said the incident would be investigated as a homicide. However, authorities added that, through the investigation, they may find that the homeowner was acting in\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/taphaps.com\/armed-robbers-taruss-miller-6\/\">self-defense<\/a><\/p>\n<p>. Meanwhile, they were also seeking the second suspect in the incident after he fled the scene and was still at large. It was unclear whether the second suspect was injured.<\/p>\n<p>Jeremy Smith, who was not injured, says he was\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/taphaps.com\/thugs-carjack-helpless-florida-6\/\">justified<\/a>\u00a0in defending himself and his family, and if his recollection of events is true, I\u2019d have to agree. People who are willing to\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/taphaps.com\/alabama-homeowner-gun-00\/\">kick down doors<\/a>\u00a0at 4 in the morning probably don\u2019t have good intentions \u2014 and an\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/taphaps.com\/isaiah-reid-jaime-hernandez-5\/\">innocent homeowner<\/a>\u00a0shouldn\u2019t have to wait to find out just how far the intruder is willing to go. Personally, I\u2019d rather write about a\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/taphaps.com\/herbert-parrish-vietnam-veteran-2\/\">dead home intruder<\/a>\u00a0than a\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/taphaps.com\/frank-reeves-home-intruder-1\/\">dead or even injured homeowner<\/a>\u00a0who may have hesitated to defend themselves. So, here\u2019s to a story with what I would call a\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/taphaps.com\/marylou-palos-intruder-away-00\/\">happy ending<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A Washington state homeowner found himself in a position no one ever wants to be in. During the early morning hours, intruders attempted to make their way into his home \u2014 but they didn\u2019t get far. Instead, the homeowner shot and killed one of them. Although he admitted it was \u201cunfortunate,\u201d he had a message [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":1263,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[3],"tags":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-1262","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-daily-news"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/dailynewsintime.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1262"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/dailynewsintime.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/dailynewsintime.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dailynewsintime.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dailynewsintime.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1262"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/dailynewsintime.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1262\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1264,"href":"https:\/\/dailynewsintime.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1262\/revisions\/1264"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dailynewsintime.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/1263"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/dailynewsintime.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1262"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dailynewsintime.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1262"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dailynewsintime.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1262"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}