Home Invader Shoots 31-Year-Old Woman
NLV Homeowner Shoots Intruder First
POSTED: 8:40 am PDT July 29,
2009
UPDATED: 2:59 pm PDT July 29,
2009
NORTH LAS VEGAS -- An attempted overnight home invasion in North Las Vegas ended with a 31-year-old woman and an intruder being shot.Police said someone tried to enter a home early Wednesday morning near West Craig Road and Simmons Street when the homeowner opened fire on them. The intruder fired back and injured the woman in the leg.She was taken to an area hospital but is expected to recover. The intruder showed up at the same hospital for treatment shortly after the woman with serious but non-life-threatening injuries, police said.Authorities said they do not know if the woman knew the intruder.A 14-year-old boy was in the home at the time of the shooting, but he was not injured. Family members are trying to get the teenager back from CPS custody.Police are still investigating.
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