An armed Indiana homeowner shot and killed an alleged intruder who attacked him in his house, according to the Kokomo Police Department.
An Indiana homeowner shot and killed an intruder who allegedly attacked him in his living room, local police said. Kokomo police officers responded to a home on East Jackson Street just after 8:44 p.m. Sunday over a report of a break-in, according to the department's press release on the matter. The homeowner, who has not been identified, told police he was asleep in the home when he woke up to find an unknown male creeping around his living room.
WOULD-BE BURGLARS ARMED WITH 'BILLY CLUB' PICK THE WRONG FARMER TO TRY TO ROB: 'I WILL SHOOT' The suspect, later identified as 51-year-old Scott Elliot Jones of Kokomo, died at the scene and was found by police near the home's front door. Kokomo is located roughly 60 miles north of Indianapolis. The homeowner was treated for minor injures stemming from the physical altercation, including abrasions and bruising.
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