Claremore, Oklahoma



From the Claremore Daily Progress of January 02, 2004

Burglary suspect remains hospitalized after being shot



A burglary suspect remains hospitalized after being shot early Thursday morning.



Investigator Larry Elkin with the Rogers County sheriff’s office said Benjamin James Marshall, 22, was shot in the chest with a .45 caliber handgun.



Richard Young, 65, shot Marshall after he allegedly discovered Marshall in his business at 24906 S. Highway 66. The business is listed as B&S Light Industries.



Marshall had allegedly broken into the building and Young confronted him through a window.



Elkin said Young stated Marshall was making “aggressive moves” and Young feared Marshall was going for a weapon.



Young fired on Marshall, striking him once under the arm. Marshall was taken to St. Francis Hospital where he was treated for a single gun shot wound.



Elkin said the exterior lights at the business had been broken out, apparently by Marshall.



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After the incident, sheriff’s deputies attempted to contact Marshall’s father, James Kirk Marshall, but were advised he was currently in prison serving time for manufacturing methamphetamine.