Lauderdale, Minnesota



From the St. Paul Pioneer Press of July 10, 2004

Burglar met with gunshots



Homeowner confronted intruder



A homeowner in Lauderdale shot and wounded a suspected burglar he surprised Friday afternoon as the bandit was leaving the home with a gun in his hand, police said.



The burglar apparently had taken the gun from the home and pointed it at the homeowner when the confrontation began, according to St. Anthony Police Capt. John Ohl.



The homeowner, whose name was not released, pulled another gun and fired several shots. At least two of them struck the other man, Ohl said.



The suspected burglar underwent surgery at Regions Hospital, and his condition was not available.



The shooting victim arrived at the home in the 1800 block of Carl Street on a bicycle. He carried no identification, and police had not determined his name, Ohl said. The suspect is an adult man, Ohl said.



The homeowner had been working outside and was walking around the side of the house when he spotted the suspected burglar, Ohl said.



Ohl said he didn't know why the homeowner happened to be carrying a gun at the time.



Bullet holes could be seen in two garages across the alley from the homeowner's garage. The neighborhood has many young children.