Tallahassee, Florida



From the Tallahassee Democrat of October 26, 2004

Man shoots at intruder



A Tallahassee man shot at an intruder as the two scuffled at his home Sunday morning, said Lt. Edward Smith of the Tallahassee Police Department. A man went shopping and returned to his house in the 2900 block of Capital Park Drive about 9 a.m. He found some personal items at the doorway and an unknown man in the house. During the incident, the intruder "picked up a table and hit the victim" and bit the victim on the right ring finger. As the two men fought, the intruder broke free. Inside the house, the resident shot a pistol at the man, who ran from the home. The victim was treated at a hospital for cuts to his forehead and on his right leg. The intruder is described as a black male in his mid 20s. He weighs 165 pounds and is 5 feet 10 inches tall. He was last seen wearing a gray long-sleeved shirt, black pants and white tennis shoes.