From the July 28, 2005 Press-Telegram:
A would-be robber picked the wrong house when he tried to steal some marijuana plants and ended up getting shot by the angry homeowner.
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Police were called to the house in the 5900 block of Gaviota Avenue at about 2:30 a.m. when the shooting occurred, said Officer Jackie Bezart, a Long Beach Police Department spokesman.
The homeowner told police that when his wife saw the 29-year-old man in their backyard early that morning, she screamed. After confronting the failed thief, who was trying to steal an undisclosed amount of marijuana plants, the homeowner said he opened fire.
The 29-year-old was hit in the upper torso, but is expected to survive, Bezart said.
Thus far, the 36-year-old is not facing any charges for either the shooting or the drugs, she said.
"He had documentation that it was for medicinal purposes…," Bezart explained.
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