Melbourne, Florida

From Brevard County’s FloridaToday.com of February 21, 2006

Burglar dies after robbery attempts

A homeowner fatally shot a man this afternoon after the man broke into his home.

Melbourne Police say a man was attempting to break into homes on Colvert Circle this afternoon. He approached one home's window and walked on when spotted by its occupants.

He jumped a chain link fence and proceeded to the next house. Witnesses at the scene said he broke that window, but moved on.

He jumped another chain link fence and this time got into that home.

Residents Pete and Emily Frink were home at the time. Emily Frink fled the home, running towards a neighbors house yelling for help.

Her husband stayed in the home with the intruder, police said.

Moments later police say Pete Frink shot the unidentified intruder. He was taken to Holmes Regional Medical Center in Melbourne where he was pronounced dead.

Several people in the neighborhood called 911.

No one has been charged in this shooting. Police investigators continue at the scene.