From the San Diego Union-Tribune of March 27, 2004:
Workers beat, try to rob homeowner
Two construction workers beat and tried to rob their client in his home yesterday, but he chased them off by grabbing a gun and shooting at them, police said.
The workers pistol-whipped the victim and at one point handcuffed him and covered his mouth with duct tape, police said.
"They figured he was rich, and they would rip him off," said San Diego police Sgt. Rich Nemetz. "They all know each other."
The victim, in his 50s, had hired a contracting firm to work on his house. Two workers came to the home on Avenida Chamnez about 5 p.m. and first talked about the job, Nemetz said. Then, when the man left the room and returned, one worker pistol-whipped him.
At some point, the victim's wife drove up with their two children. Her husband got outside, but the robbers caught him again and threatened the wife with a gun, Nemetz said. The woman and children drove away and called police.
Meanwhile, Nemetz said, the robbers ordered the homeowner to open his safe and give them money. He opened the safe, but pulled out a handgun.
The robbers ran outside, toward Via Espana, with the victim behind firing his gun, police said. Neighbors called police after hearing two shots and seeing him return home with his head bleeding.
Robbery detectives were investigating last night. No arrests had been made by press time.
UPDATE: See this discussion here from a supposed witness.
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