Tuesday, September 14, 2004

Harrison Township, Pennsylvania



From Pittsburgh’s WPXI.com of September 14, 2004

Harrison Township Home Invasion Turns Deadly



A homeowner allegedly fought back against a masked intruder.



Harrison Township police said Ras-saleem Hudson, 20, of the North Side, dressed in black and wearing a Halloween mask, followed a man into his Spruce Street home around 10 p.m. Monday.



Hudson started beating and pistol-whipping the homeowner.



That's when the homeowner's wife allegedly came downstairs with a 12-gauge shotgun and shot Hudson.



Hudson was pronounced dead at the scene.
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Update



From Pittsburgh’s WPVI.com of September 25, 2004

The Allegheny County District Attorney says a woman who fatally shot an armed man who had broken into her home will not be charged.



Stephen Zappala Junior says 55-year-old Eleanor Cash was justified in killing Ras-Saleem Hudson of Pittsburgh on September 13th.



Police say that Hudson, armed with a handgun and wearing a Halloween mask, accosted Cash's husband, forced his way into the couple's Harrison Township, home and demanded money.



As Hudson grabbed Leon Cash, Eleanor Cash fired a single shotgun round into Hudson's torso, killing him almost instantly.


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