Friday, December 15, 2006

Ahwatukee, Arizona

From the The Arizona Republic of December 15, 2006
Man shot after entering wrong house

A Mesa man is recovering this morning after he entered the wrong house while drunk and was shot by an Ahwatukee homeowner, police said.

The 34-year-old man, whose name was not released by police, began pounding on the homeowner's door at 3:15 a.m. in the 4100 block of East La Puente Avenue near 48th Street and Elliot Road, causing the homeowner to wake up, police said.

The homeowner, armed with a handgun, opened his front door and two men, who had been drinking heavily, pushed their way into the house, police said.

The homeowner ordered them out, but they refused and began to physically fight, police said.

During the fight the gun accidentally went off and shot the man in the abdomen and arm, police said.

The man and his 38-year-old friend were looking for his wife's house, police said.

After police arrived one of the men told them it "was a big misunderstanding," police said.

No charges have been filed against the homeowner, but police are submitting a report for possible trespassing charges against the victim, police said.

The victim is in stable condition, police said.
Updated 12/16/06

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