Monday, December 4, 2006

Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

From Pittsburgh’s WPXI.com of December 4, 2006
Pittsburgh Homeowner Opens Fire On Intruders

Police: Body Found In Nearby Cemetery

A homeowner opened fire after intruders entered his home on Monday, police said.

The incident unfolded around 10:30 a.m. in the 300 block of Comrie Avenue in Braddock.

The man and his 1-year-old baby were home at the time of the invasion.

Police said several people kicked in the front windows of the home.

According to officials, the homeowner then shot one person with a high caliber weapon, injuring that person severely.

The intruder fled in a vehicle.

Police are now searching for the intruders.

Around 12 p.m., an officer on patrol in the Sunsetview Cemetery in Penn Hills found the body of a man in his 20s or 30s.

Officials believe he may have been shot.

County homicide detectives are at the scene.

Police are investigating to see if the two incidents are related.

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