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Posted:Feb 11, 2009 04:18 PM CST
By Dan Marries - bio | email
Amazing video of an attempted home invasion in Tucson. Investigators say the victim fought back by shooting at a group of armed men trying to break into his house. This all happened Thursday afternoon near Cardinal and Irvington on the southwest side.
The is video from a surveillance system overlooking the driveway of the victim's home. It shows the suspects pull up in a car and jump out. One of the would-be home invaders fires a shot as he runs into the garage. Within seconds several more shots ring out. Investigators say those came from the man inside the home.
In the video you can see shards of glass fly as bullets hit the front windshield. Two cameras caught the crime on tape. Once the homeowner shot back the suspects scattered. Three ran away on foot and the fourth jumped back into the car and sped away.
A neighbor, who didn't want to show his face heard the gunshots and heard the getaway car speed past his home, "this is new to me. I've been here 23 years and you see it on TV and you feel sorry but now you're living with it and you just got to deal with it."
As for the suspects, they all got away but police did find the getaway car a short while later. That lead them to 23 year old Jesus Mendivil. He remains on the loose but investigators say he was shot in the arm during the shootout. If you know where he is or if you recognize any of the men from the video call 911 or 88-CRIME.
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Caught on Tape: home invasion leads to shootout
By Dan Marries - bio | email
Amazing video of an attempted home invasion in Tucson. Investigators say the victim fought back by shooting at a group of armed men trying to break into his house. This all happened Thursday afternoon near Cardinal and Irvington on the southwest side.
The is video from a surveillance system overlooking the driveway of the victim's home. It shows the suspects pull up in a car and jump out. One of the would-be home invaders fires a shot as he runs into the garage. Within seconds several more shots ring out. Investigators say those came from the man inside the home.
In the video you can see shards of glass fly as bullets hit the front windshield. Two cameras caught the crime on tape. Once the homeowner shot back the suspects scattered. Three ran away on foot and the fourth jumped back into the car and sped away.
A neighbor, who didn't want to show his face heard the gunshots and heard the getaway car speed past his home, "this is new to me. I've been here 23 years and you see it on TV and you feel sorry but now you're living with it and you just got to deal with it."
As for the suspects, they all got away but police did find the getaway car a short while later. That lead them to 23 year old Jesus Mendivil. He remains on the loose but investigators say he was shot in the arm during the shootout. If you know where he is or if you recognize any of the men from the video call 911 or 88-CRIME.
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Home Invasion Caught On Tape
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Caught on Tape: home invasion leads to shootout
