cackinthebox
04-22-2008, 07:57 PM
i wonder if this was Oaklander
http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2008/04/22/BAO5109V45.DTL
(04-22) 17:32 PDT Oakland - --
A North Oakland resident who shot and critically injured a suspected burglar today at the resident's home was not arrested, police said, in the third case in a week in which a would-be crime victim in the city has fought back with gunfire.
Police identified the suspect in the alleged break-in, which occurred at 8:15 a.m. in the 600 block of 59th Street, as 31-year-old Oakland parolee. Nathan Cooper, who was in stable condition at a hospital this afternoon with a gunshot wound in his chest, will be arrested for burglary and parole violation, said Officer Roland Holmgren, a police spokesman.
The resident, whom Holmgren described as a middle-aged male, told police he was home alone when he heard a window break and a commotion or noise. He then saw a man "holding something over his head, which he believed to be some sort of firearm," Holmgren said. "In fear for his safety, the victim fired two shots, striking the suspect one time in the chest."
Cooper was outside reaching inside the house when shot, Holmgren said. He ran around the corner onto Shattuck Avenue, where he was found by police who had been alerted by a 911 call. Burglary tools were found at the scene, Holmgren said. No gun was found on Cooper.
Police do not plan to press charges against the resident, who had called police to report the shooting at about the same time as they received the 911 call about Cooper being found wounded, Holmgren said.
Today's shooting took place a block from where 59th Street resident Patrick McCullough shot and wounded a 15-year-old boy outside his home in February 2005 after 15 young men surrounded him in his front yard, shouting, "Kill the snitch." The shooting capped a series of confrontations between McCullough and young men who police believed were drug dealers.
"We're going to defend ourselves by any means necessary," McCullough, who is running for Oakland City Council, said after today's shooting. He was not home at the time of the shooting but said he returned quickly after receiving a call from his alarmed wife.
He said residents and businesses need to arm and defend themselves because Oakland lacks enough police officers and effective anti-crime programs, including productive opportunities for young people.
"It shows crime is out control and that the people in charge of bringing crime under control are not doing their job," he said.
On Saturday night, an armed man who tried to rob Ed's Liquors on 23rd Avenue in East Oakland was shot three times and wounded by the store owner, who also was wounded in the leg in an exchange of gunfire, police said. Two days before that, a clerk at Wah Fay 8th Avenue Corner Market shot and wounded and 18-year-old Pittsburg man who allegedly tried to rob the store.
Holmgren said Cooper lived in the same area as this morning's shooting. He said he did not have specific information about Cooper's criminal history but added that the suspect was on parole and probation and "is no stranger to the legal system."
Asked today at a news conference whether police have a position on citizens taking the law into their own hands, Holmgren said: "I don't think they are taking the law into their own hands. I think they're doing their God-given right, which is to defend themselves and their property."
But Holmgren cautioned that using deadly force is not always justified and that citizens, like police, can be held accountable for their actions.
A man at a home close to the house where Cooper was shot said drug-dealing occurs continuously on the street.
"They do drugs all day long," said the man, who asked not to be identified to avoid potential retribution. "It's really, really bad."
He said many problems seem concentrated around Klippers barber shop around the corner on Shattuck Avenue where one night two weeks ago he heard between 17 and 20 gunshots, followed by three men fleeing on foot and attempting to run between houses on the street.
http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2008/04/22/BAO5109V45.DTL
(04-22) 17:32 PDT Oakland - --
A North Oakland resident who shot and critically injured a suspected burglar today at the resident's home was not arrested, police said, in the third case in a week in which a would-be crime victim in the city has fought back with gunfire.
Police identified the suspect in the alleged break-in, which occurred at 8:15 a.m. in the 600 block of 59th Street, as 31-year-old Oakland parolee. Nathan Cooper, who was in stable condition at a hospital this afternoon with a gunshot wound in his chest, will be arrested for burglary and parole violation, said Officer Roland Holmgren, a police spokesman.
The resident, whom Holmgren described as a middle-aged male, told police he was home alone when he heard a window break and a commotion or noise. He then saw a man "holding something over his head, which he believed to be some sort of firearm," Holmgren said. "In fear for his safety, the victim fired two shots, striking the suspect one time in the chest."
Cooper was outside reaching inside the house when shot, Holmgren said. He ran around the corner onto Shattuck Avenue, where he was found by police who had been alerted by a 911 call. Burglary tools were found at the scene, Holmgren said. No gun was found on Cooper.
Police do not plan to press charges against the resident, who had called police to report the shooting at about the same time as they received the 911 call about Cooper being found wounded, Holmgren said.
Today's shooting took place a block from where 59th Street resident Patrick McCullough shot and wounded a 15-year-old boy outside his home in February 2005 after 15 young men surrounded him in his front yard, shouting, "Kill the snitch." The shooting capped a series of confrontations between McCullough and young men who police believed were drug dealers.
"We're going to defend ourselves by any means necessary," McCullough, who is running for Oakland City Council, said after today's shooting. He was not home at the time of the shooting but said he returned quickly after receiving a call from his alarmed wife.
He said residents and businesses need to arm and defend themselves because Oakland lacks enough police officers and effective anti-crime programs, including productive opportunities for young people.
"It shows crime is out control and that the people in charge of bringing crime under control are not doing their job," he said.
On Saturday night, an armed man who tried to rob Ed's Liquors on 23rd Avenue in East Oakland was shot three times and wounded by the store owner, who also was wounded in the leg in an exchange of gunfire, police said. Two days before that, a clerk at Wah Fay 8th Avenue Corner Market shot and wounded and 18-year-old Pittsburg man who allegedly tried to rob the store.
Holmgren said Cooper lived in the same area as this morning's shooting. He said he did not have specific information about Cooper's criminal history but added that the suspect was on parole and probation and "is no stranger to the legal system."
Asked today at a news conference whether police have a position on citizens taking the law into their own hands, Holmgren said: "I don't think they are taking the law into their own hands. I think they're doing their God-given right, which is to defend themselves and their property."
But Holmgren cautioned that using deadly force is not always justified and that citizens, like police, can be held accountable for their actions.
A man at a home close to the house where Cooper was shot said drug-dealing occurs continuously on the street.
"They do drugs all day long," said the man, who asked not to be identified to avoid potential retribution. "It's really, really bad."
He said many problems seem concentrated around Klippers barber shop around the corner on Shattuck Avenue where one night two weeks ago he heard between 17 and 20 gunshots, followed by three men fleeing on foot and attempting to run between houses on the street.