He's not a burglar, just a misguided fella lookin' for something to drink! How dare that 80 year old man viciously attack him like that!
Chicago Man Arrested after shooting burglar
Neighbors say they're "outraged" that an 80-year-old owner of a local tavern has been charged after shooting a burglar who broke into his home in the Englewood neighborhood on the South Side.
"What does it say to me and other senior citizens that we will be arrested if we defend ourselves?" asked Anita Dominique, head of the block club in the neighborhood. "This is an outrage."
Police say Homer Wright was inside his home in the 6400 block of South Morgan Street about 6:30 a.m. Monday when someone broke through several boards and entered through a rear bathroom window and tried to steal some liquor. Wright grabbed a handgun and shot the burglar in the lower right leg, police said.
Anthony Robinson, 19, of the 6000 block of South Wood Street, was charged with felony burglary after he was treated at St. Bernard Hospital and Health Care Center and released.
Wright was charged with one felony count of unlawful use of a weapon after police discovered he had two prior weapons convictions from 1968 and 1994, officials said. Records show Wright also was convicted of theft in 1990. Wright turned his gun over to detectives.
Dominique said Wright runs a tavern next door to his home called "Tank's," after his nickname. "I have known Tank for over 30 years and he is a pillar of our community," she said.
Darryl Smith, 42 said he's a lifelong resident of Englewood and lives a block from Wright. "He's been on that corner my whole life," Smith said. "He has a responsible business and he's a responsible man."
Smith said everyone he's spoken to about Wright's arrest is outraged."
In Englewood, an area beset by crime, police shouldn't be arresting someone for defending himself, Smith said.
"Here's an 80-year-old man who's defending himself against a teenager that's breaking the door in … What if he didn't have a gun? We'd be having a press conference about something very different," Smith said.
Police and prosecutors should have found a way to avoid charging Wright, Smith said. "Just take the gun."
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"What does it say to me and other senior citizens that we will be arrested if we defend ourselves?" asked Anita Dominique, head of the block club in the neighborhood. "This is an outrage."
Police say Homer Wright was inside his home in the 6400 block of South Morgan Street about 6:30 a.m. Monday when someone broke through several boards and entered through a rear bathroom window and tried to steal some liquor. Wright grabbed a handgun and shot the burglar in the lower right leg, police said.
Anthony Robinson, 19, of the 6000 block of South Wood Street, was charged with felony burglary after he was treated at St. Bernard Hospital and Health Care Center and released.
Wright was charged with one felony count of unlawful use of a weapon after police discovered he had two prior weapons convictions from 1968 and 1994, officials said. Records show Wright also was convicted of theft in 1990. Wright turned his gun over to detectives.
Dominique said Wright runs a tavern next door to his home called "Tank's," after his nickname. "I have known Tank for over 30 years and he is a pillar of our community," she said.
Darryl Smith, 42 said he's a lifelong resident of Englewood and lives a block from Wright. "He's been on that corner my whole life," Smith said. "He has a responsible business and he's a responsible man."
Smith said everyone he's spoken to about Wright's arrest is outraged."
In Englewood, an area beset by crime, police shouldn't be arresting someone for defending himself, Smith said.
"Here's an 80-year-old man who's defending himself against a teenager that's breaking the door in … What if he didn't have a gun? We'd be having a press conference about something very different," Smith said.
Police and prosecutors should have found a way to avoid charging Wright, Smith said. "Just take the gun."
rso[email protected]
Twitter: @RosemarySobol1
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/breaking/chi-elderly-man-shoots-burglar-in-englewood-both-charged-20120326,0,3175723.story
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Maybe it has something to do with the two priors for weapons? Prohibited person?
That's what I was thinking too. But what were the actual priors? Was he defending himself back then against another burglar? Not enough details.FULL METAL JACKET said:Maybe it has something to do with the two priors for weapons? Prohibited person?
That's the media for ya... Always a lack of facts... Either way it's pretty $hitty that an 80 year old guy has to deal with this after defending himself.Tonto said:That's what I was thinking too. But what were the actual priors? Was he defending himself back then against another burglar? Not enough details.
he had a theft conviction and two weapons convictions.
Sorry...missed it...(That's what happens when I'm trying to study at the same time)JoeyPBasically said:he had a theft conviction and two weapons convictions.
So that would make him a Prohibited person then.
These old guys with guns, always looking to shoot someone! If he didn't want to be burglarized he shouldn't have kept all that tempting liquor around. We need to ban booze....again!
I'm not saying he didnt have a right to defend himself but chances are he had to turn his guns in at the time of his prior convictions. Bet that kid will do anything that stupid again though. Hope they take it easy on the old man.
My question is how, with 2 prior weapons convictions and a theft conviction, can he get a liquor license, to run a tavern? You're supposed to be clean, to obtain a liquor license. Something doesn't add up, here.
Gary
Gary
...it's Chicago....Gary_Hungerford said:My question is how, with 2 prior weapons convictions and a theft conviction, can he get a liquor license, to run a tavern? You're supposed to be clean, to obtain a liquor license. Something doesn't add up, here.
Gary
+1 It's the New Orleans of the midwest.Tonto said:...it's Chicago....
good point I know in Long Island, my old boss at the restaurant i worked for couldnt get a liquor license for something he was never even convicted of.
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