Suspected intruder fatally shot in Greene County

Fire_Medic_Dave

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Mon Jan-25-10 09:37 PM
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Suspected intruder fatally shot in Greene County

GREENEVILLE, Tenn. - A teenager has been fatally shot by a man who said his mobile home was being burglarized.

The Greeneville Sun quoted Greene County Sheriff Steve Burns who identified the dead youth as 17-year-old Michael E.A. Banner.

Alan Burch, who lives in a mobile home, told investigators he fired shots toward the entrance door after being awakened late Thursday by someone kicking the door open.

Burch said he then found at least one of the shots struck the teen. A deputy reported he was found lying on the front porch.

The sheriff said three other persons were with Banner and police have an idea who they are.

http://www.knoxnews.com/news/2010/jan/22/suspected-intruder-fatally-shot-greene-county/

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proteus_lives

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Mon Jan-25-10 10:33 PM
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1. Kicking in the door?

Wouldn't that be a home invasion?

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Fire_Medic_Dave

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Mon Jan-25-10 10:45 PM
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2. That's what they call them around here.

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rrneck

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Mon Jan-25-10 10:59 PM
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3. I don't think I've ever seen

the door on a mobile open inward. Either the kid didn't know that, or there is more to the story.

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X_Digger

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Mon Jan-25-10 11:29 PM
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4. Some do..

Especially if there's a screen / storm door (or provisions for one.)

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east texas lib

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Tue Jan-26-10 10:37 PM
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5. Kick an old style aluminium clad mobile home door dead center...

And it will bow like Robin Hood. They only keep honest people honest, really.

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Fire_Medic_Dave

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Wed Jan-27-10 02:10 PM
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6. That's one of the few types of door I haven't kicked in. Thanks for the info.

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jeepnstein

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Wed Jan-27-10 03:31 PM
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8. They're a treat.

We hit one one night, a good hard bump pushed the frame and all in to the living room. Our suspect was just sitting there on the couch drinking a beer and looking all :wow: shocked. He had the stereo cranked up so high he couldn't hear us knocking.

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rd_kent

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Wed Jan-27-10 02:25 PM
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7. Mobile Homes embolden criminals. He was just hungry, thats all.

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spin

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Wed Jan-27-10 05:43 PM
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9. And mobile homes are a tornado magnet. (n/t)

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