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Gun in
hand = burglar pushing daisies
Originally
ran here
as:
"Off-duty
officer fatally shoots man who broke in, police say"
By Bill Bryan
Of the Post-Dispatch
05/08/2001
An off-duty
St. Louis police officer fatally shot an armed intruder he encountered in his
home in the 4000 block of McDonald Avenue about 11:30 a.m. Tuesday, authorities
said.
Homicide detectives, who investigate all police-related shootings, said their
preliminary findings indicated that Patrolman Edward Brown's use of deadly force
was justified.
Brown, 32, assigned to the 4th District, has been with the department for nine
years.
The identity of the dead man, believed to be in his late teens or early 20s, was
not known. He carried no identification, but police said he carried loot taken
in a burglary next door.
The homicide detectives gave this account:
Brown arrived at his home and noticed a kitchen window was wide open, with the
drapes flapping in the breeze, and saw that his bedroom had been ransacked.
He opened a door leading to the basement and encountered a young man on the
landing who appeared to be heading upstairs.
Brown, with his pistol drawn, hollered, "Stop! Policeman!" But the man
aimed a small-caliber handgun at him, and the officer fired a single shot,
hitting the intruder in the chest.
Police said Brown's neighborhood has suffered many recent break-ins. The home of
Brown's next-door neighbor was burglarized while she was away Tuesday morning;
police said her cell phone and its charger were recovered from the dead man's
pocket.
Brown's home had been burglarized about six weeks ago, police said. That time,
his television, DVD player, some jewelry and other items were taken.
Reporter Bill Bryan:
E-mail: bbryan@post-dispatch.com
Phone: 314-340-8950
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