http://news.postbulletin.com/newsmanager/templates/localnews_story.asp?z=2&a=354936
In what's being called a home invasion, a 17-year old boy was shot twice when he chased intruders from his sister's apartment early Sunday morning.
The 17-year-old told police he had been sleeping in his sister's apartment when his sister awoke him because some people -- from one to three -- were ransacking the residence, the spokesman said. They apparently were not taking belongings from the residence, Muyres said.
The boy chased the intruders who had left the apartment. The shooting occurred in the parking lot of the complex. Muyres said police had another report from a witness of two people picking up shell casings.
Take note that the boy was shot twice and witnesses claim to have heard two "pops." i.e. the perps hit him with both shots. A lot of people think bad guys don't know how to shoot. Don't count on it.
It's not clear what really happened or why, but the article does say the shooting occurred in the parking lot. If this is the case, then the 17-year old was chasing them out of the apartment (or someone's story isn't true). Regardless, it's a good reminder that if the bad guys are running away, you should probably let them go. Chasing them, can often create more problems.
We'll keep watching this story. It sounds like either the apartment complex is just in a bad place (possibly unrelated fighting in the parking lot, loiterers fleeing when police arrive) or we're missing a lot of pertinent details
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