The suspect chose the morning daylight hours to allegedly commit his crime, possibly believing that no one would be home at the time. Officers in Vallejo responded to a shooting call just before 9:45 a.m. and arrived in the aftermath of an obvious confrontation.
According to ABC 7, they found a suspect “suffering from at least one gunshot wound at the home.” He was lying next to the front door.
Local police reported the man died from his injuries. Medical personnel from the Vallejo Fire Department pronounced the suspect dead at the scene.
The homeowner is unlikely to face charges as the known evidence points toward an attempted break-in. Even in California, the right to self-defense is generally honored by law enforcement and the judicial system.
And at least to one neighborhood resident, the confrontation and shooting did not come as a complete surprise. A nearby homeowner who wished to remain anonymous told local media that the suspect was “a neighborhood regular known for yelling and screaming in the area.”
The individual reported that the suspect “yells and screams” in an aggressive manner and can be “pretty scary at times.”
Another neighbor noted that the residence where the attempted burglary was reported is very close to the police station. But even that proximity did not prevent the suspect from allegedly attempting to burglarize a home in broad daylight.
It is an unfortunate fact of life that violent incidents can occur at any time. It is not always in the dead of night when most are sleeping that criminals strike — sometimes it is in the middle of the day as law-abiding citizens are going about their business.
In this case and so many others, it pays handsomely to be prepared.
