Man fatally shoots would-be home intruder in Point Breeze, police say
The 70-year-old homeowner who police say shot the would-be intruder is cooperating with the investigation, police said
A 70-year-old man shot and killed a man who tried to break into his South Philadelphia home Thursday morning, police said.
Police responded to a report of a person with a gun on the 1600 block of South 18th Street in the Point Breeze section of the city, just after 1:30 a.m., police said. A man in his 30s tried to break into the first floor of a house, said Deputy Police Commissioner Frank Vanore, and the homeowner shot him.
When officers arrived, they found the would-be intruder in the first floor hallway with a gunshot wound to his chest. He was pronounced dead at 1:44 a.m., police said. His identity was not released by police.
The homeowner stayed at the scene and was interviewed by police Thursday morning, said Vanore. A handgun was recovered and no arrests have been made, police said.