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BC teen Shoots and Kills Home Invader: East Vancouver

by Barry Artiste | February 18, 2009 at 06:31 am

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Barry Artiste Op/Ed

A BC teen with a gun to his head by 2 assailants who mistook the home for someone else, had the tables turned on them, after the criminal shot the teens brother, the frightened teen wrestled the gun away from one of the Home invaders and shot him dead, as the other criminal escaped.

Tragic as it is that this Teen had to take a life, it shows when faced with death, adrenaline and survival takes over.

Bottom line the Teen is a Hero, saving his Brothers life, by snuffing out a criminal otherwise who would serve little time in jail or get out on bail and saving BC Taxpayers the grief of a long and useless trial.

One man dead, teen wounded in east Vancouver home invasionKim Bolan, Vancouver SunPublished: Tuesday, February 17, 2009
VANCOUVER - A man was shot dead and a teenager wounded by gunfire during an early-afternoon home invasion Tuesday at a Fraser Street house.

The body of the dead man lay on Fraser Street where paramedics had tried to save him just after 2 p.m. while 19-year-old Aleem Mohammed was taken to hospital with bullet wounds to his lip and torso.

Vancouver police Const. Lindsey Houghton said police received a 911 hang-up call at 2:15 p.m. from a house in the 6900 block of Fraser.

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Paschen

at 06:44 on February 18th, 2009

Interesting intro. I am glad the teens are alive.

Barry Artiste

at 06:46 on February 18th, 2009

Thanks Paschen

Amy Judd

at 08:51 on February 18th, 2009

Are they sure they got the wrong house? Last thing I heard was that they hadn't released whether the two brothers were the target or not.

eastvanray

at 13:58 on February 18th, 2009

I think whether or not the invaders mistook the house or not is not the real point here. The fact is that there is one less P.O.S.home invader alive today. One small victory.

Barry Artiste

at 14:24 on February 18th, 2009

Thanks Everyone, for your comments, but I like East"Dirty Harry" Vanrays Comment the Best!

René

at 15:10 on February 18th, 2009

Money on the table? gunman grabbed money on the table? hmmmm.

What kind of area is this? Lots of crime and drugs? Interesting names in that story.

Barry Artiste

at 15:23 on February 18th, 2009

Thanks Rene. this is the prestigeous Downtown Eastside, where the Stars come out to Shine.!

eastvanray

at 15:28 on February 18th, 2009

Actually it was a "normal" working-class, blue collar neighbourhood. Just like the ones that most of the gun violence happens in. Pretty soon the DTES will be a safer place to live!