Homeowner fatally shoots man allegedly breaking into home, police release identity
Angela Cordoba Perez
A woman shot and killed a man who appeared to have been breaking into her home Sunday night near 23rd Avenue and Bell Road, police said.
Officers were called to the area for a residential burglary around 10:30 p.m., according to a Phoenix police news release.
Officers arrived and found a man, later identified as David Brecker, suffering from a gunshot wound. He was hospitalized with life-threatening injuries and later pronounced dead.
Detectives were on the scene investigating and interviewing the woman.
"The female provided a self-defense claim. She was eventually released," Sgt. Melissa Soliz, a spokesperson with Phoenix police, said.
The case will be submitted to the Maricopa County Attorney’s Office for review once the investigation has been completed, according to Phoenix police.
Reach breaking news reporter Angela Cordoba Perez at Angela.CordobaPerez@Gannett.com or on Twitter @AngelaCordobaP.
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