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Stanislaus County homeowner shoots, kills drunk intruder

Stanislaus County homeowner shoots, kills drunk intruder
STOPPERS AND STANISLAUS COUNTY. A MAN IS DEAD AFTER TRYING TO BREAK INTO A HOME WHILE HE WAS DRUNK. THIS HAPPENED ON ASHWOOD LANE IN PATERSON. INVESTIGATORS SAY A MARRIED COUPLE LIVES IN THIS HOME. THE HUSBAND TRIED TO STOP THE SUSPECT FROM ENTERING BEFORE GETTING INTO A FIGHT WITH HIM. IT WAS AT THIS POINT, DETECTIVES SAY THE WIFE GRABBED A GUN FROM AN UPSTAIRS BEDROOM AND FIRED AT THE SUSPECT. THE HUSBAND HAD ONLY MINOR INJURIES FROM THE INCIDENT. THE SUSPECT, 22 YEAR OLD ANGELO SANTANA, WAS PRONOUNCED DEAD AT THE SCENE. NO ARRESTS HAVE BEEN MADE IN
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Stanislaus County homeowner shoots, kills drunk intruder
A homeowner in Patterson shot and killed a drunk intruder who was trying to break into their home and was fighting with her husband, authorities said.The shooting happened on Saturday around 10:20 p.m. on Ashwood Lane, the Stanislaus County Sheriff's Office said. Officers arrived to the home and found 22-year-old Angelo Santana dead near the entryway of the house. Between video surveillance and witnesses, detectives found that Santana was heavily intoxicated and was trying to force his way into the home. Homeowner 45-year-old Yang Luan was attempting to restrain Santana from entering the home when a "significant fight" began near the front door, authorities said. Yuhui Zheng, 50, went upstairs to get a revolver that she had just bought one day prior and in "self-defense of her husband, fired all rounds," authorities said. The homeowners are cooperating with detectives.No arrests have been made, and "preliminary findings are this was an example of strictly self-defense," the sheriff's office said. Authorities say Santana had a history of showing up unannounced to people's homes to try and find friends. Anyone with additional information to share is asked to call Det. Rodriguez at 209-652-0518.

A homeowner in Patterson shot and killed a drunk intruder who was trying to break into their home and was fighting with her husband, authorities said.

The shooting happened on Saturday around 10:20 p.m. on Ashwood Lane, the Stanislaus County Sheriff's Office said.

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    Officers arrived to the home and found 22-year-old Angelo Santana dead near the entryway of the house.

    Between video surveillance and witnesses, detectives found that Santana was heavily intoxicated and was trying to force his way into the home. Homeowner 45-year-old Yang Luan was attempting to restrain Santana from entering the home when a "significant fight" began near the front door, authorities said.

    Yuhui Zheng, 50, went upstairs to get a revolver that she had just bought one day prior and in "self-defense of her husband, fired all rounds," authorities said.

    The homeowners are cooperating with detectives.

    No arrests have been made, and "preliminary findings are this was an example of strictly self-defense," the sheriff's office said.

    Authorities say Santana had a history of showing up unannounced to people's homes to try and find friends.

    Anyone with additional information to share is asked to call Det. Rodriguez at 209-652-0518.