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Thursday, May 10, 2012

84-Year-Old Korean War Vet Shoots Home Invader in PA — Then Forgives Intruder’s Family

An 84-year-old western Pennsylvania man and Korean War vet shot and wounded a home invasion suspect, and then forgave the man’s family when they came to apologize.

WPXI-TV has video with details of how this no-nonsense war vet dealt with an imminent threat to his life and property:

The New York Daily News described the scene as something that:
“appeared to be pulled from the pages of the Clint Eastwood film ‘Gran Torino,’  [as] grizzled war hero Fred Ricciutti grabbed his battlefield sidearm after he heard someone bust through a kitchen door of his Elizabeth Township house at around 4:30 a.m.”
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7 comments:

Bullard Construction said...

Sorry, no story here. This is just normal behavior on the part of the vet. We should all act this way.

Anonymous said...

Thank God he doesn't live in Maryland! If he did, he would immediately be charged with assault, and the burglar would be allowed a full year to file charges against this man. His gun would be confiscated for that year period, and the 5 month process to get it back, leaving him and his house hold defenseless for that 1.5 years. Maryland law sucks big yime and needs to be changed. Nothing Maryland law has is constitutional.

Anonymous said...

I live in Pittsburgh, and just like every other Glenn Beck story from The Blaze, this story is missing a major part...the guy was leaving the house when the vet shot him IN THE BACK. Now I think he should've shot him for breaking in, but don't make this guy into anstand your ground hero

Anonymous said...

The guy broke in to an 84 year olds house with a stun gun, showing he knew someone was home. I don't see a problem shooting him in the front, back, or laying face down. Only problem I see is that he wasn't killed so he doesn't try this again!

Anonymous said...

agreed with 9:18. Break into someones house or try to steal their property, they know damn well they're doing wrong, losing their life is a risk they take.

Anonymous said...

@8:50 PM
From everything I've read, including the anti-Blaze Huffington post, he was shot in the NECK, then fled the scene.

Anonymous said...

This has a wonderful ending.