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An armed resident of a Georgia home confronted a man breaking into a car in his driveway early Friday morning. The crook charged at the resident. And it was a fatal mistake. (Image source: YouTube screenshot)
Robert Morton, 20, was upstairs in his Lawrenceville, Georgia, home just before 1 a.m. Friday when he heard a noise, Gwinnett police told the Atlanta Journal-Constitution.
“He grabbed his firearm and went to investigate,” Cpl. Wilbert Rundles told the paper.
Morton found 50-year-old James Brock breaking into a vehicle in the driveway and confronted him, police added to the Journal-Constitution.
“He verbally challenged the intruder,” Rundles told the paper, adding that the intruder then "charged at the resident."
Police told the Journal-Constitution that Morton "fired more than one shot, striking the intruder.”
Brock died at the scene, the paper reported, adding that his body was found near the garage.
Image source: Atlanta Journal-Constitution video screenshot
“Criminal charges are not expected against Morton,” Cpl. Michele Pihera told the Journal-Constitution.
Police told the paper that the resident was brought in for questioning and is cooperating with their investigation.
Image source: Atlanta Journal-Constitution video screenshot
There is no link between Brock and Morton, the paper said, adding that others in the home at the time of the shooting were not injured.