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Off-Duty ICE Officer Shoots Intruder In Otay Mesa
POSTED: 9:40 am PST November 22, 2009
UPDATED: 3:55 pm PST November 22, 2009
SAN DIEGO -- An off-duty Immigration and Customs Enforcement agent shot a would-be truck thief inside the officer's Otay Mesa home Sunday, a San Diego police lieutenant said.The agent was asleep around 2:30 a.m. in the bedroom of his home in the 3900 block of Palm Avenue, when the robber came inside, raised a hammer and a sharp object and demanded keys to a truck, according to Lt. Kevin Rooney.The ICE agent directed the man into the kitchen to get the keys, and then grabbed a gun, Rooney said.The lieutenant said the agent identified himself as a peace officer and fired when the suspect raised the hammer again. The wound does not appear to be life-threatening, he said.The suspect ran off after being shot and was found by officers in the 3800 block of Chanute Street, Rooney said.
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