A Connecticut man responding to his sister’s call for help during
an apparent burglary at her home next door, shot and killed a masked intruder
who turned out to be his own teenage son, state police said.
Tyler Giuliano, 15, was wearing a
ski mask and appeared to be armed when he was shot by his father, who
authorities declined to identify, said Lieutenant J. Paul Vance, a spokesman
for the Connecticut State Police.
The father’s sister, who lives next
door, was home alone before 1 a.m. when she called him to report someone trying
to break into her home. The father went over to investigate and was approached
by a masked person dressed entirely in black and holding a shiny object, police
said in a statement.
“Believing the suspect was armed
with a weapon and about to attack him, the (father) discharged his personal
handgun at the suspect,” police said in the statement.
Giuliano was pronounced dead at the
scene.
He was lying on the ground in the
driveway with obvious gunshot injuries, holding a weapon,” the statement said.
Authorities seized the father’s
gun, were investigating whether it is registered and will consult with the
state’s attorney to determine if any charges will be filed as police were also
investigating why the teen, who has no criminal history, was outside his aunt’s
home at that odd hour. We’ll look at the family dynamics, (his) school locker,
cell phone, computer to figure out what’s going on,” Vance said.
Courtesy: Reuters.
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