Homeowner Shoots Alleged Intruder Dead
Break-In Turns Into Shootout
POSTED: 3:59 pm EST November 10,
2005
UPDATED: 5:17 pm EST November 10,
2005
One man is dead and another is in the hospital after a Delaware homeowner shot them.
Video: Two Intruders Shot
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Police said Thomas Morganstern, 60, was sleeping in an upstairs bedroom of his Roselle home when two men entered his home early Thursday morning. Morganstern, who is an avid hunter, grabbed a handgun and chased the men downstairs. Police said the men fired on Morganstern in the living room area and he shot back.Morganstern was not injured and he called police and reported the home invasion and shooting.Police searched the area near the South Woodward Avenue home in New Castle County and found Cleveland Richardson, 28, of Wilmington, 100 feet away, behind a detached garage. Richardson was taken to Christiana Hospital with a gunshot to the abdomen area.Stephen Norwood, 26, whose last known address identified him as a Wilmington resident, was found around 8:45 a.m. across the street and hidden under bushes. He had died from his injuries.During their search of the area, detectives also found a handgun near a suspect."He did the right thing. He may have been the one shot. Now it makes me very nervous," Maria Shaw said.
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