LOS ANGELES (AP) — An 80-year-old Long Beach man says he shot and killed a fleeing woman he had caught burglarizing his home, despite her plea that she was pregnant.
Tom Greer tells KNBC-TV (http://bit.ly/UoWMav ) that he confronted the woman and a male accomplice who were ransacking his house late Tuesday.
Greer says there was a struggle and the pair ran after he brandished a .22-caliber revolver.
He says the woman told him she was going to have a baby, but he shot her anyway. He said the man ran faster so he was able to escape.
Deputy Police Chief David Hendricks confirmed at a Wednesday news conference that the man shot and killed the suspect after apparently interrupting a crime in progress. It was not immediately clear whether any charges would be filed against Greer for the shooting.
