A John Hopkins University student with a samurai sword killed a suspected burglar at his off-campus home, Baltimore police said.
Around 1:20 a.m. Tuesday, a 20-year-old chemistry major student confronted a man hiding inside his garage, asked him what he was doing and threatened to call police. That’s when the man lunged at the student who defended himself with his sword, police said. Witnesses said they heard blood-curdling screams.
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The intruder suffered a nearly severed hand that hung “by a thread” and a serious cut to his upper body, a spokesman said. The suspected burglar died at the scene.
The 49-year-old man was described by police as a habitual offender with 29 arrests, mostly for burglary and breaking and entering.
Police said two laptops and a Sony PlayStation were stolen from the student’s home on Monday.
— Scott McCabe
