Posted 2:03 pm Wednesday, January 16, 2013
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Man burglarizes Tyler home before dawn
A man who burglarized a Tyler home before dawn today was apparently uninjured after a resident of the house shot in his direction three times outside the home.
The homeowner of the Barbara Street house told police that she and her children were asleep when she heard a loud crash in the front room of the residence sometime before 4 a.m.
She got up to investigate and found the front window broken out. The suspect had thrown a bicycle through the front window in an attempt to gain entry into the residence, police said.
The homeowner's 18 year-old son got up, grabbed a firearm and went to the front window that was damaged. He observed an black male suspect wearing all black and carrying a duffel bag, standing in the front yard near the window. The son fired three rounds into the front yard, causing the suspect to flee from the area.
Police checked the area, failed to locate the suspect, and found no sign that anyone was struck by the gunfire.
Anyone with information about the suspect involved in this crime is urged to contact the Tyler Police Department, at 903-531-1000, or Crimestoppers at 903-597-CUFF (903-597-2833). Crimestoppers will pay up to $1,000 for information that leads to the arrest and charges filed against the suspect in this case or any felony case.
The homeowner of the Barbara Street house told police that she and her children were asleep when she heard a loud crash in the front room of the residence sometime before 4 a.m.
She got up to investigate and found the front window broken out. The suspect had thrown a bicycle through the front window in an attempt to gain entry into the residence, police said.
The homeowner's 18 year-old son got up, grabbed a firearm and went to the front window that was damaged. He observed an black male suspect wearing all black and carrying a duffel bag, standing in the front yard near the window. The son fired three rounds into the front yard, causing the suspect to flee from the area.
Police checked the area, failed to locate the suspect, and found no sign that anyone was struck by the gunfire.
Anyone with information about the suspect involved in this crime is urged to contact the Tyler Police Department, at 903-531-1000, or Crimestoppers at 903-597-CUFF (903-597-2833). Crimestoppers will pay up to $1,000 for information that leads to the arrest and charges filed against the suspect in this case or any felony case.
