Shot and captured: Arnold Morales (photo) was arrested on Monday after the failed home invasion in Las Vegas, Nv
Hostage tied-up during a home invasion breaks free of his restraints and gave the would-be robbers a deadly doze of their medicine
The intruders tied the victims, a male and female using duct tape after breaking into their home invasion Monday night in northwest Las Vegas, Nevada
The man broke free grabbed his gun and shot two of the thieves ,killing one
The injured robber, 21-year-old Arnold Morales, was arrested on Monday after he drove himself to the hospital for a gunshot wound to the buttocks
The female victim was shot in the arm, but is expected to recover, it’s unclear who shot her, the male victim or one of the intruders
Morales Faces nine counts including attempted murder, kidnapping, assault, armed robbery, burglary and conspiracy
The dead suspect is yet to be identified, police believe a third suspect may be on the run
Police activity after the home owner broke free and shot the two of the intruders who had taken the residents hostage, wounding Morales and killing his partner, Monday night.
A Las Vegas resident flouted a home invasion this week, when he broke free of his restraints, got a gun and shot robbers, killing one.
The home invasion happened Monday night on a quiet street in the northwest of the city.
Two men tied the two residents, a man and a woman, up with duct tape in an alleged attempt to steal from them.
But the male resident broke free from his restraints and got a gun, which he used to shoot both of the men. One of the men was killed at the scene while the other, identified as 21-year-old Arnold Morales, initially escaped. He was later arrested, police said, he drove to the hospital to get treated for a gunshot wound to his buttocks. Investigators said they believe a third suspect could be on the run.
The female resident of the home was also shot in the arm, but is recovering from her injuries at University Medical Center. It’s unclear if she was shot on purpose by one of the burglars or on accident by her fellow victim.
Morales was booked at the Clark County Detention Center as soon as he was discharged from the hospital on Tuesday.
The suspect who was killed has not yet been identified and police believe a third suspect may be on the run.
Morales Tuesday , was booked into Clark County Detention Center on nine counts, including attempted murder with a deadly weapon, burglary while possessing a gun, first-degree kidnapping with a deadly weapon, assault with a deadly weapon and robbery with a deadly weapon.
Arnold Morales and his accomplice[s] man broke into a home on northwest Las Vegas this street Monday night and tied up the two residents, but ended up with one their own dead and another injured
Neighbors said they called police after hearing gunshots and screams from the home. the couple’s next-door neighbor, Matt Ciaglia told Fox 6 Now: “I definitely heard him yelling something so I called 911 again, they told me the wrong route. Next thing I know there were helicopters and police car,” Ciaglia said.
Another neighbor, Angela, recalled:“I wasn’t sure what the loud noise was. They were shots, but maybe we thought they were firecrackers because I don’t know what a gunshot is supposed to sound like but it didn’t immediately seem like that.
“The girl was screaming really loud and that was what was so scary, like a horror movie kind of screaming.”
Some were asking themselves if they would have done the same thing. Tom Shiloh says, “I would’ve shot him a couple more times to make sure he was dead, absolutely, there’s no cause, no reason to be that way, to steal, to rob.”
Others are now considering taking precautions to protect themselves. Lisa Warren told Fox 6 Now: “I wish I still own a gun. I used to, I wish I still did.”
Nevada does have a “stand your ground” law but sometimes the victim is not immune from prosecution. According to the Las Vegas Review-Journal, “In Clark County, prosecutors have been willing to charge people in situations where deadly force could have been avoided. In self-defense cases, there has to be an immediate threat to the person’s life.”
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