Intruder Killed With Own Gun

(Everett, Washington) Last night, an intruder in a house near downtown Everett was shot and killed with his own gun.

Everett police detained and then released a man they described as an acquaintance of a man who rented the upstairs portion of the house in the 2300 block of Wetmore Avenue. The shooting happened in the interior stairwell leading from the front door to the resident's living quarters, said Gretchen Galstad, who rents the lower unit.

Galstad said the intruder, who police have not identified, kicked in the door and then encountered the acquaintance on the stairs. The intruder fired at least two shots before the other man wrestled the gun away and shot the intruder with it, she said.

I'm confused. It appears that the man who lived upstairs was the intruder. Doesn't make sense. Nonetheless, he's dead and no charges have been filed.


[Update 03/30/07]

The deceased intruder has been identified as Leonard Hunter, 18, a student at Franklin High School in Seattle. Hunter apparently had trouble with the law on several occasions in the past.