Homeowner Shot During Vehicle Burglary, Suspects Sought

A CRIME ALERT THIS EVENING ...
A THEODORE MAN IS RECOVERING ...
AFTER THIEVES SHOT HIM IN THE
THIGH THIS MORNING... WHEN HE
CAUGHT THEM IN THE
ACT.
NEWS 5'S HAYLEY MINOGUE SPOKE TO
HIM
AND HIS WIFE ABOUT THE SCARY
SITUATION.
"THE HOMEOWNERS SAY THE SUSPECTS
TOOK OFF ACROSS THIS FIELD THIS
MORNING
AFTER THAT INCIDENT. NOW IT'S
HUGS ALL
AROUND, ONE MAN LUCKY TO BE
ALIVE."
MATTHEW ROBERTS WAS LOADING UP
HIS
EQUIPMENT FOR WORK EARLY
WEDNESDAY
MORNING WHEN HE WALKED OUT TO
HIS
TRUCK TO SEE TWO OR THREE MEN
TRYING TO
STEAL FROM HIM.
HE STARTED YELLING AT THEM, AND
THEY TOOK
OFF RUNNING ACROSS THE EMPTY LOT
NEXT
TO THE HOME....
THEN, FROM ABOUT 50 YARDS
AWAY... THEY
SHOT AT ROBERTS AS HE ATTEMPTED
TO
CHASE THEM DOWN... HITTING HIM
IN THE THIGH.
"to me, it's a lot harder to go
steal something
from somebody than to go get a
job. you're
taking a chance for your life,
you put
someone else's life in jeopardy.
it makes me
very angry."
TONIGHT AT 10, HEAR MR AND MRS
ROBERTS DETAIL THE MORNING...
AND HOW YOU CAN HELP SOLVE THIS
CRIME.
"BELIEVE IT OR NOT, MR. ROBERTS
SAYS TOMORROW MORNING HIS PLAN
IS TO WAKE UP, GO OUTSIDE GET IN
THAT TRUCK AND GO TO WORK. HE
SAYS HE DOESN'T KNOW HOW LONG
HE'LL BE ABLE TO STAY THERE, BUT
RIGHT NOW, THAT IS THE PLAN.
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Homeowner Shot During Vehicle Burglary, Suspects Sought

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