A homeowner successfully repelled an alleged home invader and now the alleged accomplice has been released without charge.
An alleged home invasion in Terre Haute, Indiana resulted in a homeowner using self-defense, who shot and killed the alleged violator early Sunday morning. The incident serves as a reminder of the potential for a legally armed individual to prevent harm to innocent people. The Terre Haute Police Department shared details of the event in a Facebook post.
The following post says:
Vigo County Dispatch Central received a 911 call at around 5:30 a.m. today from the 200 block of N. Fruitridge Ave. reporting that a homeowner had just been shot and an intruder in his home. They also said a second person who was with the intruder had fled the area on foot.
Several officers responded to the area, secured the scene, and launched an investigation. Officers located the second person who had been with the suspected intruder hiding in a nearby courtyard and was taken into custody. The suspected intruder was determined to be deceased at the scene.
Crime scene investigators and technicians attended the scene and this is currently an active investigation. There is no danger to the community and no further information can be released at this time.
The homeowner who fired the shooting has not been charged, which is fitting, but the person accompanying the alleged invader has also been released without charge, raising concern.
On January 23, the Terre Haute Police Department provided more information about the incident via a Facebook post, identifying the suspected home invader.
The man who was fatally shot in the home invasion Sunday morning was Michael Bell, 30, of Clay City. The person who was alleged with Bell during the incident was released Sunday with no charges filed at this time. No charges have been filed against the owner/victim. This is an ongoing investigation, further information will be released as the case permits.
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