‘Home Invader’ Is the One Species Most States Still Don’t Protect

A lot of folks in Arizona love and embrace the Second Amendment. After all, one doesn’t need a permission ship to bring your heat in the Copper State. In Saint David, a 67-year-old man learned that a bedroom window isn’t a senior citizen discount lane.

Last week, a homeowner with two small children inside heard suspicious noises and checked his cameras. He saw a strange old man breaking out a window and trying to climb inside. Mr. Homeowner fired upon the would-be intruder.

The 67-year-old won’t make his 68th birthday party. Meanwhile the kids inside the home didn’t miss breakfast and remained uninjured and unmolested.

 

SUSPECTED INTRUDER SHOT DEAD: A Saint David homeowner allegedly shot and killed a man outside a window during an apparent break-in attempt, with two small children inside. https://t.co/1jHevnaRmi

— FOX 10 Phoenix (@FOX10Phoenix) August 31, 2026

After being shot, the intruder abandoned his attempt to climb through the window, but he didn’t get far.  Cops found him “unresponsive” outside the window. Medics tried, but failed.

For some do-gooders, the excuse menu writes itself. Maybe he was a mental case. Or drunk. Possibly stoned. Perhaps just a confused neighbor. Maybe he just had a poor life coach.

None of it gives anyone a climbing permit to bust a window and force entry into a home in the middle of the night (or any other time). One with children. Age isn’t a free pass. “He lived nearby” isn’t an invitation. If your plan includes break-glass-and-force-entry, you’ve chosen to be the one species that most states don’t protect.

This was a father standing between a bad dude and two little children. Cochise County Sheriff Mark Dannels says we need to wait for the full investigation. Fine. The part already on the table doesn’t require a séance to figure out. Occupied house. Broken window. Stranger coming through.

Fox10Phoenix has it:

An Arizona homeowner allegedly shot and killed a suspected intruder early Sunday morning, according to the Cochise County Sheriff’s Office.

Deputies were notified of a potential burglary in progress at a Saint David home in the early morning hours on Aug. 30.

The homeowner said he was inside with his family, including two small children, when he heard what sounded like a window being broken. When he checked his home security system, someone was seen outside, the man told officials.

After entering the main living area, the resident said he saw a shadow near the window, as if someone were trying to get into the home.

That doesn’t sound like it requires much more of an investigation.