Head Shot: Burglar Killed By Resident

Rockingham, NC – When a 26-year-old career criminal reportedly broke into a home Monday night, his career came to an abrupt end when the home’s resident shot him in the head.

The crook reportedly had a long list of previous offenses, including an indictment for two counts of attempted murder. Thankfully for taxpayers, we won’t have to pay for his room and board and a lengthy prosecution & appeals process.

[The crook] was found dead from a gunshot wound inside a residence on Richmond Road, according to the Rockingham Police Department.

The investigation into the incident is ongoing, though RPD said in a statement that the initial investigation indicates that [he] entered the residence in order to commit a criminal act.

‘Upon entry into the residence [the bad guy] was met by an individual who shot him, which ultimately resulted in his death,’ the statement read.

Thanks to a firearm and a law-abiding citizen with the guts to use it, residents of Rockingham are safer in their homes.

And this, my fellow humans, is why people need guns.

Russ Chastain

Editor & Contributing Writer Russ Chastain is a lifelong hunter and shooter who has spent his life learning about hunting, shooting, guns, ammunition, gunsmithing, reloading, and bullet casting. He started toting his own gun in the woods at age nine and he's pursued deer with rifles since 1982, so his hunting knowledge has been growing for more than three and a half decades. His desire and ability to share this knowledge with others has also grown, and Russ has been professionally writing and editing original hunting & shooting content since 1998. Russ Chastain has a passion for sharing accurate, honest, interesting hunting & shooting knowledge and stories with people of all skill levels.