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By David Higginbotham
Mar. 23, 2013
Two Oklahoma teenagers are dead after a shootout with a Texas couple whose house they were attempting to rob on Wednesday, March 20. The gunfight between the homeowners and the two teens ended unexpectedly when both of the teens, independently of each other, took their own lives.
A woman was home at her Maypearl, Texas ranch Wednesday afternoon, watching television, when she heard her back door rattling. When she went to see about the noise, she came face to face with an armed man trying to get in.
She called her husband, who was outside on the property, and got her gun. CBS DFW reports that she fired a warning shot at the intruders.
Her husband arrived and met the two men outside of his house. Kenneth Chaffin, 17, and Dillon King, 18, both opened fire.
The husband was able to retrieve two rifles from inside house, and return fire. Authorities believe he hit King in the foot. He went down in a field beside the ranch house.
The husband was also hit, though superficially. He did not pursue Chaffin, who retreated to a stolen pickup truck the pair had parked in a field near the house.
Law enforcement, responding to the wifes 911 call from within the house, found the King dead not far from the house. Though King had been shot by the homeowner, the nature of his injuries suggest that he took his own life.
Deputies used dogs to search for Chaffin. While we were going into the field, we heard another shot, Lt. James Saulter, of the Ellis County Sheriffs Office, told CBS DFW, which we believe was the second suspect taking his own life.
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Read more:
Mystery Surrounds Death of Teens in Bothced Texas Burglary
When seconds count, the police are minutes away.
Mar. 23, 2013
Two Oklahoma teenagers are dead after a shootout with a Texas couple whose house they were attempting to rob on Wednesday, March 20. The gunfight between the homeowners and the two teens ended unexpectedly when both of the teens, independently of each other, took their own lives.
A woman was home at her Maypearl, Texas ranch Wednesday afternoon, watching television, when she heard her back door rattling. When she went to see about the noise, she came face to face with an armed man trying to get in.
She called her husband, who was outside on the property, and got her gun. CBS DFW reports that she fired a warning shot at the intruders.
Her husband arrived and met the two men outside of his house. Kenneth Chaffin, 17, and Dillon King, 18, both opened fire.
The husband was able to retrieve two rifles from inside house, and return fire. Authorities believe he hit King in the foot. He went down in a field beside the ranch house.
The husband was also hit, though superficially. He did not pursue Chaffin, who retreated to a stolen pickup truck the pair had parked in a field near the house.
Law enforcement, responding to the wifes 911 call from within the house, found the King dead not far from the house. Though King had been shot by the homeowner, the nature of his injuries suggest that he took his own life.
Deputies used dogs to search for Chaffin. While we were going into the field, we heard another shot, Lt. James Saulter, of the Ellis County Sheriffs Office, told CBS DFW, which we believe was the second suspect taking his own life.
(Excerpt)
Read more:
Mystery Surrounds Death of Teens in Bothced Texas Burglary
When seconds count, the police are minutes away.
