Police: Homeowner Didn't Have To Use Deadly Force
Shooter Says 2 Men Tried To Rob Him
POSTED: 9:54 am CST January 13,
2004
UPDATED: 12:43 pm CST January 15,
2004
GRAND PRAIRIE, Texas -- Police now say they think a shooter in Grand Prairie did not have to use deadly force.
Foyil Edward Deal, 63, says two men stormed his home and forced him to withdraw cash from an ATM Tuesday morning.
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On the drive home, Deal, who has a concealed handgun license, says he pulled out a pistol from his pocket and shot Wesley Lewis Duncan, 40, and Wylie Bailey Casey, 35, in the head."They may have known about him, may have known he had monies," Detective John Brimmer (pictured, left) said.Deal is in the Dallas County Jail after a judge set bond at $750,000.A grand jury will hear the case to decide if there is enough evidence to prosecute the case.
Consuelo Mendoza is standing by her neighbor's story."I can only tell you that people have been coming in and out of there that we don't know, that is not normal for him," he said."For him to have done this, he would have been extremely threatened," he said.Duncan had a lengthy criminal record that included burglary charges.
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Consuelo Mendoza is standing by her neighbor's story."I can only tell you that people have been coming in and out of there that we don't know, that is not normal for him," he said."For him to have done this, he would have been extremely threatened," he said.Duncan had a lengthy criminal record that included burglary charges.Copyright 2004 by nbc5i.com. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed.










