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Man kills one home invader, injures another, police say

Shooter says pair were burglars who came in demanding money.

According to neighbors, a resident at this Hanover Twp. home shot two men after they entered the house and demanded money early Sunday, Aug. 8, 2010, in the 1100 block of Beissinger Road. Staff photo by Apryl Pilolli

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According to neighbors, a resident at this Hanover Twp. home shot two men after they reportedly entered the house and demanded money early Sunday, Aug. 8, in the 1100 block of Beissinger Road. Staff photo by Apryl Pilolli

Apryl Pilolli According to neighbors, a resident at this Hanover Twp. home shot two men after they reportedly entered the house and demanded money early Sunday, Aug. 8, in the 1100 block of Beissinger Road. Staff photo by Apryl Pilolli

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By Denise G. Callahan, Staff Writer Updated 8:35 AM Monday, August 9, 2010

HANOVER TWP. — One suspected home invader is dead and another injured after the two men were shot by a resident who was trying to defend himself, authorities said.

The shooting occurred about 1:45 a.m. Sunday morning, Aug. 8, in the 1100 block of Beissinger Road. Two black males entered the home, assaulted a man and demanded money, according to a press release from the Butler County Sheriff’s Office.

The resident, who neighbors say is the homeowner’s nephew, told deputies the men had a small caliber handgun and “struck him in the head with the firearm.” He then fired at them with an automatic weapon. When police arrived, they found the two men near the door with multiple gunshot wounds.

The men, whose names have not been released, were flown to University Hospital.

Butler County dispatchers reported Sunday afternoon that one man died at University Hospital, and the other man was scheduled to be released from the hospital Sunday night.

The house where the shooting took place is modest, with debris and a pile of crushed beer cans littering the side yard.

Jim Lakes, who lives across the street, was perplexed about the incident.

“What’s strange to me, and I’m not trying to be derogatory, is why two burglars would pick on that house when you have multihundred-thousand dollar houses over there,” he said, waving his arm toward the nearby valley.

Lakes said he didn’t hear the gunshots and he was shocked that his dog, a German shepherd who he said is trained to attack, didn’t bark when the gunfire erupted.

Guy Metcalf, a longtime neighbor, said the residents have always been quiet, good neighbors.

“There have never been no problems, like anything period,” he said. “Never, nothing.”

The Butler County Crime Scene Unit is investigating the incident.

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