A gun as an equalizer.Donald Robertson of Indianapolis, who suffered a stroke in May and is still recovering, and his 12-year-old son were asleep just after midnight on January 10 when he was awakened a·wak·en tr. & intr.v. a·wak·ened, a·wak·en·ing, a·wak·ens To awake; waken. See Usage Note at wake1. [Middle English awakenen, from Old English by the sound of breaking glass. He saw a man outside and, grabbing a shotgun shotgun: see small arms. shotgun Smoothbore shoulder firearm designed to fire a number of pellets, or shot, that cover a large target area after they leave the muzzle. It is used mainly against small game such as birds. , he went to confront him. Though Robertson has difficulty moving his left arm, he struggled briefly with the man, later identified as 43-year-old Chester Burkett, and then he shot Burkett in the legs. Robertson, not sure if his shot had struck Burkett, began beating Burkett with the butt of his gun until the butt broke. Then Burkett fled. Robertson shot twice at the fleeing man. Burkett was caught when he knocked on the doors of neighboring neigh·bor n. 1. One who lives near or next to another. 2. A person, place, or thing adjacent to or located near another. 3. A fellow human. 4. Used as a form of familiar address. v. houses for help. According to according to prep. 1. As stated or indicated by; on the authority of: according to historians. 2. In keeping with: according to instructions. 3. IndyChannel.com, Robertson's actions were justified under Indiana law because he believed that both his life and his son's were in danger. |
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