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In August, David Dominguez tried to burglarize bur·glar·ize  
v. bur·glar·ized, bur·glar·iz·ing, bur·glar·iz·es

v.tr.
1. To enter and steal from (a building or other premises).

2.
 his neighbor's Arlington, Virginia, house and got himself shot, reported the Arlington Sun-Gazette.

At about 5:30 a.m., Dominguez was burglarizing his neighbor's house when the armed homeowner confronted him. Dominguez fled from the family room, the room he was robbing, and entered the bedroom of the man's daughter. The homeowner pursued Dominguez into the room, fought with him, and then shot him in the face.

Despite his wound, Dominguez was able to flee the premises, but he was later arrested at a nearby hospital where he went to get treatment.

In a fit of good sense, the police determined not to charge the homeowner in the shooting even though there is an ordinance A law, statute, or regulation enacted by a Municipal Corporation.

An ordinance is a law passed by a municipal government. A municipality, such as a city, town, village, or borough, is a political subdivision of a state within which a municipal corporation has been
 against discharging a firearm firearm, device consisting essentially of a straight tube to propel shot, shell, or bullets by the explosion of gunpowder. Although the Chinese discovered gunpowder as early as the 9th cent., they did not develop firearms until the mid-14th cent.  in the county. The police did not release Dominguez' mug shot because of the "gruesome grue·some  
adj.
Causing horror and repugnance; frightful and shocking: a gruesome murder. See Synonyms at ghastly.
 nature of Dominguez's injury."
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Title Annotation:EXERCISING THE RIGHT
Author:Williamsen, Kurt
Publication:The New American
Article Type:Brief Article
Geographic Code:1U5VA
Date:Oct 17, 2005
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