Tattooed intruder.A criminal got more than he bargained for when he broke into a home late on Sunday, May 29. On that night, Judith Kuntz, a 64-year-old widow from Indiatlantic, Florida, became aware that someone had entered her home, and so she retrieved a revolver revolver: see small arms. revolver Pistol with a revolving cylinder that provides multishot action. Some early versions, known as pepperboxes, had several barrels, but as early as the 17th century pistols were being made with a revolving chamber to and took refuge in a bedroom, with the lights off. When the intruder An attacker that gains, or tries to gain, unauthorized access to a system. See attacker, intrusion and IDS. entered the room, shining a flashlight, Kuntz fired one shot at him, hitting him in the chest. The unidentified intruder ran outside, where he collapsed and died. The dead man did not have identification, and so police are trying to identify him through his tattoos. An investigation showed that he entered the house by pulling a window off a door. In an interview with the Orlando Sentinel The Orlando Sentinel is the primary newspaper of the Orlando, Florida region. It was founded in 1876 and is currently in its 131st year of publication. The Sentinel is owned by Tribune Company and is overseen by the Chicago Tribune. , Kuntz, who has lived alone since her husband died five years ago, spoke briefly about the incident: "I'm doing fine under the circumstances. I don't take any joy in somebody being dead. My self-preservation instinct took over." She had inherited inherited received by inheritance. inherited achondroplastic dwarfism see achondroplastic dwarfism. inherited combined immunodeficiency see combined immune deficiency syndrome (disease). the revolver. She will not face charges. In respect to the incident, agent Lou Heyn of the sheriff's office said, "Occupied burglaries are rare, and this underscores that it is dangerous for the burglar BURGLAR. One who commits a burglary. (q. v.) and the homeowner. Crime is a tough career." |
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