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Ferndale, Michigan homeowner stops home invasion with 2 shots

Double tap FTW!
FERNDALE, Mich. -- "I (saw) the silhouette in the window, so I fired twice," said Dupree Smith.

The 34-year-old had slept in, calling off work after celebrating the Tigers' victory. He said it was around 9:30 Friday morning when he heard noises coming from the back of his Ferndale home in his father's room. He knew his dad had already left for work, so Smith grabbed his gun.

"I said, 'Dad, dad' and nobody answered back, but I still heard the movement back there," Smith explained. "When I opened up the door, the window shattered, so I fired twice."

Smith then ran to the front door of his home on Edgewood and saw a truck in his driveway with a guy inside.

"White guy, kind of stocky type, short haircut. I know he had on a blue, tight shirt. That's how I knew he was kind of stocky," Smith said. "So then I fired twice at the truck because it shocked me. It scared me. He backed out... and then I called 911."

Police say the suspect's truck is a 1997 silver Ford Ranger with an Oxbow logo on it. The same truck was reported stolen out of Livonia on Thursday and used in a crime in Troy that same day. However, on this day they stopped at the home of Dupree Smith and his dad wrongly assuming no one was home.

"They probably would've cleaned me out for everything I work hard for," said Smith. "Hopefully they catch them and maybe they (will) think twice now about going in somebody's house."

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Added: Oct-20-2012 Occurred On: Oct-19-2012
By: Amusing
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Tags: Detroit, Ferndale, crime, police, violence, burglary, guns, CCW, double tap, hotdog water, theft, morgue, disco, square dancing, crime prevention, insurance
Location: Ferndale, Michigan, United States (load item map)
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  • Where the hell did this happen? Oppositeland?

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  • hahahaha -- A white guy breaking into a black man's house, how fucking ironic!

    This is going to be a GREAT day. =)

    Posted Oct-20-2012 By 

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  • now that's a change, a white guy braking into a black dudes house

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  • a white guy? he may have been there to recover his stolen shit

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  • So... I don't get it. What was the white guy gonna steal, chicken waffles and kool-aid?

    Posted Oct-20-2012 By 

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  • LOL
    a union auto worker calls off sick because of the tigers sweep of the hankees?

    yes,
    it IS in the union bylaw

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  • So he fired randomly, then fired at a vehicle in his drive? This moron has no business with a firearm. And he calls off work sick for a fuking sport game? Really? Can we please say, "get in the unemployment line"?

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  • hahaha, bull shit. I think he is full of shit and one of his "people" was going to break in...or maybe a mexican...or are they all white-mexicans now.

    Posted Oct-21-2012 By 

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  • Nicely done.

    only thing better would have been to actually hit the guy.
    then again, he might have...


    Love to know what kind of gun and what kind of ammo/load..

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    • @wharris think about it, though. he stopped someone from breaking into his home, which is awesome. he also admitted he shot at someone who was outside his home. he wasn't in imminent danger of bodily harm, or so some legal eagle might argue. he put holes through the wall of his house, so the bullets probably left the property and could have hit someone other than the burglar. then, he fired two more shots at the truck in the driveway. he could end up in a LOT of trouble. I hope not.

      In Texas, h More..

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    • @Amusing
      I noticed all of that too.

      Cringed a bit when he fired outside his home.

      Wondered about caliber and load when I saw the size of the holes...

      In my opinion, the best home defense weapon is one that will save your life, but not take your neighbors..

      Its one reason I have a big heavy .357 Magnum loaded with little .38 rounds More..

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    • @Amusing
      section 8 rental property...
      it isn't even his home, it's obamaland

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    • @wharris
      You need real ammo to stop the meth addict crack zombies created by the liberal utopia society of detroit

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    • @Airedale
      With my nightstand gun, If one does not do it, I have 7 more in the cylinder.

      And if the Zombie Apocalypse does occur, I keep several hundred rounds of this
      .


      But, if push comes to shove, I'm not using my pistol anyway.

      Someone once told me in my military days that a pistol is only good for fighting your way back to your rifle.

      Mine is never far awa More..

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  • every one caught being a thug should be executed trevron style.

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  • Terrible shot apparetntly.

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  • that's why i sleep with a pump next to my bed you just never know whos going to be kicking in your door or breaking your window

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