Businessman Stops Intruders

Two bandits are confirmed dead and one of their accomplices is at hospital nursing gunshot wounds. The trio had been part of a gang who had attempted to enter the home of an El Socorro businessman on Tuesday. According to police reports, the owner of Chan's Hardware, located along Chan Avenue, El Socorro Extension #2, awoke to loud banging on his front door at around 4am. The businessman told police he observed six persons, one armed with what looked liked a gun, entering through a wooden door on the western side of the building. Police say the businessman feared for his life and that of his elderly father, and drew his licensed firearm and discharged several rounds in the direction of the intruders. Two of the intruders were hit, while the others fled the premises. The two injured men later succumbed to their injuries. Police officers of the Barataria Police Station who were on patrol, responded and apprehended a third suspect from the Santa Cruz district, who is assisting in inquiries. A vehicle suspected to be used in the incident was also seized by the police.