Neighbors said the homeowner owned a semi-automatic rifle and was known to be very protective of his mother. Investigators confirmed that.
A woman was among the three people present at the time of the attempted robbery. Neighbor Carlos Watson described hearing the confrontation.
“There were five shots at first, and then it sounded like a handgun. After that, I heard what sounded like a larger firearm. It was a lot of shots,” he recalled.
“It’s incredibly sad that these young men lost their lives. It breaks my heart, and the homeowner is also devastated,”
Said neighbor Brian Jenkins, a friend of the homeowner who spoke on his behalf. Jenkins added that the homeowner “acted on instinct” and was emotionally impacted by what occurred.
