Incident

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11-17-2019 North Carolina Burlington 1-1

Location

November 17, 2019

Incident Address

Burlington, North Carolina

Participants

Type: Victim
Status: Unharmed

Type: Subject-Suspect
Name: William Cowan
Age: 29
Age Group: Adult 18+
Gender: Male
Status: Unharmed, Arrested

Incident Characteristics

Non-Shooting Incident
Home Invasion
Home Invasion - No death or injury - REQUIRES DGU
Defensive Use
Defensive Use - Victim stops crime
Defensive use - No shots fired

Notes

Homeowner stops intruder by brandishing shotgun

Guns Involved

1 gun involved.

Type: Unknown

Sources

URL: https://www.wfmynews2.com/article/news/crime/burlington-homeowner-confronts-man-trying-to-break-into-home/83-b1b5e42c-58cc-4847-abc1-73d6fa025dc3

URL: https://myfox8.com/2019/11/17/man-arrested-after-trying-to-break-into-burlington-home-with-ax-police-say/

District

Congressional District: 6
State Senate District: 24
State House District: 63