Home Invader Impersonating a Cop Gets Shot in the Butt

A 34-year-old home invader masquerading as a police officer was reportedly shot by a homeowner while attempting to rob a group of folks inside a home.

The guy was apparently wearing a vest identifying him as a police officer when he entered an Indianapolis home and tried to rob the two men and one woman inside. Soon the tables were turned, however.

Police say one of the people inside the home pulled out a gun and shot [the trespasser].

[The crook] fled from the home, but police found him. Medics transported him to the hospital to be treated for a gunshot wound to his buttocks. Police say it is not a life-threatening injury.

Aside from the vest, police also recovered a radio with headset and handcuffs. The bad guy was arrested for “criminal confinement and impersonating a public servant.”

Here’s to the armed citizen who made it mighty uncomfortable for him to sit when his day in court rolls around.

Russ Chastain

Editor & Contributing Writer Russ Chastain is a lifelong hunter and shooter who has spent his life learning about hunting, shooting, guns, ammunition, gunsmithing, reloading, and bullet casting. He started toting his own gun in the woods at age nine and he's pursued deer with rifles since 1982, so his hunting knowledge has been growing for more than three and a half decades. His desire and ability to share this knowledge with others has also grown, and Russ has been professionally writing and editing original hunting & shooting content since 1998. Russ Chastain has a passion for sharing accurate, honest, interesting hunting & shooting knowledge and stories with people of all skill levels.