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They lived in the same Frayser neighborhood about a block from each other, a teenager with a troubled background and an elderly man who had owned his home for more than 30 years.
Their lives collided in a moment of violence Sunday.
Donnie M. Weathers, 63, told police he shot and killed 19-year-old Otis L. Yarbrough as the young man and an accomplice broke into his home at 2814 Northmeade.
Memphis police continued to search for the second suspect Monday.
According to police reports, this is what happened:
Weathers, 63, told police he was home alone and was attempting to take a nap at 1:20 p.m. when he heard someone trying to get into his house.
When he got up to check the noise, he saw two men entering through a door to his patio that had been locked. He said the two men were on the patio and were trying to enter his home through a sliding glass door.
He told officers one of the intruders appeared to have a gun.
Weathers fired several shots at the two men. The report did not indicate what kind of weapon Weathers used or when or where he got it.
Yarbrough was hit once in the head. The second suspect ran from the house. It is not known if he was injured.
Weathers called 911 and reported the burglary. When police arrived, Yarbrough was dead. Police would not say if they recovered a weapon that might have been carried by one of the intruders.
I FEEL AS IF THE MAN WAS RIGHT DEFENDING HIS HOME... I KNOW I WORK TO HARD FOR THE THINGS WE HAVE HERE IN MY HOUSE FOR SOMEBODY ELSE TO COME AND TAKE THEM......
THE SLAIN BOYS FAMILY LAWYER SAID THE ACT WAS TOO HARSH I THINKN NOT..... BREAKING IN IS NOT A GAME.... COME IN MY WINDOWS AND THEY WILL GET YOU WERE YOU ENTER.........
Their lives collided in a moment of violence Sunday.
Donnie M. Weathers, 63, told police he shot and killed 19-year-old Otis L. Yarbrough as the young man and an accomplice broke into his home at 2814 Northmeade.
Memphis police continued to search for the second suspect Monday.
According to police reports, this is what happened:
Weathers, 63, told police he was home alone and was attempting to take a nap at 1:20 p.m. when he heard someone trying to get into his house.
When he got up to check the noise, he saw two men entering through a door to his patio that had been locked. He said the two men were on the patio and were trying to enter his home through a sliding glass door.
He told officers one of the intruders appeared to have a gun.
Weathers fired several shots at the two men. The report did not indicate what kind of weapon Weathers used or when or where he got it.
Yarbrough was hit once in the head. The second suspect ran from the house. It is not known if he was injured.
Weathers called 911 and reported the burglary. When police arrived, Yarbrough was dead. Police would not say if they recovered a weapon that might have been carried by one of the intruders.
I FEEL AS IF THE MAN WAS RIGHT DEFENDING HIS HOME... I KNOW I WORK TO HARD FOR THE THINGS WE HAVE HERE IN MY HOUSE FOR SOMEBODY ELSE TO COME AND TAKE THEM......
THE SLAIN BOYS FAMILY LAWYER SAID THE ACT WAS TOO HARSH I THINKN NOT..... BREAKING IN IS NOT A GAME.... COME IN MY WINDOWS AND THEY WILL GET YOU WERE YOU ENTER.........
