Man and Son Get Into Shootout With 3 Home Intruders and Realize Wounded Suspect is Their Relative, Police Say

A shootout between a man and his son and three armed home intruders ended up with the victims realizing one of the suspects was a relative of theirs, according to Indiana police.

Darrell Gibbs told WXIN-TV that he was awakened from his sleep at about 4 a.m. on Sunday by the sounds of six to eight gunshots coming from the back of his home in southwest Indianapolis.

”I was in bed asleep, and then I hear the gunfire,” Gibbs said. “And my son taps on the door and tells me what’s happening, and I get dressed and come out back.” . . .

“I see the intruder laying here on the ground, and he wanted me to make a call for him,” said Gibbs. . .

“It was little Matt, my nephew’s son,” Gibbs claimed. (Read more from “Man and Son Get Into Shootout With 3 Home Intruders and Realize Wounded Suspect is Their Relative, Police Say” HERE)

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