{"id":2673458,"date":"2026-09-30T21:41:02","date_gmt":"2026-10-01T01:41:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/san-francisco-burglar-picks-wrong-house-takes-a-bullet-in-the-buttocks-from-armed-vietnam-vet\/"},"modified":"2026-09-30T21:43:08","modified_gmt":"2026-10-01T01:43:08","slug":"san-francisco-burglar-picks-wrong-house-takes-a-bullet-in-the-buttocks-from-armed-vietnam-vet","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/san-francisco-burglar-picks-wrong-house-takes-a-bullet-in-the-buttocks-from-armed-vietnam-vet\/","title":{"rendered":"San Francisco Burglar Picks Wrong House, Takes a Bullet in the Buttocks from Armed Vietnam Vet"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">32<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fsan-francisco-burglar-picks-wrong-house-takes-a-bullet-in-the-buttocks-from-armed-vietnam-vet%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2673458&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>A homeowner in San Francisco, a 73-year-old Army Vietnam War veteran, thwarted a burglary by shooting the intruder after a confrontation inside his house. The incident occurred early Sunday morning when a burglar drilled into his door, and surveillance footage showed the suspect pacing outside before attempting to break in. Upon waking to noises, the homeowner grabbed a handgun and encountered the masked intruder on the second floor, who was accompanied by a large dog.feeling threatened during the struggle, the homeowner fired a single shot, hitting the suspect in the buttocks, causing him to flee the scene. The wounded intruder was later found nearby and taken to the hospital with non-life-threatening injuries. The homeowner sustained minor injuries, and the dog was taken into custody by animal control. Neighbors praised his actions, highlighting his heroism and veteran status.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><br \/>\n<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC \"-\/\/W3C\/\/DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional\/\/EN\" \"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/TR\/REC-html40\/loose.dtd\"><br \/>\n<?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><html><body><\/p>\n<section> \t\t\t\t<script>console.log(\"ad slot (AC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC2)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC3)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC4)\")<\/script><\/p>\n<p>Crime can be a real pain in the behind for those who target the wrong people, even in California.<\/p>\n<p>That appears to be the lesson from an early morning burglary at a San Francisco home, where a 73-year-old Army Vietnam War veteran said he shot an alleged intruder during a physical confrontation inside his home this past weekend.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cbsnews.com\/sanfrancisco\/news\/san-francisco-police-investigating-burglary-and-shooting\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">According to<\/a> CBS News, the break-in happened shortly after 5 a.m. Sunday in the city\u2019s Sunset District.<\/p>\n<p>Neighbor surveillance footage obtained by CBS showed a man walking back and forth in the area for about 40 minutes before the break-in.<\/p>\n<p>The homeowner, whose name was withheld by the outlet over concerns for his safety, said the suspect drilled a hole through his first-floor wooden door to unlock it and make his way inside.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cA professional burglar cut his way into my home,\u201d the Vietnam War veteran told CBS.<\/p>\n<p>The homeowner said he had been asleep on the third floor when noises from the burglary roused him.<\/p>\n<p>He said he grabbed his handgun and went downstairs to investigate what was happening inside his home.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Home intruder in San Francisco shot by Vietnam War veteran\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/VTtZ36UvHS4?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>On the second floor, he encountered a burglar dressed in black with his face covered. The veteran said he not only faced the intruder, but the man was accompanied by a large dog.<\/p>\n<p>The veteran chose to fight after he was attacked, he said.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cHe kind of grabbed me, and I fell to my hands and knees, and I shot him because physically I felt really threatened,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p>He added, \u201cHe had already made a deep intrusion into my home.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The homeowner said he fired a single shot during the struggle.<\/p>\n<p>The round reportedly struck the man in the buttocks, and the man fled \u2014 leaving behind a trail of blood and his dog.<\/p>\n<p>The veteran suffered minor scrapes to his hands and knees.<\/p>\n<p>He said Animal Control later took custody of the abandoned dog, which was described as a husky.<\/p>\n<p>San Francisco police later detained an injured man matching the description of the wounded burglar about three miles away, but the man was not immediately identified.<\/p>\n<p>Police said paramedics took the man to San Francisco General Hospital, where he was recovering from non-life-threatening injuries.<\/p>\n<p>A neighbor of the veteran praised his actions to defend himself and his home.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cOur neighbor is really something special,\u201d a man named Michael told CBS. \u201cHe\u2019s definitely got a heroic side to him. 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