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Grandpa shoots burglar who broke into his business with grandkids inside
A business owner and grandfather in Rancho Cordova, California, said he shot a burglar in the early morning hours of Nov. 24 in an effort to protect his grandsons, who were sleeping in the back of the store at the time.
“My babies were with me, and he was going to attack me,” the 70-year-old business owner named Robert told Fox News Digital. Robert opted not to share his last name for privacy reasons.
The Sacramento Sheriff’s Office confirmed the shooting on Nov. 25, saying they received a 911 call at 1:15 a.m. on Nov. 24, a Sunday, from a business owner on Folsom Boulevard “stating that someone broke into his business and he shot them.”
Officers with the Rancho Cordova Police Department and Sacramento County Sheriff’s Office were dispatched to the scene, where they began lifesaving aid on the suspect. Authorities then transported the suspect to a local hospital, where he was later pronounced dead.
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A California business owner said he shot a burglar who broke into his store in the middle of the night to save his grandsons’ lives. (Google Maps)
Robert said he and his two grandsons, ages 4 and 14, were asleep in the back room when the burglar allegedly broke in through his front store window.
The burglar proceeded to walk through his store, past racks of items such as expensive leather jackets, and toward the back room where Robert and his grandsons were sleeping, Robert said.
Robert’s 14-year-old grandson was awake at the time and heard a noise, at which point he “jumped on” Robert to wake him up and tell him that someone was in the store. Robert went to get his gun – one his father gave him in 1958 that is registered in Robert’s name – and within seconds, the burglar allegedly tried to kick in the door to the backroom where Robert and his grandsons were.
Robert said the door made a loud “boom” sound, and the suspect shone a flashlight in his direction when the door opened.
“I had only been awake for about five minutes. I’m three feet from the door but five feet from him,” Robert recalled. “I thought I got shot.”
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Robert also said that the burglar was wielding a butane torch and holding it toward him when he entered the back room. Robert initially thought the torch was a gun, and he fired at the suspect.
“He charged at me. He didn’t run away,” Robert said. “He had an intent to come in the building and kill me.”
After sustaining a gunshot wound, the burglar walked out of and away from Robert’s store, at which point Robert called 911 and authorities arrived.
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“It’s disgusting. I feel bad that the man is dead.”
Robert said he has been robbed at gunpoint three times. Burglars normally go for the leather jackets, he said, but Robert believes in this instance, the burglar was going to try to kill him and take his money.
The sheriff’s office said detectives and crime scene investigators “responded to the scene, began their investigation, interviewed witnesses, and began to gather evidence.”
The Sacramento County Sheriff’s Office responded to the shooting on Nov. 24. (Sacramento County Sheriff’s Office)
“Based on their investigation, [d]etectives learned the subject broke in through the front of the business and then attempted to gain access to a rear living area occupied by the business owner and two minor grandchildren,” the sheriff’s office said. “The business owner shot the subject, who retreated back out through the front and collapsed in a nearby parking lot.”
Authorities have not made any arrests in connection with the incident, and an investigation is ongoing, “pending the autopsy, forensics, and other items,” the sheriff’s office said.
Robert teared up while recalling the incident.
“You don’t have time to think,” he said. “If he were 25 feet away from me, I would have said, ‘I’ve got a gun.’”
But in the moment, Robert recalled his only thought being “my babies next to me are going to die” if he didn’t act.
Robert said that in the days since the shooting, he has been unable to sleep and fearful of retribution, but he’s just thankful that his grandchildren are still alive.
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The Oregon Ducks’ 2025 season has looked a lot different from when they went undefeated in the 2024 regular season and won the Big Ten Conference Championship. The Ducks entered the postseason with a loss on their record and a handful of young players gaining their first College Football Playoff starts in the first round vs. Jams Madison.
The path for Oregon to make a deep postseason run is still there. Coach Dan Lanning went on The Pat McAfee Show on Tuesday and revealed what he thinks his team’s biggest superpower is ahead of their quarterfinal matchup against Texas Tech.
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The Ducks’ regular season didn’t lack adversity. Between a high-pressure overtime game, having to comeback with two minutes left on the road and a plethora of injuries, Lanning’s squad has had a lot to overcome. Throughout all the adversity, the team stuck together.
“I think our superpower is our love for our teammates,” Lanning said. “I think our superpower is the amount of guys that make an impact on this team.”
Quarterback Dante Moore said after the Ducks’ first-round win that the group has grown throughout the season because of the way they’re connected.
With players like wide receivers Dakorien Moore and Gary Bryant Jr., as well as various players on the offensive line, coming in and out the lineup, the offense has barely missed a beat. Other players have stepped up when their number has been called.
“I think strength in numbers has really been a superpower for us. We’ve been down players and then we’ve had players available,” Lanning said. “We’ve had guys that you didn’t expect to make an impact, make a huge impact. So, I think really our superpower is the strength in numbers and the buy in from our players.”
Lanning’s roster seem to be getting healthy at the right time. Moore and Bryant both returned to the field vs. the Dukes after missing over a month of action. Wide receiver Evan Stewart and defensive back Trey McNutt have both been seen practicing in the past week despite not playing yet this season.
The Ducks should become harder to scout with more players returning from injury. The way that players like wide receiver Jeremiah McClellan have stepped up for Oregon when its needed creates a variety of options for the coaching staff to choose from, and it makes the team more unpredictable.
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The players on the Ducks may have a lot of chemistry and trust in one another, but part of their “superpower” seems to be the trust they have in the coaching staff.
After Oregon had a lackluster second half against JMU, Moore said that he’s confident the team will clean up its mistakes because he knows his coach is going to continue to push them in practice.
“Coach Lanning’s our leader. We go as he goes,” Moore said. “He’s going to make sure that he’s going to push us very hard next week. We’re going go watch film. Of course, he’s proud of us for us making it this far.”
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