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Homeowner Fatally Shoots Man Climbing Through Window

By Frank Heinz, NBC Dallas, Fort Worth

Credit: NBC Dallas/Fort Worth

Police said the homeowner heard a noise inside his residence and shot a man, later identified as 33-year-old Deyfon Pipkins, aka BJ, as he climbed through the window.

February 19, 2013 Updated Feb 19, 2013 at 10:18 AM PDT

A homeowner fatally shot an intruder as he climbed through a window and into his home Monday afternoon, Dallas police say.

Police said the homeowner heard a noise inside his residence and shot a man, later identified as 33-year-old Deyfon Pipkins, aka BJ, as he climbed through the window.

"The homeowner heard a noise. He came around the corner, saw the individual trying to climb into the window and according to the law, the castle doctrine, he used deadly force," said Sgt. Calvin Johnson, with the Dallas Police Department.

According to police, the homeowner then called 911. When police arrived, officers found Pipkins’ body lying lifeless in the window.

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