Home invaded; man shot
Date: Dec 5, 2006 9:26 AM
PUBLICATION: The Whitehorse Star
DATE: 2006.12.04
SECTION: Yukon
PAGE: 4
WORD COUNT: 246

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Home invaded; man shot

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A 34-year-old Watson Lake man remains in a Vancouver hospital recovering
from a gunshot wound to his right thigh.

The man was sent to Vancouver after having been shot during a home
invasion in the southeast Yukon community on Saturday.

Watson Lake RCMP were called to a nearby Upper Liard home at at 7 a.m.
They had been told a person had been injured.

Officers and medical personnel found two men injured, one suffering from
a gunshot wound. The homeowner also had injuries such as bruising and
cuts.

As they continued their investigation, police learned two men had gone
into the house and assaulted its owner.

The homeowner eventually managed to free himself, get a firearm and
shoot one of the two men in his house while the other escaped.

Three long-barrel firearms were later seized from the home, Grant
MacDonald, the acting M Division RCMP spokesman, said this morning. Both
injured men were taken to Watson Lake Hospital before being transferred
to Whitehorse General Hospital (WGH).

While the shooting victim was later medivaced to Vancouver for his
serious injury, he was in stable condition, WGH spokeswoman Val Pike
said this morning.

Meanwhile, the 35-year-old homeowner was treated overnight at WGH for
head trauma, bruising and cuts before being released on Sunday, she
said.

As police continue their investigation, MacDonald said they will look at
whether the three Watson Lake men knew one another, details such as how
they entered the home and what type of charges could be laid.

“The invasion is believed to be an isolated incident,” MacDonald said.

RCMP are also continuing to search for the second man involved, though a
description was not available this morning.

MacDonald noted the public’s assistance isn’t required at this time, but
anyone with information can call RCMP or Crime Stoppers at
1-800-222-8477.

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