http://www.mlive.com/news/fljournal/...850.xml&coll=5
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"This guy went wild," Pickell said about Ftoyan Novakov, 51, of Sterling Heights, who was shot after he fired at least two bullets into the man's house, broke in and stalked up the stairs toward the man and Novakov's ex-wife. "Our investigation shows the homeowner was defending himself."
Undersheriff James Gage and Lt. Kevin Shanlian said the incident began about 10:25 p.m. when the homeowner, a 41-year-old man, called 911 from his house on Irish Road near Baldwin Road and reported shots were being fired into the house.
He and his girlfriend, Novakov's 42-year-old ex-wife from Macomb Township, retreated to an upstairs bedroom as Novakov threw a whiskey bottle through a window and climbed into the house.
Investigators found that Novakov was armed with a 9 mm handgun with a laser sight.
Gage said a 911 operator could hear the sound of gunshots as the homeowner reported what was happening. The homeowner also said that he was a hunter, and that he had a rifle and needed to defend himself and his girlfriend.
She and the homeowner were in the bedroom trying to hide and protect themselves when Novakov came in, Gage said.
The homeowner then fired his rifle, killing Novakov.
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This was ideal approach, clearly the guy was trained. They took position in the remotest section of the house, got behind the bed and waited until the last possible time to shoot, acting totally in defense and giving every opportunity for the shooting not to happen.