Friday, July 7, 2006

Danville, Virginia

From the Richmond Times-Dispatch of July 7, 2006
Alleged intruder slain, police say

A Danville man was shot and killed after he and three others forced their way into a city residence, police said yesterday.

Deshawn Shakor Hardman, 19, died Wednesday at Danville Regional Medical Center after being found shot near the doorway of a North Avenue home, according to a statement from the police.

When police were called to the house in the 100 block of North Avenue about 10 p.m. Wednesday, officers found Hardman lying wounded near the doorway. A resident, whom authorities did not identify, told police that four men with firearms had forced open his front door and started to enter the house. The resident said he fired several shots at the intruders, striking at least Hardman, according to the police statement.

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