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Homeowner Fires Back At BB Gun Vandals

Posted: 5:35 pm EST March 28, 2006Updated: 5:54 pm EST March 28, 2006

A Volusia County homeowner turned the tables after someone riddled his house with BB gun pellets for the second time. This time, he fired back. The sheriff's department is still looking into the shooting.

This was the second time the homeowner had been shot at by vandals. This time, he said, he decided to shoot back.

Over $1,000 worth of tempered glass has been thrown in the trash.

"I could hear the sound of glass breaking. It sounded like it's raining glass," Barry Hartman said.

Unfortunately for Hartman, this was the second time he had a glass storm in his living room. Last December, vandals shot out his picture window. Now it happened again.

"I heard three pops," Hartman said.

He though it sounded like a real gun, which is not far fetched. There's not a lot of sound difference between a high powered BB gun and a .22 pistol. He grabbed his own and leaned out the window to see who was shooting at him.

"As I leaned out, I could see what appeared to be a rifle being held, so I started shooting," he said.

Hartman fired three shots towards the ground in front of the vandals. They got the point and ran away. He hopes they remember what they learned.

"I hope they don't come back. I'm getting tired of this," he said.

Hartman was not charged with any crime. Volusia County is still looking to see if he broke any law. As for the vandals, firing anything, even a BB gun, into an occupied home is a felony.

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