PITTSBURGH — Thieves fired back at a Pittsburgh man trying to stop them from breaking into his car.
Jeff Sarabok told Channel 11 he shouted at three guys on Sunday night for breaking into cars last night, including his own.
In return, one of the men fired shots, and it was caught on his home surveillance system
“I kind of like moved away from the window, but then out of instinct, I looked again. I did not think in a million years that someone would shoot at me just to break into a car,” Sarabrok said.
He immediately called 911, and officers came out to the neighborhood. Police tell us they found one shell casing.
“People I’ve talked to since last night have said, ‘what if you would have walked outside your house, or on your porch? Or the dogs had gone out? Would they have shot one of the dogs?’”
The thieves still decided to target the house even though there’s a beware of dog sign — and a camera that faces right to the driveway.
Sarabok spent part of the afternoon warning neighbors about what happened.
“I think the main thing is not to confront someone. You may think they’re just doing some petty theft or whatever, but now we know...these are dangerous criminals.
Sarabok tells us his car was locked, and he thinks they used an electronic device to mimic the key fob.
Police have not made any arrests.
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