Police: Tulsa Homeowner Uses Shotgun To Scare Off Would-Be Burglars

A homeowner confronted two burglars in his house near 44th and Harvard early Saturday morning, according to Tulsa police. Corporal Scott Anderson said the Tulsa resident opened fire on the two men with a shotgun.

Police say the attempted burglary took place around 6:30 a.m. Sunday near Edison High School.

The homeowner, his wife and kids were in the house when two men reportedly broke in. They ran away after the man shot at them, but police were able to take them into custody a little later.

One of the suspects was stopped in a vehicle near 46th and Harvard, and the other man was arrested at the Shell station at 36th and Harvard, Anderson said.

Dawson Allen Inhofe Ginest, 18, was arrested on complaints of first degree burglary, possession of marijuana and possession of drug paraphernalia.

Jared Webb, 19, was arrested on a second degree burglary complaint.

No one was injured in the attempted burglary.