California man dies after being shot eight times while trying to stop robbery at elderly neighbor's house
41-year-old Patrick Smith spent eight days in the hospital after the November 14 incident but would eventually succumb to his wounds on Thanksgiving
A concerned California man who went to check on a next-door neighbor and was subsequently shot eight times by a robber running from the police passed away, his wife has confirmed. 41-year-old Patrick Smith spent eight days in the hospital after the November 14 incident but would eventually succumb to his wounds on Thanksgiving.
According to CNN, the incident unfolded in San Bernardino County in the city of Barstow, located 120 miles (190 km) southwest of Los Angeles. The Bairstow Police Department had received a call reporting a robbery inside one of the homes in Smith's neighborhood in the 800 Block of Keith Street and was told by the caller that flashlights could be seen inside.