The man said a burglar was trying to break in to his storage shed (file photo). A Dallas man is accused of fatally shooting a burglar outside his Old East Dallas home Thursday (all times local) and going back to bed before calling police nearly two hours later. Instead, he told police, the person took several steps toward him, so he fired his gun, according to the affidavit. When investigators couldn't find any spent shell casings, Meyer told them he had thrown them in the trash. Neighbours told investigators that they'd heard three gunshots about 5:15 am, contradicting Meyer's account of the number of shots fired.

Source: Stuff September 29, 2019 03:56 UTC