“On an attempted burglary, we understand that an individual attempted to gain entry into the residence,” the sheriff explained. “Once inside, the homeowner produced a firearm in self-defense and shot the individual. At this time, the individual is deceased.”

Authorities revealed that Horton also lived in the neighborhood, about a half-mile from the scene, and may have been experiencing a mental health episode or under the influence of narcotics.

Investigator Horton was honored as “Officer of the Year” at the “Crime is Toast” breakfast just days earlier, on Sept. 24.

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    This is some high-octane usage of the exonerative case. Note that the only non-passive language is attached to the homeowner

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      Cop language is so weird.

      At this time, the individual is deceased

      They should force these assholes to take a writing class or something.

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          The media typically doesn’t see through it, but I guess that’s because they’re part of the same system.

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      The certain, uh, particular individual became inside the location in question while observing the objects involved in the commission of a crime and came under fire