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Intruders flee after armed homeowner fires shots

By Mike Morris
July 7, 2011

Atlanta police Thursday were investigating an early morning home invasion in which shots were fired.

No injuries were reported in the 2 a.m. incident at a home on Leslie Avenue in southwest Atlanta.

Channel 2 Action News reported that the homeowner told police that he was awakened by a commotion in his basement.

The homeowner heard someone coming up the stairs from the basement  and retrieved his gun and fired shots.

The intruders fled, dropping several guns and a baseball cap in the back yard, according to Channel 2.

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