Indiana Residents Wrest Gun From Armed Robber Who Broke In, Then Hold Man at Gunpoint Until Police Arrive

Screenshot/Google Maps; inset: Courtesy of Kokomo Police Department

Residents of an Indiana apartment building fought back against an armed male intruder who had broken in one morning in late October. They disarmed the man and held him until police arrived to take him into custody.

In the early hours of Oct. 27, at around 3:25 a.m., Kokomo Police Department (KPD) received a 911 call from The Annex apartments on Kokomo’s S. Washington Street. Officers arrived at the scene and found three male tenants holding the suspect at gunpoint.

“The residents informed officers that the detained, unknown male had entered their apartment wearing a ski mask and pointing a handgun at them,” KPD later posted in a media release. “The residents grabbed the suspect and began struggling with him until the gun was knocked away from the suspect’s hand.”

The Annex apartments in Kokomo, Indiana. Link

At that point, the intruder pulled out another handgun. When the residents attempted to disarm him a second time, the gun went off, though nobody was hurt. One resident then got his own handgun, pointed it at the intruder, and held him until police arrived.

“As a result of the struggle with the residents, the suspect received multiple facial injuries,” said KPD.

The suspect was identified as 18-year-old Marrell B. Tyler of Merrillville.

The three residents sustained facial injuries, though only Tyler needed immediate medical attention, according to Fox News. He was arrested for burglary—a level two felony. After being treated for his injuries at Community Howard Hospital, he was taken to Howard County Criminal Justice Center.

“Remember, all defendants are presumed innocent until proven guilty in a court of law,” police said.

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