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Official: Palm Beach County Officer Kills Intruder

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The Associated Press

Published: March 22, 2009

LAKE WORTH - Authorities say a high ranking sheriff's official in Palm Beach County shot and killed an intruder in his
home.

Sheriff's spokeswoman Teri Barbera says the man entered the home of Maj. Richard Jenkins around 8 a.m. Friday while Jenkins was getting ready for work. She says Jenkins and the intruder struggled, and Jenkins shot the man in the head.

It was not immediately clear if the intruder was armed.

The 54-year-old Jenkins was placed on standard administrative leave while the shooting is investigated. Jenkins is a veteran of more than three decades in law enforcement.

Jenkins had minor injuries. His wife, who also was at home at the time, was not injured. Barbera says the intruder was not immediately identified.

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