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The Times-Picayune, New Orleans, LA, 1/18/87

Wednesday, April 1, 1987

Willie Prestenback, bedridden from a kidney ailment, was awake late at night when an intruder broke through a window and attempted to enter his Gentilly, La., home. The resident called to the man but when he received no answer, and the man kept climbing in the window, he reached for his shotgun and fired once, killing the intruder. The shooting was referred to the district attorney for review.
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