Vietnam veteran kills naked home invader while defending neighbor, suffers broken legs in fight

A 79-year-old California Vietnam War seasoned is recovering aft a combat with a location invader astatine a pistillate neighbor's location near him with 2 breached legs — and the fishy dead.

George Karkoc is being hailed arsenic a leader successful Studio City successful Los Angeles aft constabulary accidental the bare intruder broke into his neighbor's house, wherever a lone pistillate wrong began screaming for help.

"I knew that if I didn't instrumentality attraction of him, I had nary hint what helium was gonna bash oregon was susceptible of doing," Karkoc told FOX 11 Los Angeles from his infirmary furniture earlier this week.

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The fishy remained unidentified arsenic of Wednesday greeting but had been recorded connected location information cameras. (KTTV)

Homeowner George Karkoc speaks with FOX 11 Los Angeles from his infirmary bed, wherever helium is recovering aft a deadly combat with a location penetration fishy broke some his legs. (KTTV)

The intruder approached the location astir 7 a.m. connected Nov. 7, according to police. He was wearing thing and carrying what appeared to beryllium a tract motion connected a pole, location information video shows.

Police recovered an abandoned car and apparel nearby, but an LAPD spokesperson told Fox News Digital that the intruder had not been identified arsenic of Wednesday morning.

George Karkoc, a Vietnam War veteran, pictured successful his Army azygous arsenic a younger man. (KTTV)

Karkoc warned the intruder to permission and told him he'd called police.

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The fishy refused and threw him to the ground.

Karkoc was armed, but the concern grew dire. Police said the autumn broke some of his legs.

"I'm connected my backmost — my legs collapsed," helium told FOX LA. "He's connected apical of me, and my limb with the weapon is pinned down my back."

Karkoc reached astir with his near hand, retrieved the limb and changeable the fishy point-blank, helium said.

LAPD officers astatine the transgression country successful Studio City, California. (KTTV)

"I don't see myself a hero," helium said. "It's a concern wherever I was fortunate capable to bash the close thing."

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Police responded, and Karkoc was taken to the hospital, wherever officers aboriginal stopped by to privation him well.

He is expected to stay hospitalized for astatine slightest different week.