This was in NE Iowa just outside of Cedar Rapids.

https://www.thegazette.com/sub...nty-sheriff-20200831

Homeowner shoots intruder after bizarre night in Palo, authorities say

Deputies say multiple residents told of man trying to break in



First it was the glass breaking out of a window in the child’s bedroom. Then a flowerpot came crashing through a pane in the front door.

An intruder stepped over the broken shards of the door and — at nearly 3 a.m. — into the house on Palo’s Ridgeview Drive.

Authorities said that is when homeowner Jordan Schulte armed himself with a 9 mm pistol and went to investigate.

Threatened by the intruder inside his house, Schulte fired one shot, authorities said.

Sheriff’s deputies and paramedics tried to revive the intruder — later identified as Kevin Kawanzel Harris, 40, of Cedar Rapids — but he died just after 3 a.m. in the home’s entry way.

On Monday afternoon, the Linn County Sheriff’s Office described in detail the bizarre path that Harris had cut through the neighborhood early that morning, moments before his death.

Court records show Harris had an extensive criminal history and served time in prison. At the time of his death, he was facing a felony charge of domestic abuse assault, and had been charged with repeatedly violating a protective order in the case. He was scheduled for a Sept. 21 trial in Linn County District Court.

According to the Sheriff’s Office, the brazen evening in the Palo neighborhood began before 2:55 a.m. Monday.

That’s when a Buick Encore driven by Harris ran into a Ford F-150 parked on the grass near the intersection of Ridgeview Drive and Timber Road, authorities said. The crash pushed the pickup into the back of a Ford Fusion parked in a driveway in the 4600 block of Timber Road.

And just about that time, neighbors started calling authorities to report a man was trying to break into their homes.

Home surveillance video recorded in the minutes leading up to the wreck and break-in calls showed Harris at 2:47 a.m. approaching the front door of a home in the 4500 block of Timber Road, and then continuing east down the road, according to the Sheriff’s Office. Six minutes later — at 2:53 — another home surveillance system spotted Harris in the 2700 block of Sage Drive, breaking windows out near the front door of a home, according to authorities. Deputies said Harris fled when the homeowner confronted him over the home’s intercom system.

The Sheriff’s Office said two more residents called 911 — one from the 2700 block of Sage Drive and the other from the 2700 block of Ridgeview Drive — and reported someone had attempted to enter their homes.

Several residents in the area declined to comment when reached by a reporter Monday.

At 3:02 a.m., seven minutes after the first calls, 911 dispatchers took a call from a woman in the 2700 block of Ridgeview Drive saying her husband — Jordan Schulte — had shot an intruder, according to the Sheriff’s Office.

The woman told authorities the intruder broke into their home and threatened them.

Deputies arrived at the home one minute later and found Harris with a gunshot wound to the chest. They began CPR, and medical personnel from the Palo Fire Department and Hiawatha Ambulance Service arrived. Harris was pronounced dead at 3:16 a.m.

Schulte could not be reached Monday by The Gazette for comment.

Harris’s body was transported to the State Medical Examiner’s Office in Ankeny, where an autopsy will be done.

The Sheriff’s Office said its investigation is ongoing and once completed will be forwarded to the Linn County Attorney’s Office for review.


Comments: kat.russell@thegazette.com; 319-398-8238.

Kat Russell and Gage Miskimen of The Gazette contributed.

Harris will be missed.............Nah, not really.

So what brand gun and what caliber. Just facts that can't be distorted by the commie media. Well, they could be reported wrong, and probably would be if they'd bothered.

Break too many windows and eventually you will break the WRONG one!! Adios you dumbass.....

A nice story with a happy ending. Poor Amish kid out breaking windows late at night.

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Several residents in the area declined to comment when reached by a reporter Monday.

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Schulte could not be reached Monday by The Gazette for comment.

I certainly can't imagine why no one wants to talk to the MSM.

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Close to the very same demographics and population of my tiny island in the bean fields.

Alas ,he died doing what he loved.

Did a quick search and found this Feb 2012 info on the vic, er...deceased.

https://cbs2iowa.com/news/conn...iowa-most-wanted--10

"United States Marshals in Cedar Rapids need your help tracking down wanted criminals. Kevin Kawanzel HARRIS. HARRIS is wanted by the Linn County Sheriff's Office on a Failure To Appear warrant for Assault Causing Bodily Injury. HARRIS is described as a black male, 31 years old, 5'09 tall, 210 lbs, black hair and brown eyes. HARRIS also uses the names of "Kawanzel HARRIS", "Pug HARRIS", and "Rute HILL". HARRIS has several tattoos including a cross on his forearm, a scroll with a book on his left wrist, and "Kawanzel" on his neck. HARRIS has a lengthy criminal history including assault, contempt of court, possession of controlled substance, assault with weapons, domestic abuse, arson, and disorderly conduct. The last known address for HARRIS was in Cedar Rapids."

Would be very cool if a $9,000.00 reward was given to the homeowner for his troubles.

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Harris’s body was transported to the State Medical Examiner’s Office in Ankeny, where an autopsy will be done.

I'm not a medical examiner, but I'll wager a $20 on 9mm gun shot wound. Any takers?

Kevin Kawanzel HARRIS won’t be celebrating kawanzaa with us this year. Party on dude!

The article, if you read it, mentioned the homeowner had a 9mm.

Ssssh, that was easy money. I think tatertodd was looking for a quick double sawbuck.

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Harris’s body was transported to the State Medical Examiner’s Office in Ankeny, where an autopsy will be done.

I'm not a medical examiner, but I'll wager a $20 on 9mm gun shot wound. Any takers?

I say cause of death will be determined Covid related.

Why was this fuckstick out on bond?

Why wasn't his bond revoked for violations?

Why wasn't he in prison still, as a recidivist, instead of out committing new crimes?

This is not an uncommon theme. Keep the animals caged where the belong.

The victim saved the taxpayers a lot of money.

I wonder why they didn't plaster pictures of the dead criminal all over the articles... I'll wait.

Happy ending for the community. Now the don:t have to pay for the upcoming trail on the previous offenses and for this evenings actions and the possible housings in jail/prison for any length of time. Good-by and good riddance and swift justice. ................ drill sgt.

I had to listen to that video clip twice to be sure I heard correctly. "reach out to the man who died.... WTF???

Anyway, this homeowner did the community a favor and I hope he doesn't have any problems from the thug's friends or family.

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Harris will be missed.............Nah, not really.

Nope. Homeowner didn't miss. Sounds pretty much like center mass. X-ring.