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Deaf Elderly Man In ICU After Home Invasion - cbs11tv.com
An elderly North Texas man is fighting for his life after one of two home invasions that happened Tuesday morning.
Police believe the same three people are responsible for a Fort Worth crime spree.
The home invasions happened blocks from each other, on south Hampshire Boulevard, in Fort Worth.
An elderly woman, who didn't want her face shown on television, says she's is still shaken up after three masked men kicked in her door just after midnight.
"I thought they were gonna kill me when I saw the pistol," said victim Diane Thomas.
Thomas is 72-years-old and says two men ransacked her home while a third person robbed her at gunpoint. The men stole money and jewelry. "I'm mad and sad. Most of all, I'm scared to death," she said.
Police believe the men then drove a mile down the street and broke into Frank Burk's house.
Burk is known for being the one person who takes care of a local city park. Burk does the work voluntarily, despite the fact that he is 85-years-old and deaf.
The elderly man's family members believe the suspects may have beaten him when he didn't do what they told him to do. "Because he didn't respond to their demands, because he's deaf. He would have if he had heard them," said Burk's niece Pam Fojtik. "I think that's why he ended up getting hurt."
Fojtik says the suspects broke into her uncle's house through the garage and back door.
As a result of the attack, Burk has brain damage and broken bones in his face. He remains in intensive care. Fojtik says her uncle may not survive. "He loves the Lord and he's ready to go home to the Lord if that's what God has in store for him," she said.
Burk's attackers got away with a few dollars in change. They also stole his truck, but it was later found wrecked.
Authorities believe the three suspects are responsible for both invasions on Hampshire and two business robberies.
While investigating one of the business robberies a witness noticed a car that looked like the one driven by the suspects. When police stopped the vehicle they found three people inside and a number of items stolen during the robberies.
Police took two men and a 16-year-old into custody.
An elderly North Texas man is fighting for his life after one of two home invasions that happened Tuesday morning.
Police believe the same three people are responsible for a Fort Worth crime spree.
The home invasions happened blocks from each other, on south Hampshire Boulevard, in Fort Worth.
An elderly woman, who didn't want her face shown on television, says she's is still shaken up after three masked men kicked in her door just after midnight.
"I thought they were gonna kill me when I saw the pistol," said victim Diane Thomas.
Thomas is 72-years-old and says two men ransacked her home while a third person robbed her at gunpoint. The men stole money and jewelry. "I'm mad and sad. Most of all, I'm scared to death," she said.
Police believe the men then drove a mile down the street and broke into Frank Burk's house.
Burk is known for being the one person who takes care of a local city park. Burk does the work voluntarily, despite the fact that he is 85-years-old and deaf.
The elderly man's family members believe the suspects may have beaten him when he didn't do what they told him to do. "Because he didn't respond to their demands, because he's deaf. He would have if he had heard them," said Burk's niece Pam Fojtik. "I think that's why he ended up getting hurt."
Fojtik says the suspects broke into her uncle's house through the garage and back door.
As a result of the attack, Burk has brain damage and broken bones in his face. He remains in intensive care. Fojtik says her uncle may not survive. "He loves the Lord and he's ready to go home to the Lord if that's what God has in store for him," she said.
Burk's attackers got away with a few dollars in change. They also stole his truck, but it was later found wrecked.
Authorities believe the three suspects are responsible for both invasions on Hampshire and two business robberies.
While investigating one of the business robberies a witness noticed a car that looked like the one driven by the suspects. When police stopped the vehicle they found three people inside and a number of items stolen during the robberies.
Police took two men and a 16-year-old into custody.