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GANGSTERS FORCIBLY ENTER MMA FIGHTER’S HOME — AND THE DECISION PROVES DEADLY (http://www.theblaze.com/stories/2014/01/06/gangsters-forcibly-enter-mma-fighters-home-and-the-decision-proves-deadly/)
Jan. 6, 2014 8:22am | Billy Hallowell
Four gangsters clearly picked the wrong target when they broke into mixed martial arts fighter (MMA) Joe Torrez’s mobile home last week.
In an early morning break-in gone wrong on New Year’s Day morning, Torrez, 27, reportedly defended his home, killing one of the intruders and badly injuring a second man after the group forcibly entered his house in Las Cruces, N.M, The Daily Mail reported.
The two remaining intruders were apparently so shaken after Torrez fatally stabbed one and beat another that they fled the scene and were later apprehended by authorities.
Police found the body of Sal Garces, 25, near the MMA fighter’s trailer home and the injured individual, 20-year-old Nathan Avolos, was taken to the hospital following the clash.
The trouble started around 2 a.m. when Garces, 19, his brother Raymond Garces, 20, Avolos, and Leonard Calvillo, 22, reportedly broke into Torrez’s home, armed themselves with sharp weapons and a fight ensued.
The four intruders are known gang members, police said.
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The thugs called the guy to threaten him (aka: warn him they were coming). :banghead: