May 25, 200620 yr Hollywood teen shoots intruder after father says on phone, `Do what you have to do' By Marlene Naanes South Florida Sun-Sentinel Posted May 25 2006 Hollywood ? Javaris Granger wished his father was there instead of him. His father was on the phone, urging Granger, 15, to get the gun they used for shooting practice. "Do what you have to do," his father said. Granger did. He aimed the gun and fired at the violent intruder. Family and friends are awed by Granger's bravery. "Anyone who takes charge like that is definitely a hero," said Maxine Chandler, his mother. Before the McArthur High School freshman fired the gun, he kept a cool head and remembered his father's shooting and safety lessons during the chaos early Saturday morning. His father, Lyndon Chandler, had left the house to visit a friend at the hospital. His wife heard a knock at the door and, thinking it was her husband, opened it. A stranger grabbed at her; she pulled free and slammed the door. It was 3:30 a.m. Granger woke with a start, hearing his mother's frantic voice and something slamming against the front window. He ran out to the dark living room and saw his mother screaming as a man, cursing and muttering, threw a bicycle at the window. Granger yelled at the intruder to leave, while his mother called his father on the phone and handed it to her son. The stranger began turning the doorknob, intent on getting in the home. Within seconds, Granger ran into his parents' bedroom, found the safety box, unlocked it and loaded two guns for him and his mother. He ran back to the living room as the intruder threw a bicycle at the door and started kicking it in. His mother was too shaken to take a gun, so she ran to another bedroom where her daughters and visiting family members were hiding. "I was real scared and nervous, but I knew I had to stay focused on what I had to do because my mom and the kids were there," Granger said. The next moment the man kicked down the door and jumped into the living room, yards from Granger. "I didn't want to hurt anybody, so I fired off a warning shot," the ninth-grader said. The intruder didn't leave until four shots later. Since the incident, friends and family members have called to congratulate the modest teenager who didn't tell his story until news reports made it hard to hide. His three sisters call him brave, his dad is very proud of "the man of the house" and his mom says her family would have died if the man police later identified as Keil Jumper had laid hands on them. Jumper, 22, is in Memorial Regional Medical Center with two gunshot wounds. He has a string of arrests dating to 2001, including one for attacking a Seminole Reservation Police Officer the day before he allegedly broke into Granger's home. Granger does not face charges. The second oldest child in the family, he often goes to the range at Markham Park to practice shoot with his father. He was never a victim of crime before, but calmly went through all the gun safety steps his father taught him, even after one gun jammed after the first shot Saturday. He even locked up the guns after Jumper left, before he checked on his mother. "My husband tried to get everyone to learn the safety of a gun," Chandler said. "It paid off."
May 25, 200620 yr I wonder how he feels today about that? That guy was coming into that house to hurt them, so he had no choice. I would have only fired one warning shot.
May 25, 200620 yr haha the intruder threw a bike at the window...real effective. Anyways kid did what was needed. Definitely a scary situation. Not really sure why they didn't call 911, but whatever.
May 25, 200620 yr Author haha the intruder threw a bike at the window...real effective. Anyways kid did what was needed. Definitely a scary situation. Not really sure why they didn't call 911, but whatever. Yeah...I kind of wondered about that also. You think the Mom would have called 911 at some point during the ordeal. :mischief2
May 25, 200620 yr Stupid kid should have come out guns blazing, shot the guy in the face, walked up to him, stepped on his neck and blown his brains out after a smart allecky remark. Now the criminal will get out of prison and kill someone else and this kid is responsible.
May 25, 200620 yr Stupid kid should have come out guns blazing, shot the guy in the face, walked up to him, stepped on his neck and blown his brains out after a smart allecky remark. Now the criminal will get out of prison and kill someone else and this kid is responsible. -Accord :lol
May 25, 200620 yr Author Stupid kid should have come out guns blazing, shot the guy in the face, walked up to him, stepped on his neck and blown his brains out after a smart allecky remark. Now the criminal will get out of prison and kill someone else and this kid is responsible. Would you be willing to bet as to whether or not the perpetrator commits a future crime after he is released from prison?
May 25, 200620 yr I wonder how he feels today about that? That guy was coming into that house to hurt them, so he had no choice. I would have only fired one warning shot. Warning shots are one of the worst things you can possibly do, you will learn this at your CCW class if you ever take one. If you discharge your firearm anywhere outside of a range, it better be in defense of your life or domain.
May 25, 200620 yr haha the intruder threw a bike at the window...real effective. Anyways kid did what was needed. Definitely a scary situation. Not really sure why they didn't call 911, but whatever. Yeah...I kind of wondered about that also. You think the Mom would have called 911 at some point during the ordeal. :mischief2 Have you ever been in that situation before? I can sympathize as I was scared half to death by a guy who wouldn't leave my house for almost 20 minutes while I was there alone. I called my dad first and then proceeded to call 911 who told me not to worry, that I was big enough and I wouldn't need a patrol car...
May 25, 200620 yr haha the intruder threw a bike at the window...real effective. Anyways kid did what was needed. Definitely a scary situation. Not really sure why they didn't call 911, but whatever. Yeah...I kind of wondered about that also. You think the Mom would have called 911 at some point during the ordeal. :mischief2 When you're afraid, sometimes your mind shuts down, so it may not have occured to her to call 911. Some people, on the other hand, act quickly when scared, such as this kid did.
May 27, 200620 yr Warning shots do nothing but cause unnecessary liability for yourself, get yourself made prematurely, leave you with one less round in the firearm to defend yourself with, should things get ugly, and several other things.
May 27, 200620 yr haha the intruder threw a bike at the window...real effective. Anyways kid did what was needed. Definitely a scary situation. Not really sure why they didn't call 911, but whatever. Yeah...I kind of wondered about that also. You think the Mom would have called 911 at some point during the ordeal. :mischief2 Have you ever been in that situation before? I can sympathize as I was scared half to death by a guy who wouldn't leave my house for almost 20 minutes while I was there alone. I called my dad first and then proceeded to call 911 who told me not to worry, that I was big enough and I wouldn't need a patrol car... WTF!? 911 actually told you that? I'd think they'd immediately send out a patrol car.
May 27, 200620 yr haha the intruder threw a bike at the window...real effective. Anyways kid did what was needed. Definitely a scary situation. Not really sure why they didn't call 911, but whatever. Yeah...I kind of wondered about that also. You think the Mom would have called 911 at some point during the ordeal. :mischief2 Have you ever been in that situation before? I can sympathize as I was scared half to death by a guy who wouldn't leave my house for almost 20 minutes while I was there alone. I called my dad first and then proceeded to call 911 who told me not to worry, that I was big enough and I wouldn't need a patrol car... WTF!? 911 actually told you that? I'd think they'd immediately send out a patrol car. I think he meant that his dad told him that? :dunno:
May 28, 200620 yr haha the intruder threw a bike at the window...real effective. Anyways kid did what was needed. Definitely a scary situation. Not really sure why they didn't call 911, but whatever. Yeah...I kind of wondered about that also. You think the Mom would have called 911 at some point during the ordeal. :mischief2 Have you ever been in that situation before? I can sympathize as I was scared half to death by a guy who wouldn't leave my house for almost 20 minutes while I was there alone. I called my dad first and then proceeded to call 911 who told me not to worry, that I was big enough and I wouldn't need a patrol car... WTF!? 911 actually told you that? I'd think they'd immediately send out a patrol car. I think he meant that his dad told him that? :dunno: No, 911 said that. At least my dad has connections in the police department. Apparently, the person who answered my phone call has been a problem case before. She only got reprimanded, though. :confused
May 29, 200620 yr i wouldn't fire a warning shot with a guy standing a couple of yards away from me ..i'd be afraid he'd tackle me and get the gun in turn shooting me. if some man broke into my house i'd be gettin a headshot ..
May 29, 200620 yr i wouldn't fire a warning shot with a guy standing a couple of yards away from me ..i'd be afraid he'd tackle me and get the gun in turn shooting me. if some man broke into my house i'd be gettin a headshot .. The head is a low percentage shot and the last thing you want to be aiming for, you aim for center mass and you don't stop pulling the trigger until the BG drops.
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