A 79-year-old Vietnam veteran is being hailed as a hero after he shot and killed a naked intruder who allegedly broke into his female tenant\u2019s Los Angeles home last week. <\/p>\n
George Karkoc is now recovering in the hospital with two broken legs and a shattered hip after confronting the bare prowler outside the Studio City home when he heard the young woman screaming for help around 7 a.m. last Friday, according to the Los Angeles Police Department, multiple outlets reported. <\/p>\n
\u201cI knew that if I didn\u2019t take care of him, I had no clue what he was gonna do or was capable of doing,\u201d the quick-thinking vet told FOX 11 Los Angeles<\/a> from his bed at Holy Cross Hospital in Mission Hills. <\/p>\n Vietnam veteran George Karkoc, 79, shot and killed a naked intruder who allegedly broke into his female tenant\u2019s home. GoFundMe<\/p>\n Surveillance footage captured the nude suspect screaming and tearing down lawn signs while wandering through the neighborhood prior to the alleged break-in.<\/p>\n Karkoc said he warned the trespasser that he was armed and had called the police, then tried to get him to leave, but the situation escalated when the unclothed man body-slammed him to the ground. <\/p>\n \u201cAll we are saying is, \u2018Please leave, please leave,\u201d Karkoc told NBC 4 Los Angeles.<\/a><\/p>\n \u201cHe jumps on top of me and forces me down. I couldn\u2019t handle the weight. He had his legs wrapped around me somehow, and his arms, I couldn\u2019t move and all that weight, I just collapsed with him on top of me.\u201d<\/p>\n The unidentified naked prowler outside the Studio City home on Nov. 7. Fox<\/p>\n During the violent struggle, Karkoc managed to reach for his gun and blasted the intruder in the chest before firing off another round in the man\u2019s head, police said, the outlet reported. <\/p>\n The unidentified perp was pronounced dead at the scene. <\/p>\n Karkoc said the nude prowler body slammed him after he tried to convince him to leave. Fox<\/p>\n \u201cI wasn\u2019t thinking about myself,\u201d he told CBS News. <\/a><\/p>\n \u201cI was thinking about taking care of the problem. After 28 years of not using [my gun], I didn\u2019t think I\u2019d have to, but that\u2019s why I had it, because you never know.\u201d<\/p>\n