As of Friday morning, police had not recovered either of the two rounds that were fired.
Neighbor Kathie Bone said many who live in the area are cheering what Niederhauser did.
"I understand that those are the laws, but he was trying to stop someone that was burglarizing his home," she said. "I'm sure he felt he was doing what he needed to do to protect his home and property. I understand there may have been some laws broken, but certainly not intentionally."
Bone called Niederhauser a "great guy" and a "responsible person."
"He's a pillar of the community. He's someone that you would want to represent Layton City," added neighbor Nikki Weekes.
This is the second residential burglary reported on Gentile Street since December. Both incidents had several similarities, according to police.
Utah state court records indicate that Cruz was sentenced to the Utah State Prison in 1995 and 2003 on drug and stolen vehicle related charges. A warrant was also issued for his arrest four weeks ago out of Millard County on felony drug-related charges.
Anyone with information can call police at 801-497-8300.
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Clare is one of the best men in the state of Utah. I applaud him and know he's smart enough to use his firearm responsibly.
Bottom line: no one has the right to come on someone else's property, break into someone else's More..
I agree that firing a gun in a residental area is a bad idea, but being familar with the area involved there are no houses across the street or in the back yard. There are a lot of details left out of the story as printed and we ought to be careful More..
I would always stand on the side of the homeowner in a case like this. If a criminal wants to break into someones house they deserve to be shot. Period. Home owner=innocent by any standard.