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Student detained in sword death

He heard intruder, grabbed weapon, Baltimore police report

Posted: September 16, 2009 at 5:30 a.m.

The yard where a Johns Hopkins University student armed with a samurai sword killed an intruder in his garage is shown, Tuesday, Sept. 15, 2009 in Baltimore, Md. T

A Johns Hopkins University student armed with a samurai sword killed a suspected burglar in a garage behind his off-campus home early Tuesday, hours after someone broke in and stole electronics.

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