Parrot chirping "hello" wakens Texas man who shoots burglar

0 Comments | AFP, October, 2007

CHICAGO (AFP) — A parrot chirping "hello" woke his Texas owner up to find, and then shoot, a burglar in his garage Tuesday, local media reports.

"I guess you could call him a stool pigeon," owner Dennis Baker told the Dallas Morning News.

It was the fifth time the home, which is also used as a locksmith shop, was burglarized this month.

So when Baker woke to the sounds of Salvador, his Mexican Red-headed parrot, saying "hello, hello" he knew something was wrong.

Baker grabbed his gun and shot the burglar in his garage. The man died at hospital, police said.

"I have tools in my garage, my house and my van," Mr. Baker said. "They were coming here like they owned the place. I hate what happened, but somebody has to do what's necessary."

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