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With some of the comments posted on the news article, it sounds like criminals are the thing in that area, and the police don't bother following up and catching them.

 

It has been posted on here in the past about using your seatbelt through the handle of the door and locking it into the buckle to keep out intruders. It would be something to try out and see if it would help keep an intruder from getting in.

 

If he kept it out in plain sight, it wouldn't. If he kept it hidden...under his pillow, between the mattress and the wall, etc...then the attacker wouldn't know it was there. While the attacker is focused on beating your head, your hand reaches for it, shoves it into his gut or under his chin, and then squeezes the trigger repeatedly. Revolvers are perfect for this. Some semi-autos just don't like to be pressed into your target.

 

I'm thinking not a random attack.

For someone to rip the door, door handle off the truck, and if it was a large man, I think that's more than enough to wake up most people, cause the truck is going to be rocking.

He played a few hours of blackjack, but omitted the part about 5 or 6 Jack Daniels.

That dude watched him, waited for him, or someone did, then told the attacker.

Old man put up a good defense though. Getting hit hard enough to break your nose is a good whack.

Getting your cheek bones broken can be life threatening, and your bell is definitely ringing.

Good thing he kept his head, or he'd probably be dead.

The ball cap is a dead give away. Guarantee some of the locals know exactly who did this.

Plus the guys hands would be bruised and cut.

 

It’s on the Rez, investigation is probably already over with. The guy that did it was probably so-and-so’s cousin and they can’t lock him up so let’s just sweep it under the rug and forget about it.

Same thing happens back home in SD all the time. Native American gets in some trouble in Rapid City and runs back to Pine Ridge where only the tribal cops can arrest him.

 

This all reminds of that Netflix series.
"Longmire" to a T like someone was reenacting it.
But that was the Absoraka, MT story line.
Bit filmed in new Mexico.

 

That’s kind of my initial take, too. Gotta be more to the story than some random attack with no apparent robbery motive.

 

I am guessing the attacker was in the room where the gaming was happening. The robber figured for easy money. Or even they were one of the players. Sore that they lost to the truck driver.

Tho I cant help but wonder why the driver didnt tie his doors shut.