Two armed robbers were caught on doorbell video as they attempted to rob a Chicago home in the middle of the day.
The video shows two men approaching a home wearing surgical masks and gloves. One man knocks on the front door of the home and even touches the doorbell video camera, acknowledging it’s presence.
Police said Bradley Finnan, 39, of Chatanooga, Tenn., and Larry Brodacz, 58, of Buffalo Grove, Ill., forced their way into the home after the homeowner answered the door.
Mugshot for Bradley Finnan, 39, of Chatanooga, Tenn. (Arlington Heights Police Department)
In the video, the homeowner is captured chasing Finnan out of the house and landing a slew of punches on him. Finnan then can be seen running off (only to trip and fall in the middle of the road).
Meanwhile, inside the home, Brodacz lay dead after the homeowner shot him during the initial struggle.
“Fearing for his life and the lives of his wife and children, the homeowner discharged a round from the family handgun, striking Mr. Brodacz in the abdomen,” police said, WGN-TV reported.
The homeowner later told investigators he opened the door to the two strangers, expecting landscapers.
Finnan told investigators after his arrest that Brodacz claimed he saw $200,000 cash in boxes in the home 20 years ago and believed the money was still there.
Finnan also said he knew Brodacz from a car dealership where they both worked.
Prosecutors charged Finnan with felony murder. Illinois is a state which holds an accomplice responsible for participating in a crime that leads to another’s death.