A 79-year-old military veteran who shot and killed a naked intruder early Friday morning during an attempted burglary in a Studio City neighborhood said he is feeling good and recovering from injuries suffered in the violent altercation.

George Karkoc, a Vietnam veteran, remains hospitalized in Mission Hills with broken bones following the deadly altercation that unfolded near Tujunga Avenue and Sarah Street. His son, Taras Karkoc, said his father faces a long road recovery after he was attacked by a man who entered a neighbor's residence.

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"I’m just happy it turned out the way it did," George Karkoc said. "I’m really grateful for that."

Karkoc, a duplex landlord, heard screaming coming from outside a home on his

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