Exercising the Right
She Emptied the Gun
The Fox Affiliate out of Seattle reported on April 29 about a violent home invasion in Sultan, Washington. A 75-year-old man was home with his 80-year-old wife when he noticed a stranger standing on his front porch. When the elderly man looked up from watching TV, he noticed the suspect, who proceeded to quickly break down a door to gain entrance to the home. The seemingly deranged intruder began to viciously beat the homeowner on the head and stab him in the body. The man’s octogenarian wife reacted quickly, retrieved a loaded firearm, and shot the assailant.
Snohomish County Sheriff’s Office spokeswoman Shari Ireton told q13fox.com that the wife called 911 and that when police arrived on the scene, the suspect was dead. Incredibly, the couple’s adult child, who was sleeping at the scene, wasn’t even awakened by all the shooting! Detectives believe that the attack was part of an attempted burglary and that the suspect and homeowners did not know each other. The stabbing victim was taken to a nearby medical center and is listed in serious condition. The Snohomish County Medical Examiner has identified the deceased suspect as a 25-year old male, who died from multiple gunshot wounds.
Neighbor Richard Cross, who knows the elderly couple, was grateful for the wife’s actions: “It could have been a very bad situation…. It could have been three homicides over there instead of one intruder biting the dust…. She didn’t think a second about it…. I mean it was just automatic. She emptied the gun.”
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