Exercising the Right
Woman Shoots Intruder in Her Kid’s Room
WPXI.com reported on June 26 out of Portland, Oregon, that a woman shot an intruder whom she discovered in her child’s room. The woman was out of the house with her kids at the time the intruder initially broke in to the residence. She returned home with her kids and recognized the signs of forced entry. After observing a broken rear window, the woman quickly retrieved a handgun and began investigating. She encountered a 59-year-old suspect in one of the bedrooms and fired at the man, fatally injuring him.
KOIN 6 News interviewed neighbor Amber Murray, who said that the house was vacant for a while before the woman and her children moved in: “I know when the previous renters were there, there was a lot of mischief.... After they moved out I think there were a few squatters in and out of there.”
NBC affiliate KGW.com reported that most neighbors supported the mother’s actions. Neighbor Linda Ternes-Kent told KGW.com, “I would be scared. I would be scared.... But she had to do what she had to do. I would have done the same thing.”
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