This is my kinda gal... not if she would shoot the intruder.. just wondered how close to let him get so she wouldn't miss him. Plus, her daughters were armed with a axe & a butcher knife,
Alabama Woman Shoots Home Intruder to Protect Herself and Her Ax- and Knife-Wielding Daughters
Posted on August 17, 2012 at 12:49pm by Madeleine Morgenstern
An Alabama woman said she was forced to shoot an intruder that broke into her home this week in order to protect herself and her daughters.
Martha Lewis of Dora, Ala. told WVTM-TV it was about 3 a.m. Tuesday morning when she heard a loud noise, which turned out to be someone kicking in her door. Lewis said she called the police and grabbed her gun, then went to her daughters room and told them each to get something to defend themselves with. She said one grabbed an ax and one got a butcher knife.
They were at the top of the stairs when they saw a man standing there at the bottom.
I knew when he stepped on the landing that I would have to shoot him, Lewis told the station. He starts like coming up the stairs and he said, would you shoot me? And I said I dont want to have to but I will.
Ignoring her warnings, the man kept coming and thats when Lewis said she fired.
It wasnt like, oh can I pull the trigger? It was like when should I shoot? When will he be close enough that I know I wont miss him? Thats one of the things that was going through my mind, she said.
The man stumbled outside into the yard where police found him, WVTM reported. Police said hes 25-year-old Michael Jacobs and was hospitalized in stable condition.
Lewis told the station one of the responding police officers said it would have been a different situation if she hadnt been armed.
One of them said we would be writing up a different report if she had not had that gun, Lewis said.
Police said Lewis will not be charged for shooting the suspect. He faces charges of burglary and criminal mischief as well as possession of marijuana and drug paraphernalia, according to WVTM.
Lewis said shes had the gun for about three years but only for protection purposes.
Theres so much talk about banning guns and gun control but theyre for protection, she said. Theres no way that I could have fought him off.
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Alabama Woman Shoots Home Intruder to Protect Herself and Her Ax- and Knife-Wielding Daughters
Posted on August 17, 2012 at 12:49pm by Madeleine Morgenstern
An Alabama woman said she was forced to shoot an intruder that broke into her home this week in order to protect herself and her daughters.
Martha Lewis of Dora, Ala. told WVTM-TV it was about 3 a.m. Tuesday morning when she heard a loud noise, which turned out to be someone kicking in her door. Lewis said she called the police and grabbed her gun, then went to her daughters room and told them each to get something to defend themselves with. She said one grabbed an ax and one got a butcher knife.
They were at the top of the stairs when they saw a man standing there at the bottom.
I knew when he stepped on the landing that I would have to shoot him, Lewis told the station. He starts like coming up the stairs and he said, would you shoot me? And I said I dont want to have to but I will.
Ignoring her warnings, the man kept coming and thats when Lewis said she fired.
It wasnt like, oh can I pull the trigger? It was like when should I shoot? When will he be close enough that I know I wont miss him? Thats one of the things that was going through my mind, she said.
The man stumbled outside into the yard where police found him, WVTM reported. Police said hes 25-year-old Michael Jacobs and was hospitalized in stable condition.
Lewis told the station one of the responding police officers said it would have been a different situation if she hadnt been armed.
One of them said we would be writing up a different report if she had not had that gun, Lewis said.
Police said Lewis will not be charged for shooting the suspect. He faces charges of burglary and criminal mischief as well as possession of marijuana and drug paraphernalia, according to WVTM.
Lewis said shes had the gun for about three years but only for protection purposes.
Theres so much talk about banning guns and gun control but theyre for protection, she said. Theres no way that I could have fought him off.
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