Armed Grandmother Defeats Violent Criminal

A grandmother was getting dressed at her home in Sarasota, Fla.
when she heard a knock at the door. Unable to answer the door
at that moment, the homeowner ignored the knock. A few minutes
later an intruder wearing a bandana broke-in through a glass door
in the back of the house. Seeing the home invader, the homeowner
retrieved a .38-caliber handgun and fired twice at the criminal,
causing him to flee.

The police were able to locate the burglar after an anonymous tip
led them to a nearby hospital where he sought treatment for a
gunshot wound to his arm. A recording of the homeowner’s phone
call to 911 reveals that she took no pleasure in her actions, as she
told a dispatcher, “I’m so sorry. I would never hurt someone, but I
was fearful of my life.”
(WTSP, Tampa Bay, Fla. 07/10/12, The Sarasota Herald-Tribune, Sarasota, Fla. 07/10/12)