[geomon]

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From CNN...

BLUE MOUND, Texas (AP) -- When two gunmen smashed through the glass front door of her suburban Fort Worth home, Kellie Hoehn didn't think twice.
The 34-year-old mother of two grabbed the barrel of a shotgun that had been pointed at her face early Wednesday, starting a struggle that ended with one intruder killed with his own weapon and another in the hospital.
"I wasn't going to let them get to my babies," she said, recalling the moment when she pushed up the muzzle of the shotgun, pointing it away from her children's rooms.
Although the intruders told her to keep quiet, she screamed for her husband. She told her 12-year-old son, who was awakened by the sound of the shattering glass front door, to get his 5-year-old sister and hide.
"It was like a horror movie," her husband, 32-year-old Keith Hoehn, told the Fort Worth Star-Telegram. "I thought I was a dead man. We're fighting for our lives."
With Kellie Hoehn clinging to the weapon's barrel, her husband tackled the man who held the shotgun. Kellie Hoehn knocked the intruder in the head with a jar candle, giving her husband a chance to wrest the shotgun.
By then the tussle had spilled out onto the front lawn. Keith Hoehn shot one of the men who had a pistol, police said. Wounded, that man ran away.
Then the intruder who initially had the shotgun charged Keith Hoehn.
Kellie Hoehn told The Dallas Morning News that she screamed at her husband, "Shoot him, shoot him, shoot him."
Her husband fired the shotgun and the man fell to the ground. Then the shot man lunged a second time.
"Well, I shot him again, and I guess that was it," Keith Hoehn said.
Dakota Scott Benoit, 20, of Richland Hills, was pronounced dead at a hospital. John Garland Pierson, 25, of Haltom City, was in critical condition and in police custody at the hospital.
"I am not happy that someone is dead," Kellie Hoehn said. "But I am glad that my family is alive."
Police said Pierson was shot in the left arm and the bullet pierced his diaphragm and other organs but his condition was improving. He will face charges of burglary of habitation with intent to commit another felony, police said.
Investigators say the couple were just defending their family and probably won't be charged.

[RebelDarlin]

Nothing deadlier than a mother protecting her young.

[MartenDrvrCA]

Awesome,another piece of garbage off the earth. I remember not too long ago that old man from pasadena,tx witnessed two burglars in his neighbors home.He called the police but I guess they were taking to long for him.As the burglars were exiting he took his shotgun out and killed both of them.Maybe not the smartest thing to do(in the old mans case),but people are tired of being victimized.

[Orangetxguy]

Originally Posted by MartenDrvrCA

Awesome,another piece of garbage off the earth. I remember not too long ago that old man from pasadena,tx witnessed two burglars in his neighbors home.He called the police but I guess they were taking to long for him.As the burglars were exiting he took his shotgun out and killed both of them.Maybe not the smartest thing to do(in the old mans case),but people are tired of being victimized.

The jury sided with him too..he is a free man.

[MartenDrvrCA]

Originally Posted by Orangetxguy

The jury sided with him too..he is a free man.

Glad to hear it. Im starting to have hope in the legal system now.

[Syncrosonix]

moral of the story: don't break into somebody's house if they're not home. their neighbor may be willing to deal with your thieving ass. i hate thieves. the same goes for california. if somebody breaks into your house, kill them. the only good thief is a dead one.

[geomon]

With Kellie Hoehn clinging to the weapon's barrel, her husband tackled the man who held the shotgun. Kellie Hoehn knocked the intruder in the head with a jar candle, giving her husband a chance to wrest the shotgun.
By then the tussle had spilled out onto the front lawn. Keith Hoehn shot one of the men who had a pistol, police said. Wounded, that man ran away.

I personally think these two are lucky to be alive...she grabbed the shotgun, hubby tackled him while his buddy who evidently had a handgun, didn't do anything. Day-um...gutsy yet lucky move by the lady.

[Orangetxguy]

Originally Posted by geomon

I personally think these two are lucky to be alive...she grabbed the shotgun, hubby tackled him while his buddy who evidently had a handgun, didn't do anything. Day-um...gutsy yet lucky move by the lady.

Your right..and it sorta makes you wonder if there is a "rest of the story" to go along with the punk kids going to their house armed.

[Windwalker]

Originally Posted by Orangetxguy

Your right..and it sorta makes you wonder if there is a "rest of the story" to go along with the punk kids going to their house armed.

I'm thinking more in terms of, WILL THEY EVER DO IT AGAIN?
I very seriously doubt it. That's acceptable to me.