As reported, a homeowner in Oklahoma City, OK used his gun to stop a nightime burglar.Police say that a burglar broke in to a home on the 6500 block of East Wilshire. A physical struggle between the intruder and the homeowner is said to have ensured, at which point the homeowner fired a shot that struck the burglar and caused him to flee, according to news reports. A suspect was later taken into custody by police.
Home invasions are a deadly threat to the occupants of a home. The criminals who commit such crimes often murder, shoot, stab, torture, kidnap, and permanently injure their victims. The result is that the lives of law abiding, innocent people can be ended or ruined in an instant, all because of a criminal’s desire to make a quick buck. Luckily, this homeowner made the right choice and was armed for self defense.