Oklahoma Woman Shoots Intruder in Self Defense

In Lincoln County, Oklahoma, a woman’s dog woke her early on Friday morning by barking and sounding the alarm regarding a drunken individual attempting to gain entrance to the home.

The woman called 911 but also retrieved her 16 gauge shotgun for self defense. 911 operator tapes show that the prowler tried to break in several times in spite of the homeowner’s clear warnings to stay out.

Finally, the prowler threw a chair through a window to get access to the home. At this point the homeowner shot the individual with her 16-gauge shotgun. She only fired one shot in self defense. The potential intruder was fatally injured but the homeowner remained completely uninjured.

The individual was identified and his car was discovered wrecked near the site of the attempted home invasion. Inside the wrecked car was the prowler’s sister who was so intoxicated that she was transported to a local hospital to receive medical attention.

I’m sure the homeowner was relieved to have been able to defend herself against a drunken and willful man who meant to do her harm. Instead of being at the mercy of the substances controlling his actions/mind/body she laid down the law and kept herself safe in the process.

If she had not purchased and practiced with a shotgun she might have lacked the tools necessary to keep a routine home invasion from becoming a heinous crime. Already destroying parts of the house, this perpetrator was unable to destroy parts of the homeowner herself because of a self-defense weapon