87 year-old Illinois woman kills intruder

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Woman Kills Intruder
(United Press International)

An 87-year-old Illinois woman, a recent victim of a burglary and beating, stopped a second intruder Tuesday with bullets from the woman's new gun.

East St. Louis resident Jackie Mae King woke up to someone removing the storm door to her house. She couldn't call the police because the phone line had been cut, just like in the December robbery when she was beat up. The security bars to her door were removed too.

So King took the gun her daughter gave her after the first break-in and fired at the door, the St. Louis Post-Dispatch reports.

She was too scared to go outside for help and so she sat in her room until her daughter came in the morning with breakfast.

Police say 49-year-old Larry D. Tillman died from the several bullets that hit him. One went through his lung.

King is now staying with family.

It isn't known whether King had a permit for the gun but it is unlikely charges will be fired said Illinois State Police Master Sgt. Jim Morrisey.

 

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[Moderator]

Good for her

 

[Skald]

My favorite quote in it all

It isn't known whether King had a permit for the gun but it is unlikely charges will be fired said Illinois State Police Master Sgt. Jim Morrisey.

I mean if that happened here she would be charged with murder and sent up the river as the papers say how the guy was 'Such a good man.'

 

[Lynne]

You go Grandmother. Her daughter should have thought of getting her a cell phone too, but, at least she got the most important thing. I sincerely hope charges aren't filed. THAT would be criminal.

 

[dwarven1]

Man! What a woman!

She's EIGHTY-SEVEN, almost certainly scared out of her wits... and she shot straight and true.

G-d bless her and her daughter, too.

 

[Len-2A Training]

Ata-girl Grannie!!

 

[K-DUB]

I feel all warm & fuzzy inside!!!!!

 

[JonJ]

Poor old lady will never be "right" after that. What a horrible experience for her.

 

[C-pher]

Poor old lady will never be "right" after that. What a horrible experience for her.

Yea, but she's alive.

 

[Cross-X]

The good news is she'll never be "left" either.

 

[dreppucci007]

God bless that Grandma! I truely hope no charges are pressed.

 

[TonyD]

Grandma got groove!!

 

[Lynne]

Grandma got groove!!

Not to mention great aim!

 

[dwarven1]

I met a retired Shirley LEO - he'd been shot back in 2000 with a .44 Magnum. He mentioned that while he still goes to the range every month with his wife, he still feels funny about shooting. (FWIW... the goblin who shot him got two in return from the LEO's .40S&W Glock - don't know if the goblin survived but from the way he phrased it, I suspect not.)

 

[SiameseRat]

that's great. I'm glad she has an awesome daughter and amazing aim...