TN - Female Suspect Shot, Killed During Attempted Home Invasion

[Kevlar]

A botched break-in this morning turned into a gunfight that left one would-be robber dead and two more on the run, authorities said.

Deputies arrived at Rustic Circle just after 1:30 a.m. to investigate a shooting call, Hamblen County Sheriff Esco Jarnagin said. They found a woman's body lying in the road at the end of the cul-de-sac.

She'd been shot through the throat, the sheriff said.

The woman had knocked at the door of Scott and Penny Knight, claiming she had car trouble and asking to use the phone. Scott Knight became suspicious and fetched a .22-caliber pistol, the sheriff said.

When he opened the door, at least two armed men tried to force their way inside.

http://www.knoxnews.com/news/2010/may/08/woman-dead-pair-sought-in-home-invasion-attempt/?.

 

[rattletrap1970]

One less POS using up my air.

 

[MassMark]

One less scumbag for here - one more for hell..."At least a dozen shots"... Must have been a whole bunch of sideways shooting going on....

 

[Scrivener]

Gender is irrelevant. A home invader was shot by an armed owner protecting home and family.

Although gang activity and/or drug dealing may have been a factor, it's still a better outcome than a dead homeowner.