A fairly long account with quite a bit of detail.
A widowed grandmother who awoke to the sound of her back door being smashed open held the intruder at gunpoint until police arrived at her North Spokane home early today.
Spokane Police Lt. Dean Sprague said the 63-year-old woman fired one shot at the man when she found him in her home around 12:20 a.m. but he was not injured.
“I just woke up with the crash and grabbed my gun and got out of bed and said ‘I’m armed’ and he kept coming at me,” homeowner Sandra Mize said. “I shot off one round and he kept coming, so I started backing up.”
The man “flopped” on her sofa, she said, and she was able to get to a phone to call for help. Police arrived shortly after and took Sean Denny, 35, into custody on burglary charges. He was ordered held at the Spokane County Jail in lieu of $25,000 bail.
Police believe the break-in was not Denny’s first of the night.
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What would have happened to this woman if she didn't have a gun - to announce her authority in her home? There is some good common sence in owning a gun and knowing how and when to use it. The police seemed to feel she was justified in her actions.
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