Followup TX: Father has Nightmares about Shooting Intruder who Attempted to Burn Down his Home

He said he armed himself with a .45 caliber pistol to investigate the noise and came face-to-face with Fillingim who was pouring lighter fluid on his floor and trying to light it multiple times. He said the lighter’s flames would die out before it reached the accelerant and he tried starting it again.

Trammell said he retreated as Fillingim walked toward him until he backed into a threshold to another room and shot Fillingim once in the stomach.

He said his family went to counseling as his children, who were in the home at the time of the shooting, also suffer from emotional distress.


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