IN: Retired, Armed Former Officer Convinces Suspect to Leave

That's when the retired 30-year police veteran immediately reverted to his training and grabbed his gun and locked down on the back door. He and his wife were in the room about 10 feet from the door. He told her to go upstairs as he yelled at the attempted intruders to leave or else.

"If they would've tried to come in, somebody would've been hurt and it wouldn't have been us because my wife and them were safe and I took action like I normally would. It's kind of amazing how that took back over," Pierce said.
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