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A father-of-three fatally shot a stranger who broke into his family’s home and savagely threatened his 11-year-old daughter while she played with her siblings in the garden on Father’s Day.
Police said the suspect entered the backyard of the home where the children were playing outside, before he attempted to accost the girl, with the frightened kids then running in to tell their parents.
The 23-year-old suspect tried to follow the children inside and brutally shook the door handle, leading to the homeowner fatally shooting the intruder.
Police Chief A.Z. Williams said the case appears to be one of a father protecting his family.
Members of the Wilson’s Mills police department and deputies with the Johnston County Sheriff’s Office responded to a property at around 9pm on Sunday concerning a report of a breaking and entering underway with a person shot.
Police responded to a property at around 9pm on Sunday concerning a report of a breaking and entering underway with a person shot, according to The Johnston County Report. Pictured: Parker Street, where the incident is reported to have taken place
Based on the preliminary investigation, the suspect entered the backyard of the home in where children were playing outside, Police Chief A.Z. Williams told the JoCo Report. The suspect allegedly tried to accost an 11-year-old girl
The sheriff’s office said the homeowner fully cooperated with detectives and was not placed under arrest.
The incident took place at the 100 block of Parker Street in Wilson’s Mills, ABC11 reports.
The identity of the suspect has not yet been released.
Williams said the family did not know the attacker.
He told ABC11 that this was one of the first violent incidents in his five years with the department.
The sheriff’s office processed the scene and is investigating the incident.
Source: | This article originally belongs to Dailymail.co.uk
