A teenager from Spokane County, Washington, surprised a would-be burglar who broke into her house while she was sleeping with her father’s gun, which was lying under her pillow as she slept.
The 17-year-old, identified as Kimber Wood awoke to unnatural noises in her home early Monday morning.
Wood hid behind her makeup vanity and waited for the intruder to come closer. Wood revealed that the man approached her, and at that point, she pointed her firearm at him and demanded that he leave the premises.
Wood fired at the ground while the intruder was fleeing with her boyfriend’s ATV.
KHQ reported:
A 17-year-old north Spokane County girl protected herself and her home with her dad’s gun when a suspected car thief on the run from Spokane County deputies came into her house Monday morning.
The incident originally started at around 5:00 a.m. when deputies spotted a stolen car in the Wandermere area. After a pursuit, the suspect ditched the car in a field and took off on foot.
Deputies set up a perimeter to look for the suspect.
KHQ responded to the scene and provided an update on the police activity on The Wake Up Show on KHQ.
Watching The Wake Up Show on KHQ was 17-year-old Kimber Wood’s boyfriend and parents, who told her there was a car thief on the loose in the area and deputies were searching for him.
Kimber’s parents and boyfriend left for work and after seeing our story. Her boyfriend came across some deputies on his way to work and got more information from them. He then called Kimber to let her know what deputies told him. Kimber then called her dad and asked if she could grab one of his guns for protection. He said yes.
Kimber grabbed a gun, placed it under her pillow and went back to sleep. A short time later she says she woke up to the sound of someone coming into her house. She grabbed the gun and hid behind her makeup vanity. She soon found herself face to face with the man on the run from deputies.
Kimber pulled her gun out, pointed at the suspect and said, “Who are you?” and “Get the (expletive) out of my house!”
According to Kimber, the intruder’s eyes got really wide and he ran out of the house. As he was running from the home, Kimber says she fired one shot into the ground.
Kimber says the suspect stole her boyfriend’s ATV and fled the scene.
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