Brave kid, standing his ground to protect his home and young sister…
http://www.khou.com/news/crime/Burglary-suspect-shot-by-15-year-old-son-of-deputy-97430719.html
by Shern-Min Chow / 11 News
HOUSTON – The teenage son of a Harris County Precinct 1 deputy shot a home intruder Tuesday afternoon in the 2600 block of Royal Place in northwest Harris County, deputies said.
The 15-year-old boy and his 12-year-old sister had been home alone in the Mount Royal Village subdivision when around 2:30 p.m. a pair of burglars tried the front and back doors, then broke a back window.
The teenager grabbed his father’s assault rifle and knew what to do with it.
“We don’t try to hide things from our children in law enforcement,” Lt. Jeffrey Stauber said. “That young boy was protecting his sister. He was in fear for his life and her life.”
The home invaders fled, leaving a trail of blood.
Amazing young man, who obviously thinks quick on his feet. I’m glad that he and his sister are okay, that could have ended up being an entirely different story.
What gets on my nerves about this article is their terminology. When are they going to stop calling it an ‘assault rifle’? I mean, think about it, ANY rifle becomes an assault rifle the moment you actually assault someone with it….
I could club someone over the head with a baseball bat, but they would never call it an ‘assault bat’. Inanimate objects are not capable of assaulting anyone on their own.