North Carolina woman shoots and kills intruder she found holding her iPad inside her home A North Carolina woman shot and killed a man who she found holding her iPad after he broke into her home, police said Friday. The woman and her toddler left the house in Robeson County to run an errand, and when they returned found an unfamiliar silver Jeep Wrangler in the driveway. The Jeep had been reported stolen more than 30 miles away in Hoke County, Robeson County Sheriff's Office spokesman Maj. Anthony Thomspon told The Fayetteville Observer. Police received an alarm activation signaling that someone had broken into the home, but the woman returned to her house before officers arrived on the scene. http://i.***************/i/pix/2016/01/30/06/30B6CEEA00000578-0-A_North_Carolina_woman_shot_and_killed_a_man_who_she_found_holdi-m-6_1454136396152.jpg +1 A North Carolina woman shot and killed a man who she found holding her iPad after he broke into her Robeson County home (pictured) on Friday When she saw the Jeep the woman, who is a military wife, entered the home with her handgun and that's when she saw the man coming down the hallway, according to Thompson. 'She looked at him, he looked at her. He had her iPad in his hand. She started shooting,' Thompson said. Officers struggled to identify the man, who Thompson said was not carrying identification. The Robeson County Sheriff's Office said no charges are expected to be filed against the woman but the district attorney will make the final decision. The name of the woman and the man she shot have not been released.
Lucky she was in NC. She may have not have been so lucky in some states going in to get the intruder. Good on her anyways.
Many liberals would think that she should have been raped and killed for daring to enter her own house Use of guns = death sentence
The Castle Doctrine is one law that should be put in place at the Federal level for all states. Every other situation whether it be car jacking, or robbery, their can always be an argument to comply or flee before using deadly force. That is because every situation is different. When it comes to home invasions all bets are off. Whatever your stance on the Second Amendment is, it is hard to argue that if somebody BREAKS into your home to steal, rape, kidnap, or do a number of other things, you should always have the right to defend yourself. Unfortunately in our litigious society you can have a guy break into a house and if you were to fight him he could sue you for damages and the sad part is there are attorneys who will take that guy's case.
I have a NC CCL and took the mandatory 8 hour course. We were taught that you have the right to shoot an intruder in your house and even if the are on the outside trying to force their way in. Your car is also considered to be the same as your home. The instructor also told us that the homeowner is protected from lawsuits if they legally defended their life. He also told us that we have and probably should use the right to talk to a lawyer before making a statement to law enforcement if you are involved in a shooting, the same as the cops have. It isn't legal if the perp is fleeing or to protect personal property. It sounds like this is a legal shoot and she should not have to worry about lawsuits.
