A 21-year-old Texas man is being credited with protecting his family by shooting one of three men suspected of forcing their way into their home outside of Houston.
Harris County Sheriff‘s deputies tell KHOU.com that the man’s father was pushed to the ground by one of the suspects when he answered the door Thursday night.
When the intruders went to attack the mother, the son ran to retrieve his father’s gun and fatally shot one of the suspects, the report states. The other two suspects reportedly fled the scene.
Police later spotted a vehicle with two men who matched the suspects’ descriptions and took them in for questioning, the station reported.
Neighbors said the son’s actions were justified. No charges are expected to be filed against him, according to the report.
“People can’t go breaking into people’s homes and not expect some sort of consequence,” Harry Moulder told the station.