By Free Republic | Created at 2024-11-14 05:58:43 | Updated at 2024-11-22 13:04:29
1 week ago
Texas woman shoots armed man who followed her, tried to forcefully enter her home: police The woman, who was not identified, shot 35-year-old Octavio Flores Mondragon in the face and chest as he was entering her home
Fox ^ | November 12, 2024 | Elizabeth Pritchet
Posted on 11/13/2024 9:17:16 PM PST by xxqqzz
A Texas woman shot an armed man who was attempting to "force his way" into her home on Friday, according to local authorities.
The DeSoto Police Department said officers were dispatched to "an active disturbance" in the 400 block of Raintree Circle at around 7:54 p.m. on Friday after a female caller told dispatch an unknown man was in her backyard with a pistol.
During the 911 call, police said the dispatch officer could hear screaming and yelling as the man "attempted to force his way inside the home through the rear garage door."
At the same time, neighbors on the street called 911 to report gunshots in the area.
police car lights A Texas woman shot a man in the face and chest after he allegedly followed her home and attempted to forcefully enter her residence while armed with a pistol. (iStock)
Police responded to the woman's house within three minutes of her call and found her in front of her home, where she told them she thought she shot the man "somewhere at the back of the house."
Once inside the home, police found the man – identified as 35-year-old Octavio Flores Mondragon – on the ground in the garage with a pistol lying next to him. He had been shot twice, once in the chest and once in the face.
The DeSoto Police Department said the incident took place in the 400 block of Raintree Circle. (Google Earth)
He was taken to a local hospital in critical condition.
The woman told officers she noticed a dark truck following her home after she left a nearby Taco Bell, according to FOX 4 Dallas-Fort Worth. The truck also followed her into her neighborhood and pulled into the rear driveway behind her car.
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TOPICS: Crime/Corruption; US: Texas
KEYWORDS: banglist; desoto; shooting; texas
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1 posted on 11/13/2024 9:17:16 PM PST by xxqqzz
To: xxqqzz
Shot in the face and the head, and he is in "critical condition"?
Lady you need a bigger weapon.
2 posted on 11/13/2024 9:19:46 PM PST by Governor Dinwiddie ( O give thanks unto the Lord, for He is gracious, and His mercy endureth forever. — Psalm 106)
To: xxqqzz
At least she’ll be legally OK as Desoto, Texas is nowhere near Austin.
3 posted on 11/13/2024 9:23:05 PM PST by Hillarys Gate Cult (“History doesn’t repeat itself but it often rhymes” - Possibly Mark Twain.)
To: Hillarys Gate Cult
4 posted on 11/13/2024 9:28:33 PM PST by kiryandil (No one in AZ that voted for Trump voted for Gallego )
To: xxqqzz
Excellent situational awareness, and packing. Not bad.
5 posted on 11/13/2024 9:29:40 PM PST by E. Pluribus Unum (The worst thing about censorship is █████ ██ ████ ████ ████ █ ███████ ████. FJB.)
To: Hillarys Gate Cult
This was pretty clearly self defense and probably would be in NY, NJ, etc. Maybe not in England. It wasn’t just a burglary. He followed her home, was breaking into the house, and he was armed. He was Spanished named incidentally.
6 posted on 11/13/2024 9:55:58 PM PST by xxqqzz
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