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-Lurid Crime Tales-
Woman hiding with kids shoots intruder
2013-01-06
[WSBTV] LOGANVILLE, Ga. -- A woman hiding in her attic with children shot an intruder multiple times before fleeing to safety Friday.

The incident happened at a home on Henderson Ridge Lane in Loganville around 1 p.m. The woman was working in an upstairs office when she spotted a strange man outside a window, according to Walton County Sheriff Joe Chapman. He said she took her 9-year-old twins to a crawlspace before the man broke in using a crowbar.

But the man eventually found the family.

"The perpetrator opens that door. Of course, at that time he's staring at her, her two children and a .38 revolver," Chapman told Channel 2's Kerry Kavanaugh.

The woman then shot him five times, but he survived, Chapman said. He said the woman ran out of bullets but threatened to shoot the intruder if he moved.

"She's standing over him, and she realizes she's fired all six rounds. And the guy's telling her to quit shooting," Chapman said.

The woman ran to a neighbor's home with her children. The intruder attempted to flee in his car but crashed into a wooded area and collapsed in a nearby driveway, Chapman said.

Deputies arrested 32-year-old Atlanta resident Paul Slater in connection with the crime. Chapman said they found him on the ground saying, "Help me. I'm close to dying." Slater was taken to Gwinnett Medical Center for treatment. Chapman said Slater was shot in the face and neck.

In February, Slater was arrested on simple battery charges, according to the Gwinnett County Sheriff's Office. He has been arrested six other times in the county since 2008.
Posted by:Fred

#8  Five out of six hits? No bad considering the poor lady is most likely scared out of her wits. She might need something a little more hefty in the way of ammo and a firearm.
Posted by: JohnQC   2013-01-06 18:40  

#7  I'm not selfish Charles, if he doesn't make it.... we all win!
Posted by: Besoeker   2013-01-06 16:01  

#6  Out of a feeding tube Besoeker? I'll be shocked if you get half the numbers translated.
Posted by: Charles   2013-01-06 14:36  

#5  If Mr. Slater lives, I intend to ask him to select my next Powerball numbers.
Posted by: Besoeker   2013-01-06 11:06  

#4  Too bad he didn't die, then she would only be charged with "Safe use of a Firearm."
Posted by: Redneck Jim   2013-01-06 11:06  

#3  I visited a shoe repair shop and two gun shops in a county south of Atlanta yesterday. There was a long line at the shoe shop and standing room only at the gun shops.
Posted by: Besoeker   2013-01-06 05:00  

#2  Sadly Rambler such a story would be frosting on the cake to the Liberals and the Media - then they can use it to advance some other cause.

And yes I am serious.
Posted by: CrazyFool   2013-01-06 01:25  

#1  "She's standing over him, and she realizes she's fired all six rounds. And the guy's telling her to quit shooting," Chapman said.

I'm sure that when Mr Slater (the perp) sues the housewife, this will be a big part of the cause of action - she didn't stop shooting until she ran out of ammo.

Of course, if this had happened after Dianne Feinstein confiscates everyone's guns, this would have just been a local story about a woman who was raped and murdered in front of her children.
Posted by: Rambler in Virginia   2013-01-06 01:00  

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