Sunday morning feel good story
The forces for good got a little rest so far this weekend, but not in Texas where 72-year-old was struck in the face with a gas can by an intruder. He took the only option he had at that point;
Dietz said he woke up around 8:30 a.m. Friday and noticed his surveillance cameras weren’t working.
“I got up this morning and checked the monitor on the cameras and noticed I couldn’t see anything,” Dietz said.
He went outside to check the cameras and found a man inside the back of his storage unit, just feet from his front door.
“I asked him what he was doing in there and he said he was just looking around,” Dietz said.
He called 911 but the robber wasn’t going away without a fight.
Dietz managed to pull out his gun and fired at least one shot, hitting the suspect in the stomach. The robber fled but was eventually caught and taken to a hospital where he underwent surgery.
“When you are doing bad, bad things happen to you,” neighbor Monica Tristan said.
Like I said, us old guys can’t fight back, so we shoot.
Thanks to Chief Tango for the link.
Category: Feel Good Stories
Seeing how it won’t be all that long before I’m 72 I think I’d be shooting too.
The perp was shot in the gut, but was able to flee the scene. Hmm. Sounds like someone needs either better ammo or a larger caliber weapon. Or both.
As you are aware, bullet type/construction, i.e. JHP vs FMJ can elevate even a marginally effective round like a .25ACP to something significantly more lethal.
My .40 is too large to carry during the Summer, so I carry a .380 with Federal Hydra-Shoks….a nasty and very efficient round.