Woman shoots intruder to protect herself and children

NewsNM: Swickard - Better to have a gun and not need it than to need a gun and not have it. This woman was minutes away from the police but only had seconds to save her life. From alabamas13.com - UPDATE: The suspect, 25-year-old Michael Jacobs, is still at UAB hospital. According to Dora Police Chief John Duchock, they have not yet spoken to him as he is medically unresponsive -- whenever he comes out of sedation, he's combative and has to be sedated once again. WALKER CO. - A Walker County woman was forced to shoot an intruder to protect herself and her children. It happened Tuesday morning on Sellers Hollow Road in the city of Dora. Martha Lewis says she immediately called police and woke up her daughters. Lewis says she gave the intruder several warnings before shooting, but he wouldn't listen. Police say Lewis will not be charged, since she was defending herself. "It wasn't like, oh can I pull the trigger? It was like when should I shoot? When will he be close enough that I know I won't miss him? That's one of the things that was going through my mind," said Lewis. Police say the suspect, 25-year-old Michael Jacobs, is in the hospital in stable condition. He faces burglary and criminal mischief charges as well as possession of marijuana and drug paraphernalia. Read more

Woman shoots intruder to protect herself and children