Two thieves jumped a fence and tried to rob a Mid-City homeowner at gunpoint. Little did they know the man had a concealed carry permit.
The attempted robbery was captured on his home surveillance cameras. It happened around 7:30 p.m. on Saturday, Nov. 4. The homeowner is seen on camera walking up to his house, drink in hand, taking his keys out of his pocket.
Then, a person dressed in all black is seen rushing up to him from behind. The homeowner told FOX 11 that he was wearing ear buds at the time "which I never should have done, and I just felt someone run up behind me. Put a gun to me."It all happened in seconds. The homeowner threw his drink at the suspect, who ran off. The homeowner was seen on camera then pulling a gun out of his waistband and opening fire. He said he has a concealed carry permit.
Another camera angle showed there were actually two thieves. They jumped the home's front yard fence as the homeowner was walking from his car to his front door. The shots scared them both off.said the department was investigating the attempted robbery."If anybody else ever tries to come, they're going to die for trying to come in this house," he said. "There was one shot to get in, and that was it.
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