Elderly Woman Has A Tough Call To Make — Defends Herself And Her Roommate

By James England

LIVINGSTON PARISH, LOUISIANA — An elderly woman encountered a man with no pants on in her front yard. When he began to approach her, she readied a handgun and told him to leave. The trespasser saw the handgun and broke into a run towards her home. That’s when she fired a “warning shot” and hit him right in the leg.

According to the Livingston Parish Sheriff’s Office’s statement to the Advocate, the elderly woman knew her roommate was inside the home and worried for her safety. The man in question was believed to be mentally ill and had ceased taking his prescribed medications, so he was acting irrationally. Not knowing what he was capable of, the elderly woman wisely decided to protect her own life and that of her roommate.

“Fearing for her life, the elderly female produced a firearm and gave a verbal command to Herpich to stop,” Sheriff Jason Ard said. “Herpich then fled towards the homeowner’s unlocked residence, where another female was inside.”

Sheriff Jason Ard noted that when the suspect made a break for her home, she feared for the safety of her roommate and shot what she believed was a warning shot. It hit him in …Read the Rest

Source:: Concealed Nation