Posted November 7, 2017 11:30 am by Comments

By Jennifer Cruz

Friends believe 19-year-old Cody Smith may have been intoxicated when he entered the woman’s home over the weekend. (Photo: GoFundMe)
An elderly homeowner shot and killed a 19-year-old man after he forced his way into her Arkansas home early Sunday morning.
The teen, Cody Smith, left a Halloween party drunk the night the night he was killed and lived not far from the woman in Marion, local media reports.
Authorities said a security alarm went off at the home around 3:30 am that contacted both the local sheriff’s department and the homeowner. But the homeowner, who is in her late 80s, was already awakened by the sound of Smith forcefully entering her home, according to local media reports.
As she waited for deputies to arrive, the woman armed herself and soon came face to face with Smith. She later told authorities that she repeatedly called out to the teen and warned him not to come any closer. Nonetheless, Smith continued to advance toward her, so the woman, fearing for her safety, shot Smith.
Officers from the Marion Police Department, as well as deputies with the Crittenden County Sheriff’s Department, arrived a short time later and confirmed that Smith, who died from his injuries, forcefully entered the

Source: Guns.com

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