Gun Fails, Criminal Still Alive

Loganville, Ga. mom shoots intruder five times, saves her two children, intruder survives

Jan 05 2013 

A Loganville, Ga. mother of two saved her own life and those of her nine-year-old twins when she shot an intruder five times, The Blaze reported on Saturday, Jan 5 . The woman and her children were unharmed.

According to local television station WSB-TV , the woman was home alone with her twins when the doorbell rang. When she did not answer, the man went back to his car and returned with a crowbar.

The suspect, who has been identified as Paul Slater, attempted to enter the home using the crowbar on the home office window. The woman grabbed her children, her phone, her gun, and ran upstairs as Slater began searching the house. Eventually, Paul Slater found the woman and her children.

(Not the actual gun)

“The perpetrator opens the door and finds himself staring at her, her two children and a .38 revolver,” said Walton County Sheriff Joe Chapman.

The woman then shot Slater five times, but he survived. Sheriff Chapman said the woman ran out of bullets but threatened to shoot Paul Slater again if he moved.

Donnie Herman, the woman’s husband said:

“My wife is a hero. She protected her kids. She did what she was supposed to do as a responsible, prepared gun owner. “  Mr. Herman is opposed to gun controls.

After shooting Paul Slater, the woman took her children and ran to a neighbor’s home. Slater attempted to flee, but his car crashed into a wooded area and he collapsed in a nearby driveway, Sheriff Chapman said. Paul Slater was taken to an area hospital with punctured lungs, a punctured liver, and a punctured stomach. Slater has reportedly been arrested six times since 2008.