WPLG in Miami is hoping viewers can help identify a burglar who was caught on surveillance video attempting to break into a home — and then taking off in a hurry after being confronted by a mother of two wielding a shotgun.
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Have you seen this man? Police say he broke into a family home, before driving off in a stolen Mercedes. pic.twitter.com/02sooq4aFX— Michael Seiden (@SeidenWSBTV) March 21, 2017
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A mom is home alone with her 2 kids when an intruder breaks in! But she was armed and ready to protect her family pic.twitter.com/loty6d1wfW— Michael Seiden (@SeidenWSBTV) March 21, 2017
The woman, who did not want to be identified, was at home with her children, ages 10 and 3.
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The burglar quickly realized that he was in serious trouble after making it inside the home.
“He was running for his life and kept looking back, making sure I wasn’t going to shoot him in the back,” the woman said.
“What stopped you from killing this guy?” Local 10 News reporter Michael Seiden asked.
“My kids. Not traumatizing them and I did have a baby,” she said.
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Someone tell Sen. Dianne Feinstein that sometimes those big scary guns scare just the right people:
#JudgeGorsuch to @SenFeinstein on 2nd Amendment: "It's not a matter of agreeing or disagreeing…It's a matter of it being the law." pic.twitter.com/Ph2Ev5ix6Z
— Fox News (@FoxNews) March 21, 2017
M16 rifles have been banned for manufacture for civilians for 31 YEARS, @SenFeinstein. Could you be any more dishonest? #JudgeGorsuch https://t.co/ETH5D2uHQb
— Bob Owens (@bob_owens) March 21, 2017
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