OH: DGU of the Day Woman Takes on 3 Home Invaders

Gun Watch ^ | 30 December, 2015 | Dean Weingarten

[marktwain]

Three men break into a home in Trotwood, Ohio.  They are all armed.  It is before 6 am, just three days after Christmas, on 28 December, 2015.  One of the men is armed with a Tec-9 pistol.  The other two hold what appear to be conventional semi-auto pistols.  They bypass two sleeping children to find the mother.  The surveillance video shows the three following the mother after they pistol whipped her in the laundry room.

 Link to video

The man directly behind her has the  Tec-9.  Not shown, he presumably holds her at gunpoint while the other two attempt to drag off a safe, in a room with two more children.

While the two men are occupied with the safe, the woman breaks free from her captor, accesses a hidden pistol, and starts to fire.

All three run, but the Tec-9 gunman, Azikiwe Presley, is mortally wounded.  His body is found 100 yards from the house.  From wdtn.com:

"I got my gun and I started shooting and they ran," the female caller told dispatchers. "They all three had guns, I'm confused ... they must not have had bullets because after I pulled the trigger they just took off, instead of firing back. I don't know if I hit one or not, I don't see blood anywhere."

Kipling says that the female of the  species is more deadly than the male.   I have found that female students in my concealed carry courses often said they were not sure if they could shoot someone.   When I ask them if they could shoot someone who threatens their child with death or rape, they always replied with an emphatic yes!, without hesitation.  Then I ask them if they could shoot someone who would deprive their child of their mother.  It always made the point.

In this case, the recipient of that female dedication ran a hundred yards and died.  It is not uncommon for a man who is fatally shot to run that far, even with a heart/lung shot.  As he was likely the one holding the woman at gunpoint, and the closest, greatest, threat with the Tec-9, it is not surprising that he drew the lethal ticket.  Whether through choice or happenstance, the mother made the right tactical decision.

Let us not forget that violent criminals have friends and family and associates.  Azikiwe had quite a few.  A look at his facebook page shows numerous heartfelt regrets at his passing.  From facebook:

I swear this doesnt even seem real you will always be that loud goofy clown with the big heart who would sit and crack jokes with me at lunch at Webber middle I can't believe your gone but know this you will never be forgotten and you will forever be missed my head so messed up right now rest up my buddy I'll never ever forget you

Most people will say, do not do home invasions if you do not want to be shot.  Aziwike's facebook page says he "Studied at University of blood" attended from 2004 to 2008.

Statistics would predict that if he had lived, a 29 year old career criminal would have hundreds, perhaps thousands, of crimes ahead of him in his career.

We will never know if Aziwike would have turned his life around, but the odds were not in his favor.

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[marktwain]

Two trying to drag off a safe, have their hands full. The invader with the Tec-9 probably got distracted. He underestimated the mother.

[Quality_Not_Quantity]

Kipling says that the female of the species is more deadly than the male.

I have long believed this to be true. In a fight against a man, a woman, knowing that her opponent has superior strength, will go all out to defend herself. A man in a fight against a woman may well let his guard down against his seemingly inferior opponent.

[Gaffer]

The house was wired for video and the criminals knew that before even approaching the door.

At least one of them had been to that home before, possibly inside. If I were police, I’d be looking over the last week or two of video from there if there is any.

They knew what they were after.

[OKSooner]

What a sad, tragic demise for an underprivileged, disadvantaged, misunderstood yute. If only someone could have reasoned with him.

Just kidding. Nice shooting, lady.

[mbynack]

I read this story the other day from another source. The headline read, “Woman shoots home invader with Tec 9”. It confused me. I though the woman had the Tec 9.

Happy ending for her and her family. Not so much for the bad guy.

Violent crime should be a high risk endeavor for the perp. Maybe others will think twice about it after they hear this story.

[healy61]

Aziwipe, or whatever his name, has bit the dust. Many future unknown victims can be thankful.

[ScottinVA]

The poor, deprived yute was (cue it up...) just turning his life around, thinking about getting a job to pay for his babies, talked about going to church and (here it is.. get ready..)he DINDUNUFFIN!

[exit82]

I can’t make a judgment until I hear from the grandmother.....

[niteowl77]

The poster behind the late Aziwike is only partially visible, but considering his pose and general demeanor, there is still plenty of irony.

Mr. niteowl77

[bray]

Amazing these were blacks???

Pray America wakes

[bigbob]

Unfortunately he has probably already reproduced

[newfreep]

Trotwood is NW of Dayton - a mostly black suburb with heavy crime (I live in the southern Dayton suburb of Centerville/Washington Twp).

This is always good news when the vile & evil are pushed back.

Kudos to this brave woman choosing to defend herself, her family and her home.

“When seconds matter, the police are minutes away.”

[Kenton]

So sad... another young black man who will never turn his life around, go back to school, achieve his dream of becoming a rap star, and run for president.

All because, in a moment of weakness, he brought a crappy Tec-9 to the home invasion. And even though it looked pretty badass, he didn't know how to work it and got shot by a pissed off girl with a gun. Or sumpin' like that.

I wish we knew for sure if the shooter was a "white privileged" person. We may have a hate crime here.

[Kenton]

And another thing... why do black people bother getting tattoos? With black ink? You'd think they'd use a nice bright color, like white or yellow maybe.

[Roman_War_Criminal]

Well Azikwanza’s Great Grandmother (who is only 55) says he was just tryin’ to change hiz lives arownd....

[Lurker]

Good riddance to bad rubbish.

L

[the_individual2014]

IDGAS what his skin color was, good of the woman to defend her house against these thugs, act like one and die like one.

[the_individual2014]

Just wondering, but was the mother a black woman?

[DiogenesLamp]

IDGAS what his skin color was, good of the woman to defend her house against these thugs, act like one and die like one.

I agree. I am just as happy to hear that white thugs got killed. Happier even, because then I know no one is going to make it into a race issue.

People who break into your house need to be killed. No matter what color they are.

[DiogenesLamp]

Just wondering, but was the mother a black woman

I was hoping to find that out as well. I will post it on another website if she turns out to be a minority. I will not post it if she turns out to be white.

I want to make a point that self defense applies to everyone, and I don't want to get it side tracked with a racism issue.