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Woman shoots, kills 1 intruder
Omaha World Herald ^ | December 15, 2001 | AP

Posted on 12/15/2001 1:03:36 AM PST by unbiasedtruth

Published Saturday December 15, 2001

Woman shoots, kills 1 intruder

EARLY, Iowa (AP) - A woman assaulted by two intruders in her Sac County home Thursday shot and killed one, sending the other one fleeing.

Tracey Roberts of Early was at home with her three children, ages 1, 3 and 11, while her husband, Mike, was away on business when two men broke into her house and assaulted her, officials with the Sac County Sheriff's Office said.

Roberts was able to escape, grabbed a gun and shot one of the men, killing him, authorities said. The other man ran away.

Roberts and her children were taken to Loring Hospital in Sac City, where she was treated for her injuries and released. The children were unharmed.

Police have not released the identity of the man who was killed.

Investigators are searching for the other intruder. They describe him as a white man, 5'10" to 6' tall, 25 to 35 years old, slender with dark wavy hair. He was seen wearing a black leather coat.


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Good guys with guns 1 - Bad guys 0

This is going to make the gun grabbers very angry!

1 posted on 12/15/2001 1:03:36 AM PST by unbiasedtruth
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To: unbiasedtruth
Good for her! I'm sure NOW and the left would rather she allowed them to kill her and her children rather than *gasp* defend herself.
2 posted on 12/15/2001 1:06:52 AM PST by goodieD
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To: unbiasedtruth
I hope you will "nurse" this thread throughout the week-end, with an occasional bump. It's the kind of news folks won't see reported on television, and it sure won't be picked up by the wires.

Congratulations to this woman who was able to protect herself, her home, and her family.

3 posted on 12/15/2001 1:11:57 AM PST by YaYa123
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To: unbiasedtruth
I'll give it a bump!
4 posted on 12/15/2001 1:15:27 AM PST by Ken522
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To: YaYa123
I'm sure someone, somewhere, is thinking of a way to charge this woman with a crime.

Stay locked and loaded!

5 posted on 12/15/2001 1:18:10 AM PST by unbiasedtruth
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To: unbiasedtruth
Bump for the brave mother and her family!
6 posted on 12/15/2001 1:18:28 AM PST by Cold Heat
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To: YaYa123
These are the kinds of stories I love! Wouldn't it be great if all women had the means to defend themselves and their children.
7 posted on 12/15/2001 1:24:03 AM PST by basil
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To: wirestripper
I read an article in a NY paper that we are supposed to "rely on the cop who is standing right behind you". I guess no one has broken into that liberal's house with an intent to kill
8 posted on 12/15/2001 1:27:10 AM PST by tm61
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To: tm61
Yah, I can just se it now. Everyone has there very own cop with a gun. LOL!
9 posted on 12/15/2001 1:40:32 AM PST by Cold Heat
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To: unbiasedtruth;Mercuria

10 posted on 12/15/2001 1:45:57 AM PST by Brownie74
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To: unbiasedtruth
Oh that evil woman. She actually had a, gasp, gun in the house where children lived. I hope they charge her with a crime. sarcasm off

The Brady bunch is probably going ballistic right now, hoping that their media will not report this.

11 posted on 12/15/2001 1:52:18 AM PST by zip
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To: BOBWADE
The good guys win another round.
12 posted on 12/15/2001 1:53:09 AM PST by zip
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To: zip
Bump!
13 posted on 12/15/2001 2:38:10 AM PST by kipj
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To: *bang_list
Bang!
14 posted on 12/15/2001 2:40:52 AM PST by Drew68
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To: unbiasedtruth
Another woman, the actress, Winona Ryder:

She's been arrested for shoplifting...caught on tape removing the security tags from $5,000.00 worth of stuff...and guess what? She's innocent!! So says her lawyer....Mark Geragos!

15 posted on 12/15/2001 2:41:07 AM PST by YaYa123
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To: kipj
Does not sound like she had a trigger lock or gun safe slowing her retrieval of the weapon.
16 posted on 12/15/2001 2:44:00 AM PST by Khepera
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To: zip
da Beave and Wally did it....
17 posted on 12/15/2001 2:46:17 AM PST by Bad~Rodeo
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To: unbiasedtruth
I pity the poor idiot that tries to break into my house. If he can get past "Ruger" (my 90lb german shepherd) then he has to face "Glock", the trusty ole 40 cal Household Defense Unit! *smirk*. Good for this woman and what she did. Keep this thread alive...
18 posted on 12/15/2001 2:53:30 AM PST by dokmad
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...the other intruder. They describe him as a white man, 5'10" to 6' tall, 25 to 35
years old, slender with dark wavy hair. He was seen wearing a black leather coat.


How gauche! Not only racial and gender profiling...but fashion profiling!
(Neither bother me...get the thug!)
19 posted on 12/15/2001 2:58:48 AM PST by VOA
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"Good for her! I'm sure NOW and the left would rather she allowed them to kill her and her children rather than *gasp* defend herself."

Nah! If she had defended herself with a frying pan, it would have been OK. The bad part is that she had the audacity to use a GUN.

20 posted on 12/15/2001 3:03:41 AM PST by Wonder Warthog
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