Tuesday, February 20, 2007

Darlington, South Carolina

From Florence’s MorningNewsOnline.com of February 19, 2007
Woman uses gun to scare off intruder

A woman used a gun to scare off an intruder who entered her home Saturday, according to a press release issued Monday by Darlington County Sheriff’s Office.

The woman was in her home at Journey’s End Road near Darlington when the incident occurred. The woman, who called the sheriff’s office at about 7:15 p.m., said she stepped from her laundry room and saw a man standing in her living room.

She told deputies that when the man saw her, he turned over a coffee table and appeared to be trying to get to her. The woman said she ran to a bedroom, got a pistol and came back to the living room, where she told the intruder that she was armed.

When the intruder saw the pistol, he turned and ran from the residence. The woman said she fired several shots as he ran from the house, but she doesn’t know if any of the bullets hit him.

The woman wasn’t injured, according to the press release.

Deputies used bloodhounds to try to find the intruder, but they lost the scent after a short distance. Investigators said they think the suspect fled the area in a vehicle, according to the press release.

The intruder is described as a black man 5 feet 9 inches tall and weighing 170 pounds. He was last seen wearing a dark blue shirt and blue jeans.

Investigators said they think the man entered her house through an unlocked sliding door, according to the release.

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