Alleged Intruder Shot Dead After Threatening Armed Homeowner

A Sandy Springs, Georgia, homeowner shot and killed an alleged intruder Sunday morning around 2:15 a.m. in an effort to protect his family.

The Atlanta Journal-Constitution quoted police saying “an unknown male unlawfully entered” the Sandy Springs home and “threatened to harm the homeowner.”

The Patch reported police were called but the homeowner shot the alleged intruder before officers arrived. Responding officers found the suspect’s body in the home.

Atlanta News First noted police said the homeowner, “While exercising his Second Amendment right to bear arms, defended himself and his family.”

Police stressed the incident was isolated and there is no further threat to the community.

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