Elderly shoot burglar, burglars mom complains to shooter

[lawrnk]

To bad the shooter was not a better shot

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Recent crime still haunts elderly couple
By Tereasa Nims: tereasa_nims@terrelltribune.com



An elderly couple remains shaken by a Monday incident where seven people threatened to kill them as they tried to break through the couple's front door - to the homeowner's son shooting through the door as it was coming off the hinges.

“We don't want any trouble,� said Shirley Ashby, 67, who has lived in the home her entire life. “We don't know what brought this on.�

Four people are being held on $50,000 bonds in the Kaufman County Law Enforcement Center in connection with the incident on the 1300 block of County Road 319. One was shot in the right foot during the attempted thief.

According to Kaufman County Sheriff's Office Sgt. Bryan Francis, Glen Lilly, 18 of Terrell; Candace Beam, 20, of Terrell; Jonathon Emory, 18, of Terrell; and Lloyd Gipson, 36, of Forney were arraigned Wednesday morning and are charged with attempted burglary with intent to commit another felony.

A warrant was issued for a 31-year-old Hunt County woman in connection with the attempted burglary. Two other suspects are at large.


Francis said the homeowners called 911 at approximately 10 p.m. Monday when a group tried to break in. The family was watching television when they heard a commotion outside.

As the door was coming down, the homeowner's son, Don Ashby, grabbed a shotgun and shot through the bottom of the door striking Lily in the right foot.

“I didn't know anybody had been shot,� Ashby said.

After the shooting, Ashby got a call from Lily's mother who reportedly told him she didn't appreciate him shooting her son.

Shirley Ashby told the teen's mother she was sorry, but that the man shouldn't have been trying to break into their home.



“They were screaming they were going to kill us,� Ashby said. “I'm so sorry I hurt another human being, but I was protecting my family.�

[Rokyudai]

Just makes your eyes bug out and jaw drop.....what the heck.

[AEA]

Some people just don't have a CLUE!

[Venus Pax]

“They were screaming they were going to kill us,� Ashby said. “I'm so sorry I hurt another human being, but I was protecting my family.�

Why should you be sorry for defending yourself in your own home?

[Boma]

mom gives death threats to family. its not a "complaint."

Mom needs a lesson too.

[frankie_the_yankee]

The acorn doesn't fall very far from the tree.

[Hyunchback]

Mom needs to go to jail for tampering with a witness.

Where's the prosecutor and the grand jury on that one?

[Glock 23]

After the shooting, Ashby got a call from Lily's mother who reportedly told him she didn't appreciate him shooting her son.

Shirley Ashby told the teen's mother she was sorry, but that the man shouldn't have been trying to break into their home.

“They were screaming they were going to kill us,� Ashby said. “I'm so sorry I hurt another human being, but I was protecting my family.�

Are you kidding me? This mother needs to wake up and smell the trash she calls a son.

Correct response: I don't appreciate you being such a poor mother that you raised your son to think it is acceptable to attempt to break into my home. If he attempts to break into my home again, it won't be his foot that gets shot.

no kidding, be glad your aint spending $5K+ burying that trash you call a son.

[M9FAN]

Unbelievable! What a sad example of the "point the finger" mentality that's rampant in today's society...