75-year old Oakland woman shoots at home invaders

Henry, mike and Julie. She kept calm and reacted strategically even as these strangers burst into her bedroom demanding valuables. She grabbed her gun and fired a single shot only to come under fire herself. If it's absolutely unbelievable what she was able to do a 75 year old woman is being called a hero by neighbors for firing a shot at two home invaders. Those strangers fired back. Luckily, she wasn't hurt. I spoke to her daughter, who did not want her face shown. It's amazing. She is a superwoman. We're all just lauding her and just a amazed at her wherewithal. It happened on a street in the shabu Park neighborhood in the hills at about two in the morning Wednesday, two men kicked through the woman's front door. They went straight for her bedroom and pointed guns at her face and demanded her phone. What the intruders didn't know was that she owns a 357 Magnum. She had the presence of mind to reach in her nightstand and get a weapon and she had it under the covers at first. And then when she saw an opening, she fired a shot. The men fired back about 17 to 20 shots before leaving with valuables, including jewelry. We went over afterwards and we saw gunshots all in the walls. It's a miracle that she's alive after the number of shots that were fired in her home. Neighbors say she did the right thing. This woman is a hero. I really admire her. She kept her wits about her. Her daughter said this should serve as a warning. I believe that this is a message also for the criminals that people in Oakland, we're tired of the lawlessness. People are standing up. People are fighting back, and they really they really playing with a very with their lives because all these people around here armed similar similar home invasion happened recently in the same area. Now council member Reid was

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Published: Tue Aug 01 2023