Woman shoots burglar who attacks husband

Cherokee County sheriff’s officers responded to a shooting about 8:30 a.m. Tuesday near Troup.

According to a news release, the shooting took place at a home on County Road 4808, several miles south of Troup.

A woman reportedly called 911 and said a man was trying to break into her house, and she shot him.
 
The woman told dispatchers the man was still inside the house, and her husband had detained him.
 
When deputies arrived, they located the suspect, who was transported to East Texas Medical Center in Tyler.
 
Deputies discovered that the suspect broke through a front door at the residence and confronted several people who were inside. The woman’s husband arrived home soon afterward and was attacked by the suspect near the back door.

Jacksonville Progress