: (MI) Woman with permit kills armed assailant 04-14-04

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Woman kills attacker; 8 shootings claim 4 lives
Wednesday, April 14, 2004
BY CECIL ANGEL
FREE PRESS STAFF WRITER

A woman shot an armed man to death Tuesday after he attacked her as she
was entering her east-side Detroit home, police said.

The woman, who owns a car dealership, was at the side door of her home
in the 15200 block of Troester at 7:45 p.m. when a man ran up behind her
brandishing a nickel-plated handgun, Officer Derek Jones said.

“He said, ‘I got you,”‘ Jones said.

She tried to shut her screen door, but he pulled it open and began
shoving her into the house, police said. As they struggled, she pulled a
handgun from her purse and fired about five shots, Jones said.

The man fell to the ground between the door and the driveway.

Jones said the man was 42 years old and had a criminal record for
breaking and entering homes. Police declined to release his name pending
notification of his relatives.

Jones said the woman had a permit to carry a concealed weapon.

Detroit police said citywide, at least eight people were shot in less
than four hours
Tuesday night. At least four of them were killed in the incidents which
included a carjacking and an incident police said was drug related.