Teen mum Sarah McKinley�re-enacting the moment she opened fire on an intruder. Picture: ABC Source: Supplied
- Teen mum calls 911 when intruders break in
- Shoots robber dead with shotgun in torso
- Police say she acted in self defence
On Christmas Day, 18-year-old Sarah McKinley lost her husband to lung cancer, leaving her the sole caregiver to their three-month-old son.
Two men tried breaking into Ms McKinley?s house, one armed with a 12-inch hunting knife.
The distressed young mother called 911 to request advice on what to�do with the armed men.��
"I?m in here by myself with my infant baby, can I please get a dispatcher out here immediately?"
"I?ve got two guns in my hand - is it okay to shoot him if he comes in the door?" she said to the dispatcher.
The dispatcher replies: "I can?t tell you that you can do that but you do what you have to do to protect your baby."
Ms McKinley then�shot�one of the intruders in the torso�with a 12-gauge shotgun, killing him.��
Sarah McKinley says she did what she had to protect her three-month-old son. Picture: ABC
Source: Supplied
Police found the intruder, Justin Martin, 24, slumped over a floral-print sofa with a single gunshot wound. He was pronounced dead at the scene.
Authorities�said the shooting was in self-defence and�she will not be charged.
Detective Dan Huff told KOCO-TV that under some circumstances, shooting a person is permissible.
"You?re allowed to shoot an unauthorised person that is in your home," he said.
"The law provides you the remedy, and sanctions the use of deadly force."
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