More Home Invasions in N. Texas

Home invasions are becoming more and more popular in North Texas. Some are quick, entering through a sliding glass door and grabbing the flat screen TV, others are more involved and include violence towards the family residing in the home. Most often the home appears to be targeted for a specific purpose. The goblins think there are guns, jewelry, cash, electronics or drugs available for the taking. It is somewhat disconcerting that the random home invasion is becoming popular.

The goblins in this random home invasion got more than they bargained for.

From the Star Telegram:

By Bill Miller

Blue Mound couple: 'We're fighting for our lives'

...They kicked in the front door there at about 12:23 p.m., police said.

"I was sleeping and all of a sudden they busted through the door," Keith Hoehn said. "My wife had a 12-gauge in her face, and he told her 'Don't you scream, bitch, or I'll blow your F-in head off.'

"Well ... she did scream."

"I screamed for my husband," Kellie Hoehn said.

The gunman turned the Remington 870 pump-action shotgun toward Keith Hoehn.

"I thought he was going to blow my head plumb off," Hoehn said.

But Kellie grabbed the muzzle, and the struggle began.

"We just tackled him," Keith Hoehn said of the man, who probably outweighed him by about 90 pounds.

"I'm 220 (pounds)," he said. "All I could do was try to hold onto that shotgun.

"My wife was trying to keep the muzzle away from the kids' rooms. I looked down and I saw he was pulling on the trigger the whole time.

"I found out later that the safety was on -- praise the Lord."

Kellie let go long enough to grab a jar candle, Keith said, "and she popped him in the head."

Then she started battling the attacker's accomplice who had a handgun, Keith said. The couple's son grabbed his little sister and they hid in a closet with a pellet gun, Keith said.

'HE GOT RIGHT BACK UP'

The fracas spilled out onto the front lawn, where Keith Hoehn finally seized the shotgun.

He fumbled with the safety and then shot at Pierson, who was already in the van, wounding him.

"My wife said he had a gun," Keith said. "I didn't know if he was going to shoot us."

Then he fired at Benoit.

"He got right back up," Keith said, "and started charging me again.

"Well, I shot him again, and I guess that was it."

This couple did an outstanding job of protecting hearth and home. One goblin toes up and the other in the hospital. This was the goblins second home invasion of the evening, thankfully it is the last for at least one of them.

Are you prepared to react to a violent home invasion? This incident happened to a normal family in a quiet neighborhood. Yes it could happen to you, are you ready?