Woman who fatally shot 14-year-old who broke into her home breaks silence to defend her actions
Gerrard Kaonga
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A woman who shot and killed a teenage intruder has defended her actions while explaining her conflicting emotions.
Aleah Wallace, from Fort Worth, Texas, shot and killed a 14-year-old who was moments from entering her home and has now spoken out defending her actions.
Speaking to Fox4 News, she said she was defending her children and explained she lives at her home alone with her four daughters so a few weeks ago she got a gun.
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Following multiple burglaries in the area and four attempted on her own home - as well as someone trying to break into her daughter's room earlier that day - she decided to purchase a firearm.
Speaking of the incident, she recalled: "I was cleaning my living room sweeping my floor, and I heard my window start going back up.
“So I went, and I stood in the hallway. And I could see him standing at the window, lifting it up. I just shot.
Police have not filed any charges in regards to the shooting or death, and the case is being sent to a grand jury.
Wallace explained to the media outlet that when she shot, she did know the age of the perpetrator but had to make a decision in the moment for the benefit of her family.
“I have four daughters. It’s just me and my four daughters that stay there. I just was protecting my daughters," she said. "I'm devastated that he was 14. I hate that. I literally do. And I'm so sorry. But at that point, I had to think about my babies.
"I didn’t know he was 14 when he was on the other side of that window.
"All I knew was that somebody could come in and hurt me or my kids. That's it."
Despite her aim being to simply protect herself and her family, she is now being evicted for doing so.
“The apartments called and told me that I was not supposed to have a gun at all, even though I kept calling them and telling them somebody was breaking in,” Wallace said.
“They told me I could not have a gun, and I have 30 days to vacate. I feel like I'm back at square one.
"I was there for six years, and now I don't know what to do."