Okla. Woman Shoots, Kills Intruder: 911 Operators Say It's Okay to Shoot
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A young Oklahoma mother shot and killed an intruder to protect her 3-month-old baby on New Year's Eve, less than a week after the baby's father died of cancer.
Sarah McKinley says that a week earlier a man named [xxxxxx] dropped by on the day of her husband's funeral, claiming that he was a neighbor who wanted to say hello. The 18-year-old Oklahoma City area woman did not let him into her home that day.
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On New Year's Eve [xxxxxx] returned with another man, [xxxxxx],
and this time was armed with a 12-inch hunting knife. The two soon began trying to break into McKinley's home.
As one of the men was going from door to door outside her home trying to gain entry, McKinley called 911 and grabbed her 12-gauge shotgun.
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"I can't tell you that you can do that but you do what you have to do to protect your baby," the dispatcher told her.
McKinley was on the phone with 911 for a total of 21 minutes.
When [xxxxxx] kicked in the door and came after her with the knife, the teen mom shot and killed the 24-year-old. Police are calling the shooting justified.
"You're allowed to shoot an unauthorized person that is in your home. The law provides you the remedy, and sanctions the use of deadly force," Det. Dan Huff of the Blanchard police said.
McKinley said that she was at home alone with her newborn that night because
her husband just died of cancer on Christmas Day
"I wouldn't have done it, but it was my son," McKinley told ABC News Oklahoma City affiliate KOCO. "It's not an easy decision to make, but it was either going to be him or my son. And it wasn't going to be my son. There's nothing more dangerous than a woman with a child."
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