The mother, whose identity has not been released, said she was in the shower when she heard her 12 and 14-year-old children screaming in the next room, according to TMJ4 on Wednesday. She immediately jumped out of the shower and, while dripping wet, grabbed her firearm from her bedroom.

The mother then ran to her children and saw her two dogs attacking a home intruder. The suspect was not deterred by the dogs, however, and the mother said he “wouldn’t stop coming,” so she shot him.

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