Crime & Safety
News Nearby: Loganville Mom Shoots Burglar Several Times
A burglar was shot by a Loganville homeowner Friday morning. She was hiding in an attic space and shot him when he located her.
According to Walton County Sheriff's Office Chief Deputy Keith Brooks, a young mother shot a burglar after he broke into her Loganville home Friday morning.
Brooks said deputies were called in on a report of a burglary in progress.The home was in the Henderson Ridge subdivision off south Sharon Church Road.
"She was aware he was trying to break into the home and took the children and hid in an attic space with them, but he found her," Brooks said, adding that was when she shot him. "She then ran to a neighbor with the children and he left in a car."
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Brooks said the burglar subsequently wrecked the car in the woods, which is where the deputies found him.
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