Wednesday, January 8, 2014

Great-grandmother kills teen home invader who attacked her for the second time


Verona Escobar took a photograph of 16 year-old Devon Antonio Young who collapsed outside of her home after being shot while attempting an home invasion in the 3000 block of Moringside Dr.
Verona Escobar took a photograph of 16 year-old Devon Antonio Young who collapsed outside of her home after being shot while attempting an home invasion in the 3000 block of Moringside Dr. / Courtesy photo
Killing anyone — let alone a teenager — was the last thing Elzie Pipkins wanted to do when she bought a handgun at a local pawn shop days after a December burglary. But a few weeks later, on Sunday evening, Pipkins found herself using that weapon to defend herself and her family — ultimately taking the life of a 16-year-old holding her at gunpoint.

“I looked him dead in his eyes, like I’m looking at you, and I said, ‘Please, please, please don’t hurt us,”' said a tearful Elzie Pipkins as she recounted shooting Devon Antonio Young as he attempted to rob Pipkins in her home.

“I was defending myself, my grandbaby and my great-grandson. We’re innocent people and he came up on us in the house with a loaded shotgun,” she said.

2 comments:

  1. Never an easy decision to take a life, but that brave woman was protecting her own. I hope they don't press charges against her since he had robbed her before.

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    1. Shouldn't either way, as he was holding a gun on her.

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