A tenant at a southwest Atlanta townhome turned the tables on a group of armed home invaders early Thursday when he grabbed his own gun and shot one of the intruders in the back.
The shootout happened on Rozie Way, in a neighborhood off Fairburn Road.
Several people were inside playing video games when one of them decided to leave to get something to eat.
“She left the apartment and as she was walking out, four to five black male suspects rushed the apartment,” Atlanta police Capt. Van Hobbs told Channel 2 Action News.
“They were shooting as they came in the door,” Hobbs said. “The renter grabbed his handgun, returned fire, and that’s when he struck one of the individuals.”
That suspect, shot in the lower back, was taken to Grady Memorial Hospital in stable condition. The other suspects ran from the townhome, jumped in a car and drove off.
“As they left the location, they fired several rounds back toward the apartment,” Hobbs said.
No other injuries were reported.
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