Arlington resident shot, killed woman who broke into house, police say
ARLINGTON, Texas - Arlington police said a homeowner shot and killed a woman who broke into their house.
The family, which includes kids, were home asleep when the break-in happened.
Arlington police are still investigating how the woman got inside the house.
There was no sign of forced entry.
Neighbors said the area feels safe, especially being so close to UT-Arlington, but Thursday morning, they woke up to police on their street.
Investigators lined Pecan Street, near downtown, to investigate a deadly shooting.
Just before 2 a.m., a teenager woke up his parents after hearing a strange noise.
It was a woman talking in the kitchen.
The mother called 911.
The father grabbed his gun.
Police said the father asked the woman to leave the home, but police said refused and became confrontational.
"She was repeating what he was saying, if that makes sense. So when he told her to leave, apparently she repeated that to him," Arlington PD Sgt. Courtney White said. "So when he asked her why was she inside of the home, she asked him why he was inside of the home."
According to police, when the woman moved toward the man, he fired his gun.
She died at the scene.
Nobody else was hurt.
The family said they didn’t recognize the woman.
Arlington police said she did not have any type of identification on her.
No arrests were made.
No criminal charges have been filed.
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"It’s really unclear why she gained entry inside his house, but he did make every effort to tell her to leave," White said.
The Tarrant County Medical Examiner’s Office is still working on identifying the woman.
Police said the family just recently moved into that house