Austin police officers responded to the shooting around 6:30 a.m. today. Police officers said a man in his mid-20s was reportedly walking around the block, banging on doors.
Police said the man forced his way onto the threshold of one of the homes, alerting the homeowners. A man, a woman and three children were in the house.
The homeowner went to the door and fired shots at the man. Medics performed CPR, but he was pronounced dead at the scene.
“The homeowner feared for his life and his family’s life,” said Senior Police Officer Veneza Bremner.
Neighbor Steve Roberts lives at the end of the street.
“Well, I’m glad I’m not in that situation. He did what he thought he had to do; I probably would have done the same thing,” said Roberts after first learning about the shooting. “I took the trash out, the can, and I heard three gun shots, ‘Boom! Boom! Boom! … I know they were gunshots and they weren’t firecrackers because I shoot and hunt.”
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