If that were to happen at my house; my first thing to do is call 911 and let them know what's going on while making sure my shotgun is ready to go. Peep out windows that are away from the door to get a good view of vehicle, # of persons, etc.; whatever information I could pick up to give 911 the best description.
No contact with whomever is at the door.
Trust me, if its nighttime and they're at your door? They know you're home.
And they ain't lookin' for "Ty" either. They're looking for YOU.
Sit and wait for cops to roll up.
Sorry to be hard on you, but you we talking to them at the door. Really?
If they had a firearm, they could have shot through the door; could have mortally wounded you or incapacitated you.
What would happen to your family then?
I echo what was said before; the cops need every scrap of information like this. Its another piece in a puzzle that might save someone the heartache of actually opening the door when they went to the next house.
Glad you're safe and hope they've move on to somewhere else; like jail.
LabRat