Mom with shotgun fends off daughter's would-be kidnapper

[RPB]

Mom with shotgun fends off daughter's would-be kidnapper
Wednesday, Aug. 29, 2012 | 07:24 AM

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A mother fought off an intruder who tried to abduct her 2-year-old daughter and then used a shotgun to chase the man away Tuesday morning west of Fowler, the Fresno County Sheriff's Office said.
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FOWLER, Calif. -- A California mother has furiously battled an masked intruder trying to kidnap her toddler daughter from their home.

Fresno County sheriff's investigators say a man wearing a black ski mask broke into the home west of Fowler just before 9 a.m. Tuesday. He knocked the woman to the floor and struck and kicked her.

The Fresno Bee (bit.ly/NwEgJ7) says the man then grabbed the woman's 2-year-old daughter and tried to get to his car.

The mother got a shotgun and ordered the attacker to release the girl.

[C-dub]

Way to go Mama! I hope they catch the guy.

Don't mess with Mama Bear!

[RHenriksen]

Wow, that is some made-for-TV drama. Good for mama

[fickman]

Wow, that is some made-for-TV drama. Good for mama

Glad it worked out for her, but wondering if there's more to the story. . . that seemed like a purposeful targeted attempt to get the toddler. Most robbers / thieves seem to panic and scram when kids are involved.

Estranged boyfriend / ex-husband or somebody working for him? Just a sicko? I'm just curious.

In any event, I'm glad it worked out.

[WildBill]

Estranged boyfriend / ex-husband or somebody working for him? Just a sicko? I'm just curious.

I would bet it was the former, rather than a random sicko.

[smoothoperator]

It's a shame she didn't end his criminal career.

[ClarkLZeuss]

It's a shame she didn't end his criminal career.

I agree. Question though (for anyone). Would she have been justified in shooting him after he let go of the child and turned to flee? I ask it this way, because I imagine with a shotgun she could not have shot the BG while he was holding her child.

[C-dub]

It's a shame she didn't end his criminal career.

I agree. Question though (for anyone). Would she have been justified in shooting him after he let go of the child and turned to flee? I ask it this way, because I imagine with a shotgun she could not have shot the BG while he was holding her child.

In CA, probably not. In TX, I think she would have, but I'm not sure even if she had shot while the kidnapper was holding the baby. We can use deadly force to prevent aggravated kidnapping, so unless fighting with Mama elevated it to aggravated then maybe not. Now, if this were me and let's say there was no fight, but I discovered someone had broken into my house and had my daughter in their arms trying to run away I would have shot the kidnapper. I would have shot for the head or legs or lower torso depending on where my daughter's body was. Or just waited a few seconds and shot the person and or driver once they got into their vehicle. I had already decided that I would take whatever the consequences for me would be to keep someone from illegally taking my daughter.