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by TERESA WOODARD
WFAA
Posted on March 20, 2013 at 4:20 PM
Updated today at 7:49 PM
MAYPERAL — Two men are dead after a failed home invasion robbery attempt south of Maypearl in Ellis County.
It all started around 1 p.m. when a woman alone in her two-story rural farmhouse on Bee Creek Road heard a rattle at the door. She told deputies she saw two men trying to break in — one of whom was dressed in camouflage with a gun strapped to his back.
The woman called her husband, who was pulling into the driveway at about the same time. He raced inside the house and got a gun.
Investigators said the homeowner and the suspects exchanged a significant amount of gunfire, with some rounds penetrating the walls of the residence.
One suspect was shot by bullets from the homeowner and was dead at the scene, although his death may have been self-inflicted, deputies said.
The other suspect fled in a pickup truck reported stolen from Oklahoma and drove across the street, where he was found dead. Investigators believe he shot himself.
Television station KOCO reported that the pickup truck was allegedly stolen by 17-year-old Andrew Chaffin from his parents on Monday.
"The homeowner was hit. There's multiple rounds through his house," said Lt. James Saulter of the Ellis County Sheriff's Department. "Actually, one of them went through the side, and is above the bed in the master bedroom."
The male homeowner suffered a superficial bullet wound and was treated at the scene.
No names were released.
by TERESA WOODARD
WFAA
Posted on March 20, 2013 at 4:20 PM
Updated today at 7:49 PM
MAYPERAL — Two men are dead after a failed home invasion robbery attempt south of Maypearl in Ellis County.
It all started around 1 p.m. when a woman alone in her two-story rural farmhouse on Bee Creek Road heard a rattle at the door. She told deputies she saw two men trying to break in — one of whom was dressed in camouflage with a gun strapped to his back.
The woman called her husband, who was pulling into the driveway at about the same time. He raced inside the house and got a gun.
Investigators said the homeowner and the suspects exchanged a significant amount of gunfire, with some rounds penetrating the walls of the residence.
One suspect was shot by bullets from the homeowner and was dead at the scene, although his death may have been self-inflicted, deputies said.
The other suspect fled in a pickup truck reported stolen from Oklahoma and drove across the street, where he was found dead. Investigators believe he shot himself.
Television station KOCO reported that the pickup truck was allegedly stolen by 17-year-old Andrew Chaffin from his parents on Monday.
"The homeowner was hit. There's multiple rounds through his house," said Lt. James Saulter of the Ellis County Sheriff's Department. "Actually, one of them went through the side, and is above the bed in the master bedroom."
The male homeowner suffered a superficial bullet wound and was treated at the scene.
No names were released.
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