These posts are based on our Good Guy with a Gun calendar. Today’s post is essentially the same as the calendar version.
In 2024, 24-year-old Rondriguez (not a typo) Hopkins was on familiar terrain: Two years previously, he had been caught on video attempting to enter some homes. On this early morning, just before 6 AM, he was slipping through a bedroom window in Poplar Bluff, Missouri, intentions unknown.
A woman inside was startled by the intrusion. She grabbed a firearm and shot him, hitting Hopkins in the shoulder and hand. He fled, leaving a trail of evidence. The police captured him, ensured that he got treatment, and then charged him.
The woman, fortunately, faced no charges. Her quick response stopped a repeat intruder in his tracks.
I’m all for security cameras. They just don't do anything until it's over.
Sources
News
Poplar Bluff man shot while entering woman’s bedroom window, police say (Heartland News: KFVS 12, WSIL 3)
A Poplar Bluff man was shot after climbing through a women’s window (KBSI FOX23)
2A / specialist media
Missouri Woman Shoots Man Climbing Through Her Bedroom Window (Bearing Arms; Cam Edwards)
Missouri, Poplar Bluff Woman Defends Herself by Shooting Late Night Intruder (AmmoLand)
Woman Defends Home, Shoots Intruder As He Entered Her Bedroom Window (Concealed Nation)
The Armed Citizen® Nov. 25, 2024 (American Rifleman)