Atlanta

Woman shoots, kills intruder trying to break into apartment, police say

ATLANTA — A woman says her daughter had no other choice but to fight back and defend herself when men with guns stormed her apartment.

Atlanta police told Channel 2 Action News armed men entered the apartment off Harwell Road in Atlanta Monday night and tried to rob everyone inside.

"She was in her home and somebody tried to break in, I don’t know why, but they tried to break in," Brenda Parks said.

Police said a woman called 911 for a shooting just before 11 p.m., saying there was an attempted robbery.

The woman shot shot and killed one of the intruders while the second ran away, police said.

“The shooter did stay on scene and is so far cooperating with police, so at this point, we’ll get everyone’s stories and get interviews,” Atlanta Police Lt. Andrea Webster said Tuesday.

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Channel 2's Steve Gehlbach was at the scene early Tuesday as investigators took two guns from the crime scene.

Channel 2's Audrey Washington spoke with one neighbor who said there is always commotion and gave her cellphone video from just a few months ago. She says it shows one of the people from that apartment screaming and arguing outside.

Washington also learned this is not the first deadly shooting at the apartments.

Someone found a man shot to death in the parking lot in June. In 2014, Channel 2 Action News covered a shootout that left one man dead.

Parks says she’s just thankful her daughter walked away from Monday’s attempted robbery alive.

"All I know is that my daughter is OK. She’s alright," she said.

Police said no charges are anticipated at this time and that the investigation continues.