Home Intruders Threaten Tennessee Teen At Gunpoint, Tase His Dog — Dad Opens Fire In Response

A Tennessee teenager found himself threatened by armed home intruders who even tasered the family dog on Friday night in Murfreesboro. That was until the young man's father emerged and opened fire on the two criminals killing one and wounding the other. The second assailant would flee the scene and be captured later by police.

According to the Murfreesboro Police Department, officers responding to the incident arrived to find "a masked man with multiple gunshot wounds at the front door of the home." The man, identified as Kevin Ford, 52, was pronounced dead at the scene.
 

Homeowner not facing charges for shooting and killing intruder, injuring another https://t.co/cQwrW7a5Mk

— Murfreesboro TN Police Department (@MboroPoliceDept) May 8, 2023

The second intruder who fled the home was identified as 42-year-old Clifford Wright, MPD wrote. The law enforcement officials said he was suffering from multiple gunshot wounds and was treated at a local hospital before being placed under arrest.
   

MPD Criminal Investigations Division detectives are investigating a home invasion where the homeowner shoots two intruders, killing one and injuring the other on Friday night. 52-year-old Kevin Ford was pronounced dead at the scene. READ MORE BELOW: pic.twitter.com/TdlJfw8shF

— Murfreesboro TN Police Department (@MboroPoliceDept) May 8, 2023

The press release explained, 

"The preliminary investigation revealed the two masked intruders, wearing gloves, broke into the home through the front door, tased the family’s dog, and held the homeowner’s teenage son at gunpoint. The homeowner retrieved his gun and shot the two intruders several times. Three people were in the home at the time of the home invasion."

The police revealed that the homeowner is not facing charges but the incident is still under investigation. Wright is being held on a $700,000 bond and is set to appear in court on June 5th.

Under Tennessee law, as cited by Law & Crime, "[a] person in lawful possession of real or personal property is justified in threatening or using force against another, when and to the degree it is reasonably believed the force is immediately necessary to prevent or terminate the other’s trespass on the land or unlawful interference with the property."

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