Cathy Hanks, a neighbor, said it\u2019s not surprising the woman fired her pistol when she saw a threat in her home, explaining: \u201cThat\u2019s really how we are. That\u2019s just Texas.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cIt\u2019s the state of Texas. If you\u2019re going to go into someone\u2019s home, you\u2019re going to get shot,\u201d Hanks said.<\/p>\n
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Harris County Sheriff\u2019s Office\u2019s spokesman Thomas Gilliland told WTSP that both intruders \u2014 neither of whom were identified \u2014 were armed with pistols when the woman confronted them. She fired several shots and struck at least one man, who collapsed and died in her front yard.<\/p>\n
Police found a gun next to the dead man\u2019s body. His accomplice jumped over the fence and escaped, though it\u2019s unclear if he was wounded in the incident.<\/p>\n
The woman was not injured in the incident. She did not know the intruders, WTSP reported.<\/p>\n
Police are still looking for the second intruder, described as a man in his 20s who was wearing dark clothing with red underwear peeking out of his pants.<\/p>\n\n
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