An 80-year-old Monroe, Washington woman fatally shot a perpetrator who broke into her home Thursday night and stabbed her 75 year old husband, KIRO News reported.
The 25-year-old home invader died at the scene and the elderly man was taken to the hospital where he received medical attention.
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According to KIRO, the couple’s son was at the house at the time and the woman was not injured .