Texas woman shoots and kills alleged home intruder who turned out to be only 14 years old, police say

Texas police said that a woman shot and killed a 14-year-old who was allegedly trying to break into her residence at an apartment complex in Fort Worth.

The woman had called police at about 3 a.m. to report an attempted burglary, according to Fort Worth police. They responded and took a report.

After they left, the woman called again to report that the alleged burglar had returned.

When police responded they found a teenager with a gunshot wound to the chest lying on the ground in front of the woman's residence. He was declared dead at the scene, and police said the woman had shot him.

KDFW-TV reported that the teenager had been an 8th-grade student at Rosemont Middle School just a few miles away from the scene. They also said that two bullet holes were visible on the front wall of the residence.

Police also said that the renter had previously reported other break-ins and attempted break-ins at the same residence.

"It's heartbreaking for the community, for the officers who responded, and for every party involved," said Officer Pollozani to WFAA-TV.

KDFW spoke to Durwyn Lamb, a coach who said he had scheduled to have a mentoring session with the teenager the day after he was killed. He said he got a text from the young man's teacher just before he was to leave for the middle school informing him that the student had died.

"Today was just like, dang. I just… I wasn’t expecting that," he said. "Even though I expect that, unfortunately, in the community and the culture, I wasn’t expecting that today. And that hurt me."

Police said that the renter was cooperating with their investigation.

KDFW also spoke to the teen's mother, who told them that she had been informed about his death by her daughter when she woke up that morning. They lived in the same apartment community and she said that he left the apartment sometime that night.

Here's a local news report about the incident:

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