Police officials said the 31-year-old suspect, later identified as Macklin, was armed with a gun when he entered the woman’s residence. The home reportedly belonged to his ex-girlfriend.
When the suspect entered the apartment and brandished the pistol, the unnamed woman wasn’t able to get her hands on her own firearm, but she was able to wield ‘something’ that worked just fine in fighting off the intruder.
Although some local outlets report that the woman was the suspect’s ex-girlfriend, a police spokesperson told USA Today that police could not confirm the relationship between the suspect and the woman. Read the full story here ▶
