- A homeowner in north Charlotte shot at a suspect accused of breaking into his house to protect his family, under North Carolina’s Castle Doctrine.
A homeowner says he was protecting his family when he shot at someone accused of breaking into his north Charlotte house early Wednesday morning.
Reports from the Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police Department say it unfolded along Glen Brook Road off West Sugar Creek Road.
The family said they woke up to loud banging. The homeowner, who didn’t want to be identified, told Channel 9 the suspect was in the home for about 10 seconds when he met them in the hallway and immediately began shooting…