Woman shoots man who broke into home and assaulted her, police say

A woman who shot a man to defend herself during a home invasion earlier this month won’t face criminal charges, Gaston County police said on Friday.

Now, the suspected attacker is in custody after being released from the hospital.

The Gaston County Police Department said it happened around 12:15 a.m. on April 1. Officers were called to a home on Joseph Antoon Circle in Stanley and found the woman after the suspect ran away from the home…

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