Osceola County Man Shoots Burglar at His Mother’s Home
I’ve been following local crime stories for years, but this one from Osceola County really stuck with me. It wasn’t just another break-in. This was a real-life moment where someone’s quick thinking—and a legally owned firearm—likely saved lives.
It happened on a Friday night, around 8:30 PM, when a man went to check on his mother’s home near Deer Run Road. He noticed the back door was open. Strange, right? Most of us would feel that gut-level alarm in a situation like that. He walked in and heard noises coming from the bedroom. That’s when he did what many of us hope we’d have the courage to do—he grabbed his revolver and stepped in.
Seconds later, the intruder charged straight at him from the hallway. One shot was fired. It hit the suspect in the leg. The man didn’t panic—he held the suspect at gunpoint and waited for deputies to arrive…