Homeowner opens fire on armed intruders, no one injured

HOUSTON (KTRK) -- A homeowner opened fire on a group of armed men who were breaking into his home Tuesday morning.

It happened just after 8am at a home in the 4400 block of Wigton near Cliffwood.

Police say the older couple who lives at the home heard the doorbell. A male and female were at the door saying they were there to make a delivery.

The woman in the house then opened the front door and the female suspect backed away. That's when two other males approached the front door, armed with guns, and forced the woman to the ground.

Police say the woman called out for her husband who then came out of the hallway shooting at the suspects. He missed. He fired at least once.

"There have been strangers knocking on doors who do not have good intentions," a neighbor said. "There have been home invasions, there's been robberies; a lot of car theft and vandalism. There's been some crime in the neighborhood."

Two of the armed intruders ran. The third suspect exchanged gunfire with the homeowner, firing at least once also. Somehow he managed to approach the armed homeowner and take his gun. That third suspect then fled with the other suspects in a blue car.

Police say no one was shot and there were no injuries. Police are now looking for the intruders. The suspects are described only as three Hispanic men and one Hispanic woman, all in their early 20s.