What's this about a "licensed" handgun, in Florida? Maybe she was CCW. Would an unlicensed handgun not done the job? 
For the antis: "The shooting may have stopped a burglary spree in its tracks."
STORY
Coral Springs woman shoots intruder; 2nd man escapes
By RAFAEL A. OLMEDA Sun-Sentinel
Web-posted: 12:14 a.m. Aug. 18, 2000
CORAL SPRINGS -- A woman defending her home shot at two would-be burglars Thursday afternoon, missing one but critically wounding the other, police said.
The shooting may have stopped a burglary spree in its tracks.
The woman, identified by neighbors and property records as Mindy Binkley, was home alone when one of the suspects came knocking at the door of her two-story home in the Glen Walk subdivision around 2 p.m.
She refused to answer after she peeked out a window and didn't recognize the man, said Sgt. James Hanrahan, a police spokesman.
"That was a wise decision on her part," said Hanrahan. Police would not reveal the woman's identity.
After no one answered the front door, the man walked away but returned moments later with an accomplice, Hanrahan said. They broke a window next to the front door and slid into the house, apparently unaware that the woman was upstairs, grabbing her licensed handgun.
"She stepped out of the room and saw the two suspects running up the stairs toward her," said Hanrahan. "Shots were fired. One suspect was shot in the house." The second burglar fled from the house empty-handed and is still at-large.
The woman then called 911. Police said she is not likely to be charged.
The wounded suspect was taken to North Broward Medical Center, where he was listed in critical condition Thursday night. On the way to the hospital he was conscious and uncooperative, said Broward County Fire-Rescue spokesman Todd LeDuc. The suspect refused to give his name to authorities.
LeDuc said the man, white and in his late teens or early 20s, had been shot twice in the chest and once in the back.
The other suspect is also a white male in his early 20s, about 5-feet-10 inches with a stocky build and a short crew cut with dark hair, said Hanrahan. He fled in a silver, late-model, two-door Honda or Acura with chrome rims, white taillight lenses, tinted windows and a sunroof.
Police said they suspect the men were responsible for three other burglaries in the area earlier Thursday.
"We're pretty confident it's the same guys," Hanrahan said.
A teenager who lives in a neighboring development said the two men were knocking at his door an hour before they came to the Binkley home.
"They were pounding on the door, and I knew it wasn't one of my friends," said the teen. "I wouldn't open it, but I made eye contact with one of them ..."
Police released a sketch of the missing burglar based on the woman's description, and brought the teen to Glen Walk to corroborate the description.
Police are asking anyone with information to call 954-346-1291.
Staff Writer Shannon O'Boye and researcher Patricia Parker contributed to this report.
Rafael Olmeda can be reached at rolmeda@sun-sentinel.com or 954-356-4207
Copyright 1999, Sun-Sentinel Co. & South Florida Interactive, Inc.
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"The night is nearly over; the day is almost here. So let us put aside
the deeds of darkness and put on the armor of light." (Romans 13:12)
For the antis: "The shooting may have stopped a burglary spree in its tracks."
STORY
Coral Springs woman shoots intruder; 2nd man escapes
By RAFAEL A. OLMEDA Sun-Sentinel
Web-posted: 12:14 a.m. Aug. 18, 2000
CORAL SPRINGS -- A woman defending her home shot at two would-be burglars Thursday afternoon, missing one but critically wounding the other, police said.
The shooting may have stopped a burglary spree in its tracks.
The woman, identified by neighbors and property records as Mindy Binkley, was home alone when one of the suspects came knocking at the door of her two-story home in the Glen Walk subdivision around 2 p.m.
She refused to answer after she peeked out a window and didn't recognize the man, said Sgt. James Hanrahan, a police spokesman.
"That was a wise decision on her part," said Hanrahan. Police would not reveal the woman's identity.
After no one answered the front door, the man walked away but returned moments later with an accomplice, Hanrahan said. They broke a window next to the front door and slid into the house, apparently unaware that the woman was upstairs, grabbing her licensed handgun.
"She stepped out of the room and saw the two suspects running up the stairs toward her," said Hanrahan. "Shots were fired. One suspect was shot in the house." The second burglar fled from the house empty-handed and is still at-large.
The woman then called 911. Police said she is not likely to be charged.
The wounded suspect was taken to North Broward Medical Center, where he was listed in critical condition Thursday night. On the way to the hospital he was conscious and uncooperative, said Broward County Fire-Rescue spokesman Todd LeDuc. The suspect refused to give his name to authorities.
LeDuc said the man, white and in his late teens or early 20s, had been shot twice in the chest and once in the back.
The other suspect is also a white male in his early 20s, about 5-feet-10 inches with a stocky build and a short crew cut with dark hair, said Hanrahan. He fled in a silver, late-model, two-door Honda or Acura with chrome rims, white taillight lenses, tinted windows and a sunroof.
Police said they suspect the men were responsible for three other burglaries in the area earlier Thursday.
"We're pretty confident it's the same guys," Hanrahan said.
A teenager who lives in a neighboring development said the two men were knocking at his door an hour before they came to the Binkley home.
"They were pounding on the door, and I knew it wasn't one of my friends," said the teen. "I wouldn't open it, but I made eye contact with one of them ..."
Police released a sketch of the missing burglar based on the woman's description, and brought the teen to Glen Walk to corroborate the description.
Police are asking anyone with information to call 954-346-1291.
Staff Writer Shannon O'Boye and researcher Patricia Parker contributed to this report.
Rafael Olmeda can be reached at rolmeda@sun-sentinel.com or 954-356-4207
Copyright 1999, Sun-Sentinel Co. & South Florida Interactive, Inc.
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"The night is nearly over; the day is almost here. So let us put aside
the deeds of darkness and put on the armor of light." (Romans 13:12)