Woman shoots suspect who broke into her New Mexico home

Woman shoots suspect who broke into her North Valley home
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ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. — It was an ordinary Thursday night in late March for Anissa Tinnin and her 4-year-old granddaughter.
“We had the music up a little loud and we were having a good time dancing and singing when everything changed suddenly,” Tinnin said.
They were home alone and just about ready for bedtime when a man let himself in through a side door.
“I heard something fall, and I turned around – I could see the silhouette of a person bent over picking something up,” she said.
It was a fight or flight moment.
“I jumped over the couch, he came towards me, I went towards him,” Tinnin said. “He saw her, threatened to hurt myself and her, and told me to get my keys to him.”
She led him away, somehow finding a moment to secretly dial 911. They both ended up in the kitchen.
“We came in here, I set my granddaughter down here in a safe area,” Tinnin said. “And then, this is where we have our dish of keys. And so he was just rifling through everything. I’m standing here trying to negotiate with him to get him outside.”
After a few moments, the man runs out and tries to take off in one of their cars. That’s when the panic sets in.
Tinnin: I need police, I need police here now.
911 operator: What’s going on?
Tinnin: A guy came into my house, tried to take my car, please help me.
But even with police on the line, she was still on her own.
“I knew that I needed to get my granddaughter and myself to a safe location and get my firearm just in case,” Tinnin said.
They went to her bedroom and she grabbed her gun and put her granddaughter out of sight.
When the car didn’t start, the invader went looking for a way back inside – this time with force.
“The next thing I remember is him coming around the corner, coming at me, and we’re, I mean, I’m walking toward him, he’s walking fast toward me,” Tinnin said. “I warned him several times to get back, told him I had a gun.”
Then, she fired. ....
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