A veteran NASA photographer saved himself and his wife from potential death during a violent home invasion — thanks to their legal firearm.
David and Lisa DeHoyos of Pearland, Texas, had just gone to bed on April 17 when they heard a crash downstairs.
The noise occurred when a man threw a cinder block through a window while breaking into the DeHoyos’ house.
“I heard a commotion going on downstairs, and I thought, ‘Well, that’s more than our two cats,’” David DeHoyos told KHOU-TV. “I have a firearm … I keep a pistol, and I grabbed it.”
It’s the stuff horror movies are made of. A Pearland family says a stranger broke into their home and attacked them with a hammer. One of the victims shot the suspect. Everyone survived. I spoke to the homeowners… hear their incredible story on #khou11 at 10. pic.twitter.com/8otiOt0fiJ
— Lauren Talarico (@KHOULauren) April 28, 2021
He said he went downstairs and saw a man who was wielding a hammer. The suspect then lunged at DeHoyos.