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A Texas father of two shot and killed one of three intruders who entered his home Sunday and held his family at gunpoint, according to local reports.
The following day, the home on 18th street in Port Arthur was also the apparent target of a shooting around 6 p.m., and a a few hours later a fire was reported there around midnight, Port Arthur News said.
Port Arthur Police said armed suspect Terence Ellies, 27, died Sunday at the scene of the aggravated robbery after he and two other armed suspects, whom police say may have known the homeowners, forcibly entered the residence as a female resident was arriving, according to PA News.
Texas Man Shoots, Kills Robber Holding His Family at Gunpoint
On 12/28/20 at 1:50 PM EST
A man in Port Arthur, Texas, shot and killed one of three home invaders holding his family at gunpoint on Sunday evening.
Sergeant Shannon Meaux of the Port Arthur Police Department said officers were called to the family s home at 8:31 p.m. on December 27, when they found one of the robbers dead at the scene.
Police in Port Arthur, Texas, responded to a home invasion Sunday night.
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Local television station WWL-TV, a CBS affiliate, aired video outside the scene.
After they arrived to investigate the report of a home invasion and shooting, officers found Terence Ellies, 27, dead inside the home, Detective Mike Hebert said in a news release on Monday morning. The release also stated that Justice of the Peace Tom Gilliam III ordered an autopsy.