An Indiana mother's maternal instinct kicked in as she shot an armed intruder who entered her Indiana home through her baby's bedroom window. Scenes following the shooting pictured above
'I definitely think he picked the wrong house'
Story after the cut ... An Indiana woman's maternal instinct kicked in as she shot armed intruder who entered her home through her baby's window
After thinking someone had broken in she grabbed her pistol and a shootout ensued with intruder being hit multiple times, police said
Intruder was taken to hospital with non-life threatening injuries
The woman and baby were not harmed during the incident, according to her family
Sign hanging outside the house features a decorative gun and says 'We don't dial 911'
A mother's maternal instinct kicked in as she shot an armed intruder who entered her Indiana home through her baby's bedroom window.
The incident happened early Thursday afternoon at an Indianapolis home, which has a sign hanging out front that reads 'We don't dial 911' and features a decorative gun hanging below.
When the mother heard the burglar coming through the window, she took out her pistol and a shootout ensued, with the intruder being hit multiple times, according to FOX 59.
The incident happened early Thursday afternoon at an Indianapolis home, which has a sign hanging out front that reads 'We don't dial 911' and features a decorative gun hanging below (pictured)
The baby was inside the home at the time of the incident, according to the woman's family.
Her father, Edsel Ballard, said at the time his daughter had heard the window bust open and then called her husband, telling him she thought someone was breaking into the house.
Police said there was an exchange of gunfire with the intruder missing but the woman hitting him several times, according to FOX 59.
Photo: WXINThe woman's father, Edsel Ballard (left), said he thinks the intruder picked the wrong house. Her brother, Eddie Ballard (right) said the intruder had fired at his sister before she then fired back, striking him several times
'He [burglar] broke in through the baby's window, okay, and when he was coming out the door, my sister was coming out her bedroom door, he aimed and shot at her first and then she shot him,' Eddie Ballard, the woman's brother, told the station.
The intruder, who authorities said was also carrying zip ties and a walkie-talkie, was taken to a local hospital with non-life threatening injuries. It is not known what charges he might be facing.
The mother and baby were not harmed during the incident.
'I think he definitely picked the wrong house,' Edsel Ballard told the station.
Police are reportedly not calling the incident a home invasion yet but noted that incidents like this in this particular part of the city are rare, an area described as quiet and mostly residential.
Police are reportedly not calling the incident a home invasion yet but noted that incidents like this in this particular part of the city are rare, which is described as being quiet and mostly residential.
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