Woman Home With 3 Kids Shoots Intruder Dead In Marietta: Police

MARIETTA, GA -- A mother at home with her three children called police early Thursday to report that someone was trying to break into her house in Marietta. When officers arrived, the intruder was dead, police told Patch.
The shooting took place in the middle of the night in the 90 block of Griggs Street, authorities said. (SIGN UP: For more information on this and other neighborhood stories, subscribe to Patch to receive daily newsletters and breaking news alerts. Or if you have an iPhone, download the free Patch app.)
The woman, who police have not identified, called 911 about 2:20 a.m. to report the intruder, Marietta police told Patch. The homeowner told authorities she shot the man to defend herself and her family. She was not injured in the incident. The children are safe and with other family members, police said.
Responding officers found a man dead inside the home, Marietta police spokesman Officer Chuck McPhilamy told Patch. The deceased man's identity has been determined but authorities have chosen not to release it pending notification of his family.

"This is a quiet area. One way in, one way out. There's a golf course on one side, it's a beautiful area," McPhilamy told WAGA. Police officers are in the process of obtaining a search warrant for the home, he said.
Anyone with information about this incident is asked to call the Marietta Police Department tip line at 770-794-6990.

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