Hermitage Homeowner Shoots, Kills Home Invader: Police

HERMITAGE, TN -- A man shot and killed an intruder in his Hermitage home Wednesday night, according to Metro Nashville Police.

The homeowner, 43-year-old Brent Bishop told police he arrived at his house on Richard Lee Circle around 9 p.m. Wednesday and found two "strange men" inside his home. He told investigators he found the rear door open and when he came inside, one of the men struck him on the head with a blunt object.

The men then ordered him to open his gun safe, from which they stole three long guns and a pistol. In the mean, Bishop's wife, who the robbers had allegedly hit in the face when the arrived, ran to a neighbors' home and called police.

In the meantime, the robbers left the home and Bishop retrieved his pistol and went to look for his wife, as he was unaware where she was, he told police. While searching for his wife, he once again encountered the robbers and in "the ensuing altercation...fired on them," Metro Police said.

Bishop shot and killed 27-year-old Terry Adams of Ashland City. The second suspect dropped the weapons taken from Bishop's gun safe and ran; he remains at large.

Bishop is hospitalized with a skull fracture.

Metro Police said Adams is a suspect in a February 6 break-in at Bishop's home. He had prior convictions for auto burglary, felony theft, aggravated assault and attempted burglary. He was also wanted for two probation violations. He received probation after pleading guilty to misdemeanor meth and gun charges in July 2017.

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