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Armed Florida woman thwarts nightime intruder. [View all]
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Associated Press December 30, 2015
ST. CLOUD, Fla. — A mother in central Florida mistook her daughter for an intruder and shot her to death, police said Wednesday.
The mother was asleep when she heard someone enter her home late Tuesday, St. Cloud police Sergeant Denise Roberts said. The mother told police she heard footsteps approaching quickly so she fired a single shot. She then discovered the person was her 27-year-old daughter, according to a news release from police.
The daughter was taken to a hospital where she died. The mother also was taken to a hospital for treatment.
St. Cloud police said they were not releasing the names of the mother or daughter since a person in their household is in law enforcement, and Florida law permits the withholding of identities under such circumstances. Detectives were investigating but said so far the mother’s story matches the evidence.
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