CRIME prevention in America-:
Investigators say they were definitely going to rob him - possibly even kill him.
But an 80-year-old North Texan wasn’t about to let that happen, so he took action.
One of the suspects is in the hospital and both are facing charges.
Two men obviously thought James Pickett, 80, was an easy target when they showed up at his home on Saturday with a knife. . . .
What the men didn’t know is Picket had taken a pistol and put it in his pocket before opening the door.
“He jumped and turned and I shot him,” Picket said.
The two brothers, Paul and Holden Perry, ran but didn’t get far before calling an ambulance.
A bullet just missed Paul Perry’s spine.
“The only problem was I run out of bullets,” Picket said.
In the meantime, he could cosh ‘em with the gun…
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