Intruder found outside of 13-year-old daughter’s bedroom dies after gunshots, self-inflicted wounds

The man was allegedly armed, and the father fought for control of the weapon. Police say the father wrested the gun from the suspect’s grasp and shot him multiple times.

There were four children in the house, ages 4 through 13. After hearing the shooting, a neighbor went by the house and ushered the kids outside. Upon returning to the home, the neighbor reportedly saw the suspect downstairs stabbing himself with a kitchen knife.

The suspect was transported to Southwest Memorial Hospital, where he was declared dead.

“This appears to be random,” said Detective Blake Roberts when asked if the suspect had any connection to the family. “Of course, it’s still under investigation — we still have a lot of research to do on the male that broke into the house as far as his criminal history, his mental history and anything we can find in order to determine what would be the motive for this.”