MYNORTHWEST NEWS

80-year-old woman fatally shoots home intruder

Apr 28, 2016, 11:26 PM | Updated: May 6, 2016, 1:05 pm

home invasion monroe...

Deputies are investigating after an intruder was fatally shot in a home near Thursday night Monroe. (KIRO 7)

(KIRO 7)

Deputies are investigating after an intruder was fatally shot in a near Monroe Thursday night.

Authorities responded after an 80-year-old woman called 911 to report she had shot an intruder in the 13700 block of Woods Lake Road before 9 p.m.

Police said the intruder broke into the home and stabbed a 75-year-old man. The man’s wife then shot the intruder.

According to police, the intruder died at the scene.

The man was taken to Harborview Medical Center and is in stable condition. The woman was not injured.

Woods Lake Road between Florence Road and Old Owen Road was closed for the investigation.

MyNorthwest News

The location of the Vertical Evacuation Tower will be near the Westport Marina. It will be the thir...

Tom Brock

Rising above the risk: Westport breaks ground on Washington’s newest tsunami refuge

The city of Westport broke ground Saturday on what will become Washington state's latest tsunami-safe location: a new vertical evacuation tower.

8 hours ago

Dolly Parton...

Associated Press

Dolly Parton’s nephew wants more time to defend himself against restraining order from her estate

Dolly Parton’s nephew wants more time to get a lawyer in place to defend himself against a temporary restraining order.

1 day ago

bellingham crash...

MyNorthwest Staff

Northbound I-5 in Bellingham fully reopens after 3-car crash; injuries reported

Northbound I-5 has fully reopened in Bellingham at Iowa St., milepost 253.

1 day ago

coast guard murder 18-year-old...

MyNorthwest Staff

18-year-old charged with murder in Skyway shooting death of Coast Guard officer

An 18-year-old Covington man is now charged with second-degree murder in the August shooting death of Coast Guard Lt. Connor Overstreet.

1 day ago

A partially unzipped grey duffel bag is overflowing with United States one hundred dollar bills. (P...

Gee Scott

Gee: Wait, what?! Man finds $128K in cash sitting on top of an ATM

A 37-year-old man in Texas walked up to an ATM and discovered something you generally don’t find sitting on top: $128,514 in cash. What’s your next move?

1 day ago

king county sheriff's office incident sea airport...

KIRO Newsradio staff

Key parts of Washington sheriff standards law blocked; state plans to appeal

A judge permanently blocked key parts of Washington’s new sheriff standards law Friday after temporarily blocking it earlier this year.

1 day ago

80-year-old woman fatally shoots home intruder