A Chicago mother, who is a concealed-carry holder, quickly sprang into action when an intruder entered her daughter's bedroom window on Saturday night.
Christopher Grady, 36, was arrested after scaling their apartment building near East 69th Street & South Oglesby Avenue and climbing in the window, police said.A Chicago mother, who is a concealed-carry holder, quickly sprang into action when an intruder entered her daughter's bedroom window on Saturday night.
The woman and her 18-year-old daughter were still shocked two days later, when they recounted the frightening ordeal at their apartment in the city's South Shore neighborhood. Both asked that NBC Chicago protect their identities."When she came out, I saw she was pale, and said, there is a guy coming in," the mother recounted.
Christopher Grady, 36, was arrested after scaling their apartment building near East 69th Street & South Oglesby Avenue and climbing in the window, police said."I told him, 'What are you doing? I have a gun!' and he continued," she explained."So, I fired a warning shot and went in and called the cops."As of Monday, he was recovering from his injury and facing an attempted burglary charge.
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