Granny Thwarts Would-Be Gunman

89-year old Florida woman outwits a armed man who barged into her son's home

By: Michael Snowden | WKRG-TV
Published: November 09, 2008

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PALM BAY, Fla. (AP) - Police in Palm Bay say an 89-year-old
woman helped stop an armed neighbor who had barged into her son's
home.
The neighbor allegedly entered the house Thursday with a handgun
and a rifle and believed he was being pursued by enemies.
Investigators say he was aiming out a window and was about to
reload when Catarina Tosca grabbed his ammo clip. The elderly woman
then fled the house.
Police eventually talked the man into leaving the house
peacefully. No one was injured.
Neighbors told WZVN-TV on Saturday that the man had been out of
work for eight months.
The man was taken to a mental health facility.

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