Harris County Sheriff Ed Gonzalez says three men in masks tried to break the home in east Harris County near Channelview First Baptist Church.
A 17-year-old boy in the home grabbed and shotgun and fired on the intruders.
Two of them were hit and both were pronounced dead at the scene.
Sheriff Gonzalez writes that “the 3rd suspect fled in a dark colored, 4-door sedan. There were no other reported injuries.”