In Hidalgo County, a mother is being commended by Sheriff Eddie Guerra for defending her home and kids from an intruder.
Sheriff Guerra says "you have the right to defend yourself in your own home against an intruder. I imagine she was in fear of her life…so she did what she had to do, and we support her."
"Carlos Garcia, 36, was arrested Tuesday on a burglary charge after he broke into the woman's Edinburg area home through the garage, according to a news release.
According to Guerra, Garcia and the woman knew each other, but Guerra declined to elaborate on their relationship.
Guerra said the mother hid inside a bedroom with her children and called police and informed Garcia she had a gun, Guerra said.
The woman fired off a shot through the bedroom door, hitting Garcia in the arm. He was later found in a nearby field and booked into the Hidalgo County jail after he was medically cleared."