17 Year Old Girl Protects Herself with Gun from Home Intruder in Spokane County, WA

YOU GO GIRL, ANNIE’S KIMBER GOT A GUN!!!

17 year old Kimber Wood protected herself from a would be home intruder and suspected car thief, who was on the run from Spokane County deputies, by grabbing her father’s gun. The incident occurred Monday in Spokane County, Washington. Initially, the incident started at around 5:00 a.m. when deputies spotted a stolen car in the Wandermere area and pursued the suspect, who ditched the vehicle and took off on foot. Police deputies set up a perimeter to look for the suspect. Wood received a phone call from her boyfriend and her parents, warning her of a man on the run from Spokane, WA Sheriff’s deputies. A short time later, Kimber woke up to the sound of someone coming into her house and found herself face to face with the suspect in her home. Kimber pulled her gun out, pointed at the suspect and said, “Who are you?” and “Get the (expletive) out of my house!”

Watching The Wake Up Show on KHQ was 17-year-old Kimber Wood’s boyfriend and parents, who told her there was a car thief on the loose in the area and deputies were searching for him.

Kimber’s parents and boyfriend left for work and after seeing our story. Her boyfriend came across some deputies on his way to work and got more information from them. He then called Kimber to let her know what deputies told him. Kimber then called her dad and asked if she could grab one of his guns for protection. He said yes.

Kimber grabbed a gun, placed it under her pillow and went back to sleep. A short time later she says she woke up to the sound of someone coming into her house. She grabbed the gun and hid behind her makeup vanity. She soon found herself face to face with the man on the run from deputies.

Kimber pulled her gun out, pointed at the suspect and said, “Who are you?” and “Get the (expletive) out of my house!”