Mother shoots, kills intruder to protect her child

A Louisiana mother shot and killed an alleged intruder at about 5 a.m. Sunday in Tangipahoa Parish.

KLFY reports that 51-year-old Robert Rheams was allegedly armed with a shovel and lug wrench when he made entry into the family’s home.

Rheams and the mother reportedly got into an “altercation,” and the mother shot and fatally wounded him.

The Advocate notes that Tangipahoa Parish deputies arrived on the scene and Rheams was pronounced dead.