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A 63-year-old man with stage 4 lymphoma used a shotgun to hold off two intruders who broke into his home.
Dixon Smith of Laketon Township, Mich. told MLive.com he confronted the two men just before noon on Thursday after he heard them talking downstairs shortly after his wife left to go shopping. He grabbed the gun and waited as they made it up to the second floor.
“They made it almost to the top stair. I came out with my shotgun and ordered them to lay down,” Smith told MLive.
He made them lie still while he dialed 911 and waited for police to arrive — “kind of a long five to 10 minutes, though,” he said. He said he spent the time talking to the two men and warning them not to try anything, which they didn’t. He said they were both wearing backpacks.
“I really tried to be as forceful as possible,” said Smith, whose cancer is currently in remission. “I didn’t want them to get me into a conversation. You can’t let them get too close to where they can grab the gun.”
Cancer Patient Dixon Smith Uses a Shotgun to Hold Off Home Intruders | Video | TheBlaze.com
Dixon Smith of Laketon Township, Mich. told MLive.com he confronted the two men just before noon on Thursday after he heard them talking downstairs shortly after his wife left to go shopping. He grabbed the gun and waited as they made it up to the second floor.
“They made it almost to the top stair. I came out with my shotgun and ordered them to lay down,” Smith told MLive.
He made them lie still while he dialed 911 and waited for police to arrive — “kind of a long five to 10 minutes, though,” he said. He said he spent the time talking to the two men and warning them not to try anything, which they didn’t. He said they were both wearing backpacks.
“I really tried to be as forceful as possible,” said Smith, whose cancer is currently in remission. “I didn’t want them to get me into a conversation. You can’t let them get too close to where they can grab the gun.”
Cancer Patient Dixon Smith Uses a Shotgun to Hold Off Home Intruders | Video | TheBlaze.com
