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'When I saw the handle turn, I shot him': home Alone girl, 12, shoots home intruder while hiding in the closet with gun

By Rachel Quigley
PUBLISHED:13:15 EST, 19 October 2012| UPDATED:15:10 EST, 19 October 2012
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A 12-year-old girl is being hailed a hero for shooting a home intruder after she hid with a gun in the closet.

Kendra St Clair, from Oklahoma, was home alone when she heard someone break in.
She called her mother and asked what she should do, and her terrified mom told her to get the gun and hide in the closet and stay there until she thought the coast was clear.

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Brave: Kendra St Clair, from Oklahoma, was home alone when she heard someone break in. She called her mother and asked what she should do

Scene: Kendra St Clair was home alone in her Oklahoma home when Stacey Johnson broke in through the back door



Quick thinking: Kendra shot the gun from the closet and the bullet went through the door, the intruder Stacey Jones, left, and another door, right

But when she emerged from her hiding space and went to the back door, she saw the intruder was still trying to break in and ran back into the closet.

Explaining what happened, Kendra told KX11.com:'He opened the screen door and started pounding on the door. So I didn't answer it. And I called my mom. She said to go get the gun and hide in the closet.

'When I came out after I thought he was gone, he was standing there trying to open the back door. So I got really scared and I called 911.

'When I was back there (in the closet) on the phone with 911, I heard the bathroom light turn on that was leading to the closet. And when I saw the door handle turn, I shot him.

'I guess it went through the door, went through him, and went through the wall.'

The 12-year-old thanks her mom for teaching her how to keep her calm and protect herself.



Kendra explained: 'When I saw the door handle turn, I shot him. I guess it went through the door, went through him, and went through the wall'



Mother Debra said: 'I thank God that Kendra was able to take care of her business the way she did. I don't know if I was in that position that I'd have been able to do the things that she's done'

'And her telling me that has made me happy that she kind of helped me through that.

'I see a lot of girls on TV that get their house broken into and they turn up missing and just knowing that that could have happened to me. I was scared.
'One of my friends told me that she couldn't do that, and I'm an inspiration to her and everybody in Calera.'

Mother Debra revealed they have received dozens of phone calls and support and said she is proud of her daughter.

'I thank God that Kendra was able to take care of her business the way she did. I don't know if I was in that position that I'd have been able to do the things that she's done,' she said.

'I think God was definitely looking down on us yesterday and taking care of my girl.'

The suspect, Stacey Jones, 32, was released from a Plano hospital today and is being held in a Collin County Jail.

He faces a felony first degree burglary charge and up to 20 years in prison.

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12-Year-Old Exercises Second Amendment: “When I Saw the Door Handle Turn, I Shot Him”

Mac Slavo
October 21st, 2012
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It’s never too early to learn to defend yourself, and 12-year-old Kendra St. Clair from Durant, Oklahoma did just that when a man broke through her back door during a home invasion.

The man, identified as 32-year-old Stacey Jones, had previously been charged for the abduction of a 17 year old girl last year. According to Ms. St. Clair, Jones first rang the doorbell, and when no one answered, went to the backdoor and attempted to break in.

“He opened the screen door and started pounded on the door. So I didn’t answer it. And I called my mom. She said to go get the gun and hide in the closet.”

Kendra St. Clair says she stayed in the closet until she thought the coast was clear. So she went to check the back door.

And he was standing there trying to open it. So I got really scared and I called 911.”

She went back to the closet. That’s when she heard the man in the house.
“When I was back there on the phone with 911, I heard the bathroom light turn on that was leading to the closet. And when I saw the door handle turn, I shot him. I guess it went through the door, went through him, and went through the wall.”

St. Clair thanks her mom for teaching her how to keep her calm and protect herself.



The only downside to this story is that Stacy Jones is still breathing. He is reportedly recovering from his wounds in a Texas hospital, soon to burden taxpayers with tens of thousands of dollars in yearly maintenance costs as a prisoner for up to 20 years.

When police were minutes away and Ms. St. Clair had just seconds before being face-to-face with a would-be abductor, rapist or murderer, she took matters into her own hands and took care of business.

Had this young lady been in New York, Chicago or any number of other cities that restrict the ownership and carrying of handguns, she may not be alive today.

Everyday we are reminded of why our founders made sure to include the right to bear arms as a fundamental Constitutional protection.

We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights, that among these are Life, Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness.

Declaration of Independence
July 4, 1776

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