Another home invasion - Be Prepared!

SEATTLE, Washington (CNN) -- Raul Flores thought federal agents had barged with guns drawn into his home in Arivaca, Arizona, in the middle of the night.


The woman and two men wore uniforms and identified themselves as U.S. Marshals. They claimed the house was surrounded. They said they were looking for an escaped prisoner, Flores' wife told a 911 dispatcher.

But there was no backup waiting outside, and no fugitive. The marshals were imposters.
They had targeted Flores because they suspected he was a drug trafficker and they wanted to rob and kill him, according to the Pima County Sheriff's Department.
As the intruders searched his home, Flores asked one of the men why his handgun was taped. The man responded by shooting and killing Flores.

"Someone just came in and shot my daughter and husband," Flores' wife frantically told 911. She tells the police operator that she was shot and left for dead with her husband, Raul Flores, 29, and daughter Brisenia, 9, who were both shot in the head.

Police are not releasing the woman's name to protect her identity. But her 911 call, released to the media by the Pima County Sheriff's Department, tells the story of a deadly home invasion by a rogue band of impostors. As she describes the initial attack, the intruders return to the house. The door can be heard opening. "They are coming back in! They are coming back in!" the caller screams. She has armed herself with her husband's handgun.

"Get out," she barks. The order is followed by the explosive sound of gunfire traded as the wounded woman and her would-be killers fire on each other. A man -- one of the intruders -- is hit and groans loudly. The attackers retreat and leave the woman alive and alone with her slain family.



I kind of like the ole' saying - "Normal people learn from their mistakes, smart people learn from other people mistakes." I would have to agree. How much less painful is it, if you see someone touch the fire and get burned vs. you touching it and getting burned. I would see that and learn from their mistake. The same thing applies to this headline above. How many people have to die from home invaders before they will learn that the world is not gettin any nicer. Please learn from the mistakes above and make sure you have a gun, and that it is ready to use in a moments notice...your life or that of your family's will depend on it.