[GUNS] IA Mother of 3 shoots intruder

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Mother in Early shoots, kills intruder Authorities are seeking a second man who fled the scene. The woman's three children were not hurt in the incident. By FRANCES STARKEY Register Staff Writer 12/15/2001

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A mother of three in Early shot and killed an intruder Thursday night after two men entered her home and assaulted her, authorities said.

Tracey Roberts was home with her three children, ages 1, 3 and 11, when two men entered the home, according to the Sac County Sheriff's Department. Roberts' husband, Mike Roberts, was reportedly out of town on business.

The two intruders assaulted Roberts before she got away from them and grabbed a gun, authorities said. Roberts fired several times and fatally wounded Dustin Wehde, 20, of Early, according to the sheriff's office. It wasn't clear who owned the gun.

Preliminary results from the state medical examiner show that Wehde died of multiple gunshot wounds.

Second man

The other intruder fled. He was described as 25 to 35 years old, almost 6 feet tall, with a slender build and dark, wavy hair. Sheriff's deputies were looking for him Friday evening.

Roberts was taken to Loring Hospital in Sac City, where she was treated and released. The children were reportedly uninjured.

On Friday, the 649 residents of Early were trying to figure out what happened.

Residents shocked

"I think for a lot of people there's a shock value," said Kenneth Myers, who was elected to the Early City Council in November. "As more people find out who it was, the shock will grow because they're from the town. Most of us, after a day of wondering, are just trying to find out some of the details. I don't think anyone has a clear picture yet."

Myers, a math teacher at Schaller-Crestland High School, said he was Wehde's teacher for several years.

"We didn't always get along," he said. "He wasn't as social as any of the other kids. I never would have expected him to do something like this."

No charges had been filed late Friday.

-- Anonymous, December 15, 2001

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Even in small town Iowa guns are important. There are more and more of these types of stories in the news lately. I think the tide is turning on the gun control issue.

-- Anonymous, December 15, 2001

I hope that you're right, Beckie. In the meantime, if I ever sit on the jury for a case like this, I'm going to acquit the mom. Too many criminals are walking around. They need to know their lives are at risk, and maybe that will cut down on some types of crime.

-- Anonymous, December 15, 2001

It's great that she was able to have a gun to protect herself.

-- Anonymous, December 15, 2001

meemur--

In a just world, there are no trials for such matters of self-defense, particularly one as cut and dry as this.

Of course, it’s not a just world. :)

-- Anonymous, December 15, 2001


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