A Texas mother of four shot and killed a teenage squatter who tried to break in through her daughter’s bedroom window and now faces eviction as the case heads to a grand jury.
Aleah Wallace, 25, said she was cleaning her living room when she heard someone, identified as 14-year-old Devin Baker, trying to break into her rental home around 3 a.m. on Dec. 14, according to Fox 4.
“I went and stayed in the hallway. And I could see him standing by the window, raising it. I just shot,” Wallace told the outlet.
It was the second time Wallace’s home was targeted by thieves in less than 24 hours.
The teen allegedly tried to sneak through Wallace’s 8-year-old daughter’s window, according to the outlet.
Baker, who also lived with his family at the apartment complex, died at the scene from multiple gunshot wounds.
Aleah Wallace and her four daughters face eviction after she shot and killed a teenager who was trying to break into her home on December 14. Fort Worth police say they have not filed any charges against Wallace for protecting her family.
The concerned mother shared that she had recently purchased a gun to protect her family after having four robbery attempts before the shooting.
“I have four daughters. Only my four daughters and I stayed there. “I was just protecting my daughters,” Wallace said.
The remorseful mother says she is “devastated because he was 14,” but “I had to think about my babies.”
“I didn’t know I was 14 when I was on the other side of that window. All I knew was that someone could come in and hurt me or my children. That’s all.”
Wallace said when he saw the unknown suspect trying to break in, he feared for his daughter’s safety and opened fire.
Fort Worth police have not filed any charges against Wallace.
Wallace, who lives in subsidized housing, received the life-changing news that she would be evicted from the property for possessing a gun.
“The apartments called me and told me I wasn’t supposed to have any weapons, even though I kept calling them and telling them that someone was breaking in. They told me I couldn’t have a gun and I had 30 days to evict him. ”Wallace told Fox 4.
A bullet hole is seen in Wallace’s 8-year-old daughter’s bedroom window.
“I feel like I’m back to square one. I was there six years and now I don’t know what to do.”
Fox 4 reported that there were no laws saying residents in government-subsidized housing couldn’t have a gun, nor were any signs posted on the property saying so.
The Post has approached the complex.
Wallace fears that the eviction could prevent him from finding other housing.
Baker’s mother, Latoiya Landers, said her son was a good kid who dreamed of starting a clothing line.
“He used to tell me, ‘Mom, look. I’m going to do something for myself,’” Landers told the Star-Telegram on Friday. “I said, ‘Yes, you are, but you’re going to stay in school, too.’”
The shooting is expected to be reviewed by a Texas grand jury.
According to the Fort Worth Police Department, there have been more than 2,000 robberies in the Fort Worth area since the beginning of 2023.
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