HV Woman Shoots Ex-Boyfriend Dead In Self Defense

A Mahopac woman is lucky to be alive after fighting off an ex-boyfriend, shooting him in self defense after he broke into her home, Saturday. Police say the intruder died. Authorities were called to the home shortly before 2 a.m. by the woman, who told them that her former boyfriend was trying to break in. At the same time, a tenant in a basement apartment called police to say that he saw a man with a gun in the house.

According to Lohud.com, the 50-year-old woman was also shot during the confrontation. She was taken by ambulance to Danbury Hospital where she was treated for a leg wound and later release. Police say she will not be charged. The 47-year-old Mahopac man was pronounced dead at the scene. The female victim, reportedly called police after 2:00 am Saturday that her former boyfriend was trying to break in. Lohud.com reports that a tenant in a basement apartment called police, around the same time, to say that they saw a man with a gun in the house.

Officers arrived less than five minutes later, and found the woman bleeding from a gunshot wound to her leg and the man dead. Carmel Police Chief Michael Cazzari says that it's not clear if the man shot the woman or if she accidentally shot herself during the struggle.