A Texas man opened is seen shooting through his Dallas apartment door as two men pretending to be maintenance workers attempt to break in.
One of the suspects, Aaron Contreras, knocked on the apartment door of Ethan Rodriguez on Saturday evening and claimed to be a maintenance worker there to check on the filters in his air conditioner, according to doorbell camera footage.
Rodriguez, who was inside at the time, answered the door via the blink doorbell app on his phone and claimed that no one was home.
A few minutes later, Contreras came back with a handgun and attempted to kick down the front door to Rodriguez’s apartment. A second man wearing a mask ran up the stairs and also tried to kick in the door
Rodriguez grabbed his gun and opened fire from inside his apartment through the front door - sending the men running.
Rodriguez fired off several rounds and the video shows bullets striking his neighbors door.
The suspect thought no one was home when he and an accomplice tried to kick in the door. They found out someone was inside with a gun ready to fight back. #dallas #crime #doorbellcamera
On Tuesday, Aug. 22, police said one of the men, Aaron Contreras, 30, was arrested in the case on charges of aggravated assault, deadly conduct and attempted burglary of a habitation. Police did not say whether a second suspect had been identified.
Ethan Rodriguez gave a classic interview to local news detailing the events.
4 сен 2023
