The incident occurred just prior t0 10:30 p.m. Friday.
CBS News reported that the closet in which the mother and child hid was located in an upstairs bedroom.
The alleged intruder “was wearing gloves and in possession of a screwdriver” when he was shot. The suspect was pronounced dead at the scene.
ABC 7 noted that the mother “did not know who [the suspect] was,” and that the firearm used by the mother was a handgun.
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