Mother fatally shoots shovel-wielding intruder who broke into her Louisiana home, authorities say
A mother fatally shot an intruder who broke into her Louisiana home with her two young children inside earlier this week.Robert Rheams, 51, broke into the Hammond home of a woman early Sunday, armed with a shovel and a spanner, the Tangipahoa Parish Sheriff's Office saying. After entering, he got into a physical altercation with the woman, "ultimately leading to the homeowner shooting Rheams," the sheriff's office said. Deputies responded to reports of a gunshot at the residence shortly after 5 a.m. and Rheams, also of Hammond, was pronounced dead at the scene. Rheams was on probation after serving 20…
