A business owner and grandfather in Rancho Cordova, California, said he shot a burglar in the early morning hours of Nov. 24 in an effort to protect his grandsons, who were sleeping in the back of the store at the time. 'My babies were with me, and he was going to attack me,' the 70-year-old business owner named Robert told Fox News Digital. Robert opted not to share his last name for privacy reasons. The Sacramento Sheriff's Office confirmed the shooting on Nov.
It's disgusting. I feel bad that the man is dead.' Robert said he has been robbed at gunpoint three times. Burglars normally go for the leather jackets, he said, but Robert believes in this instance, the burglar was going to try to kill him and take his money. The sheriff's office said detectives and crime scene investigators 'responded to the scene, began their investigation, interviewed witnesses, and began to gather evidence.
Robert teared up while recalling the incident. 'You don't have time to think,' he said. 'If he were 25 feet away from me, I would have said, ‘I’ve got a gun.'' But in the moment, Robert recalled his only thought being 'my babies next to me are going to die' if he didn't act. Robert said that in the days since the shooting, he has been unable to sleep and fearful of retribution, but he's just thankful that his grandchildren are still alive.