85-year-old Woman Fatally Shoots Intruder After He Handcuffed Her to a Chair and Threatened to Kill Her

Here is a dramatic case where an elderly woman had no alternative to protect herself from a 39-year-old man other than with a gun.

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. . . The incident occurred on March 13 at approximately 2 a.m. local time, according to the prosecuting attorney’s office. The investigation found that Jenneiahn had been asleep in her home when she was “woken up” by [Derek] Condon, . . . who pointed a “gun” at her.

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. . . there was a “strong likelihood” that Condon “struck [Christine] in the head” while she was in bed, as there was “blood” found on the pillow and floor where she slept. They said the 39-year-old then “took her to the living room of her house” and “handcuffed her to a wooden chair.”

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. . . Condon then asked Christine where her valuables were located, “placed his pistol against her head” and “made numerous threats” against her. She eventually told him there were “two safes downstairs.” He then proceeded to go downstairs and “rummage” through several rooms.

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While he was downstairs, authorities said Christine “drug” the chair that she was handcuffed to into her bedroom and “retrieved her 357 magnum revolver from under her pillow.” She then went back to the living room and hid the gun “between the armrest and cushion of a couch” near where she was seated.

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When Condon returned, she “ultimately made the decision that it was ‘now or never’ ” and drew her gun, shooting Condon twice, . . .

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Kimberlee Speakman, “85-Year-Old Woman Shot and Killed Intruder After He Handcuffed Her to Chair and Threatened to Kill Her,” People, April 14, 2024.