An El Reno woman believes she shot a possible burglar in the backside.Cathy Kouba’s home security system alarm jolted her awake Thursday night. She said she realized someone was trying to kick in her back door.Also read: Oklahoma City police search for 'binky bandit'“I have a daughter that’s handicapped and she was asleep on the bottom floor,” Kouba said. “And so for the fear of her being hurt, motherly instincts kick in and, you know, I worked hard for what I’ve got. And you’re not going to come and take it away from me.”Kouba said she grabbed the gun her son gave her for Mother’s Day and ran out the front door to confront the intruder out back.Also see: Ridiculous 911 calls“, saw that the door had broke down, then I saw him hitting over the fence and head to the creek,” Kouba said.Kouba said she fired and thinks she hit him in his backside. Adding insult to injury, the intruder got tangled in her electric fence before escaping.Also see: Best Apple iOS8 new features“ didn’t get him but, you know, I’m sure he’s going to end up in the hospital somewhere. I mean, he’s got buckshot in his butt, I’m sure he’s going to,” she said.Kouba said the intruder left a blood trail behind for police, who she said were also able to get footprints off the door.Kouba called her gun the best Mother’s Day present she’s ever received.

An El Reno woman believes she shot a possible burglar in the backside.

Cathy Kouba’s home security system alarm jolted her awake Thursday night. She said she realized someone was trying to kick in her back door.


Also read: Oklahoma City police search for 'binky bandit'

“I have a daughter that’s handicapped and she was asleep on the bottom floor,” Kouba said. “And so for the fear of her being hurt, motherly instincts kick in and, you know, I worked hard for what I’ve got. And you’re not going to come and take it away from me.”

Kouba said she grabbed the gun her son gave her for Mother’s Day and ran out the front door to confront the intruder out back.

Also see: Ridiculous 911 calls

“[I cocked the gun], saw that the door had broke down, then I saw him hitting over the fence and head to the creek,” Kouba said.

Kouba said she fired and thinks she hit him in his backside. Adding insult to injury, the intruder got tangled in her electric fence before escaping.

Also see: Best Apple iOS8 new features

“[The police] didn’t get him but, you know, I’m sure he’s going to end up in the hospital somewhere. I mean, he’s got buckshot in his butt, I’m sure he’s going to,” she said.

Kouba said the intruder left a blood trail behind for police, who she said were also able to get footprints off the door.

Kouba called her gun the best Mother’s Day present she’s ever received.