Incredible footage has been released showing the moment a Georgia woman rushed out of her bed in the middle of the night and opened fire at three armed men who broke into her house, killing one.

The surveillance footage, released by the Gwinnett County Police Department, shows the intruders - all of whom are carrying guns - bursting through the front door and rummaging through the house in the September 16 incident in Gwinnett.

Seconds after entering the home, the woman is seen coming out of her bedroom in pajamas with a handgun, and fires several shots at the armed suspects, according to WSB TV 2.

Terrifying robbery: Surveillance footage from inside the Gwinnett home shows the three men - all with guns - bursting through the front door of the home at 3.43am Friday

Met their match: Within seconds the woman comes out of her room, armed with her own gun, and immeidately opens fire, shooting at all three men

Brave: The woman is seen fearlessly taking on three armed men and shot one of the men dead

Surveillance from inside the house, which is stacked with supplies for a restaurant, shows the woman emptying the clip of her gun

Even after the men are gone she continues to fire out the front door. One of the suspects was found dead on the driveway

The video shows one of the men jumping through a glass door to get away from the stream of bullets, as dry wall debris is seen flying all over the house.

Two of the men managed to escape. It is unclear if they had been shot.

However a third intruder, identified Antonio Leeks, 28, of Atlanta, was shot and killed in the home invasion.

He was found dead from his injuries in the driveway of the home by police.

Police released in the footage in the hopes that someone will come forward and identify the other two suspects.

Fighting back: Afterwards the woman is seen calmly calling 911, the clip on her gun empty

'She exercised her right to defend her livelihood and property,' said Cpl. Deon Washington with the Gwinnett County Police Department

Cpl. Deon Washington with the Gwinnett County Police Department said the homeowner acted appropriately.

'She exercised her right to defend her livelihood and property,' Washington told WSB TV.

The woman is a local restaurant manager who was staying in a housemate's Spring Drive home for work-related reasons. The house is seen in the video filled with boxes of cleaning products and equipment for the restaurant.

The incident occurred around 4 a.m. Friday. Police say the men were after money.

Do you know these men? Police have appealed for help in identifying the two suspects that escaped, taken from other cameras in the house

One of the suspects was wearing a 'WHI' baseball cap, dark colored pants and sneakers with an unknown reflective symbol on them

Killed: This is the man shot dead by the woman. Antonio Leeks, 28, of Atlanta, died at the scene

The video shows the woman being consoled by a housemate as she calls 911. The clip has clearly been emptied on the gun, which the man takes from her.

'It's not common that we receive this caliber of surveillance video showing the crime unfold, an actual home invasion,' Washington said.

Washington also said the men did not cover their faces, which increases the chance of police tracking them down.