An elderly woman was forced to defend herself and her property Wednesday evening.

The 80-year-old woman who lives alone on the city’s south side was in her living room when a man broke into the house around 8 p.m.

Even though she has trouble breathing, she managed to get a .22 pistol and fired at the intruder. She then held the man at gunpoint until police officers arrived.

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