Two Wichita-area burglars left empty-handed—after coming face-to-face with a resident armed with a Glock 9mm.

Residents heard someone kicking in the door. 23-year-old Derek Spires grabbed his handgun and pointed at them, and they took off without stealing anything.

“What he was doing here, what he wanted, I don’t know what his objective was,” Spires said.

Wichita Police say Spires was within his rights to have a gun in his apartment.

Read more at KWCH.com.