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CARROLL COUNTY, Miss. (WLBT/Gray News) - Deputies say a Mississippi mother protected her three children by shooting a man who allegedly broke into the family’s home wielding a knife.
Carroll County deputies received a call for help Monday from a woman’s husband, who was at work in Greenwood. He told deputies that a knife-wielding man was attempting to enter his home in the Gravel Hill area while his wife and three children were hiding in a closet.
The husband then described the suspect and the vehicle he was in, a 2500 GMC pickup truck, WLBT reports.
When deputies arrived at the family’s home, the suspect, identified as 44-year-old Steve Lamar Goss Jr., had already driven away, according to a press release.
Deputies say before Goss left, he drove his truck into the home’s dining room after he could not kick the front door down.
While this was happening, the mother and her three children hid in a closet designated as the family’s safe room, the press release says. The mother prayed, and the children recited scripture.
When Goss found the family, he entered the closet, still holding a knife, according to the press release. The mother then shot him in the arm, and Goss fled.
“We can all learn a lot from this family about the importance of having an emergency plan in place in our homes and, most importantly, the power of prayer. I thank the Lord for this father’s preparation, the bravery shown by the mother and children and that what could have been a tragedy was transformed into a testimony of their faith in God,” Carroll County Sheriff Clint Walker said.
Other deputies responding to the scene found a vehicle matching the description given by the husband, according to the press release. They attempted a felony traffic stop in the parking lot of Acy’s Store.
Goss ran into the business, and deputies gave chase. He was arrested inside the store then taken to the hospital to be treated for his gunshot wound.
Goss was booked into Carroll Montgomery Regional Correctional Facility on four counts of attempted murder and one count of burglary. He was already out on felony bond for possession of a weapon by a felon, the press release says.
CARROLL COUNTY, Miss. (WLBT/Gray News) - Deputies say a Mississippi mother protected her three children by shooting a man who allegedly broke into the family’s home wielding a knife.
Carroll County deputies received a call for help Monday from a woman’s husband, who was at work in Greenwood. He told deputies that a knife-wielding man was attempting to enter his home in the Gravel Hill area while his wife and three children were hiding in a closet.
The husband then described the suspect and the vehicle he was in, a 2500 GMC pickup truck, WLBT reports.
When deputies arrived at the family’s home, the suspect, identified as 44-year-old Steve Lamar Goss Jr., had already driven away, according to a press release.
Deputies say before Goss left, he drove his truck into the home’s dining room after he could not kick the front door down.
While this was happening, the mother and her three children hid in a closet designated as the family’s safe room, the press release says. The mother prayed, and the children recited scripture.
When Goss found the family, he entered the closet, still holding a knife, according to the press release. The mother then shot him in the arm, and Goss fled.
“We can all learn a lot from this family about the importance of having an emergency plan in place in our homes and, most importantly, the power of prayer. I thank the Lord for this father’s preparation, the bravery shown by the mother and children and that what could have been a tragedy was transformed into a testimony of their faith in God,” Carroll County Sheriff Clint Walker said.
Other deputies responding to the scene found a vehicle matching the description given by the husband, according to the press release. They attempted a felony traffic stop in the parking lot of Acy’s Store.
Goss ran into the business, and deputies gave chase. He was arrested inside the store then taken to the hospital to be treated for his gunshot wound.
Goss was booked into Carroll Montgomery Regional Correctional Facility on four counts of attempted murder and one count of burglary. He was already out on felony bond for possession of a weapon by a felon, the press release says.
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