She Did It Right

Mother defends herself and 2 children from a home invader

The mother, later identified as Melinda Herman, shot the man five times with a .38 caliber revolver after he cornered them in an attic crawlspace, successfully protecting herself and her two children,

She even went further than she had to, they hid themselves in the attic but the guy just couldn't be satisfied with that and went after them.

By the way, the man is not dead and if he had been on drugs or alcohol or just been very determined, those 5 shots may not have stopped him. There are no guarantees in self defense and you don't know how many bullets it will take to stop the attacker until after he stops.