SPANAWAY, Wash. - A resident shot and killed a home intruder in Spanaway early Thursday, and a second suspect escaped, according to the Pierce County Sheriff's Department.Deputies said the 31-year-old resident, Jerahme Smith, shot at two men who tried to break into his house near A St.
E. and 165th St. E. around 4:00 a.m.The homeowner told police he shot at the suspects as they kicked in his back door. The intruders then ran into the front yard where deputies later found one of the suspects dead.
The other suspect ran off.Smith said he has been renting the home with his wife and children for the past three years. Smith explained he and his sister were in the house when the suspects kicked down the back door.