Man shoots through door at would-be burglars posing as maintenance workers: video 

A Texas man opened hearth on a pair of suspects who tried to interrupt into his house over the weekend in a wild scene caught in doorbell footage.

One of many suspects, Aaron Contreras, knocked on the residence door of Ethan Rodriguez Saturday night and claimed to be a upkeep employee there to verify on the filters in his air conditioner, in line with doorbell digicam footage and an affidavit obtained by FOX Dallas.

Rodriguez, who was inside, answered the door by way of a digital doorbell app on his cellphone and claimed that nobody was house, the video exhibits.

A couple of minutes later, Contreras got here again with a handgun and tried to kick down the entrance door to Rodriguez’s residence, in line with the clip.

A second man sporting a masks over his head ran up the steps and likewise tried to kick within the door, the footage exhibits.

Inside moments, Rodriguez grabbed his gun and opened hearth from inside his residence by means of the entrance door — sending the boys off working.

The resident fired off a number of rounds and the video exhibits bullets putting the concrete wall throughout the way in which. Contreras fired two photographs in response earlier than he fled, according to the station.

In whole, Rodriguez fired 13 photographs, Dallas police stated after discovering 13 bullet holes exiting the entrance door and two getting into it.

He told WFAA he determined to shoot on the suspects when he noticed Contreras was armed.

“I hoped I bought ’em,” he informed the station. “That was primarily it, simply hoping I bought ’em.”

He added that he was glad his neighbors in addition to his personal spouse and their 7-month-old child weren’t house on the time.

Contreras was arrested the identical day on fees of aggravated assault, lethal conduct and tried housebreaking of a habitation, police informed Fox.

He’s being held on the Dallas County jail on $150,000 bond.

Rodriguez had a powerful message for Contreras when he spoke to WFAA.

“You’re dumb as f–ok for not sporting a masks,” he stated, including he had his identify earlier than his arrest.

Police haven’t stated if the second suspect has been recognized.