When two suspicious ‘repair men’ knocked on his door, Ethan Rodriguez tried to fend them off by saying nobody was at home.
But things took a dramatic turn when the men tried to break in. Ethan and his family are raising funds to move into a new house.
Texas law can allow people to use force in self-defence to protect themselves and property if they believe the action is “immediately necessary” to counteract a use of “unlawful force”.