'If I didn't have a firearm, I wouldn't be here to talk to you': Realtor describes attack at open house
https://www.9news.com/article/news/local/if-i-didnt-have-a-firearm-i-wouldnt-be-here-to-talk-to-you-realtor-describes-attack-at-open-house/73-c1cee73b-a588-4754-a4f4-ab5689c2b0dbAugust 7, 2019
...he perpetrator is still on the loose after Hetzler, who said she has a concealed carry permit, fired gunshots in his direction, scaring him away. Police could not say if they believe the man was wounded.
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“My life was in danger, and if I did not have my firearm, I would not be here to talk to you,†Hetzler said.
According to the Commerce City Police Department, the incident happened in broad daylight – at 11:30 a.m. Sunday – in a home near East 104th Avenue and Chambers Road.
Hetzler said the man arrived shortly after she started setting up for the open house. At the time, she said she thought nothing of it.
“He asked the right questions,†Hetzler said. “We talked about loans, what he had to qualify for.â€
She said he picked up a brochure for the property and asked to see the upstairs. While they were in the master bedroom, Hetzler said he took a knife out as well as a small, six-inch piece of rope that apparently had bear spray tethered to it.
“The said, ‘This is a knife, this is bear spray.’ After he said, 'This is bear spray,’ he asked me to take out off my ring and get into the closet,†Hetzler said....
