They demanded money and forced him into the house.

Once inside the victim said they hit him in the face and in the chest. He thought he was going to be severely beaten. The male robber taunted him "You don't have a gun, do you?"

Actually the elderly resident's gun had been stolen a month earlier, but he had purchased a .38 special to replace it. While the female accomplice was in the kitchen, the victim was able to get his gun from a coffee table drawer.

He shot the male robber as he stood by the door counting the money he had taken from his victim's wallet. The victim aimed for his leg and shot him. The female accomplice yelled that she was afraid the now armed victim was going to shoot her too. He told her, "You get your ass out of here and I won't shoot you" and the criminals fled.