Texas man shoots through door at would-be burglars posing as maintenance workers

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

One of the suspects, Aaron Contreras, knocked on the apartment door of Ethan Rodriguez Saturday evening and claimed to be a maintenance worker there to check on the filters in his air conditioner, according to doorbell camera footage and an affidavit obtained by FOX Dallas.

Rodriguez, who was inside, answered the door via a digital doorbell app on his phone and claimed that no one was home, the video shows.

A few minutes later, Contreras came back with a handgun and attempted to kick down the front door to Rodriguez’s apartment, according to the clip.

A second man wearing a mask over his head ran up the stairs and also tried to kick in the door, the footage shows.

Within moments, Rodriguez grabbed his gun and opened fire from inside his apartment through the front door — sending the men off running.

The resident fired off several rounds and the video shows bullets striking the concrete wall across the way. Contreras fired two shots in response before he fled, according to the station.

In total, Rodriguez fired 13 shots, Dallas police said after finding 13 bullet holes exiting the front door and two entering it.

He told WFAA he decided to shoot at the suspects when he saw Contreras was armed.

“I was hoping I got ’em,” he told the station. “That was mainly it, just hoping I got ’em.”

He added that he was glad his neighbors as well as his own wife and their 7-month-old baby were not home at the time.

Contreras was arrested the same day on charges of aggravated assault, deadly conduct and attempted burglary of a habitation, police told Fox.

He is being held at the Dallas County jail on $150,000 bond.

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

“You’re dumb as f–k for not wearing a mask,” he said, adding he had his name before his arrest.

Police have not said if the second suspect has been identified.