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Armed woman turns the tables, fatally shoots daughter's ex-boyfriend who held husband at gunpoint: police

Police say a woman in Indiana fatally shot a man who once dated her daughter after he drove onto her front yard and held the woman's husband at gunpoint.

An Indiana woman shot and killed a man who drove into her front yard and held her husband at gunpoint, according to police. 

The incident unfolded last Monday at about 6:30 p.m. in Salem, when Michael Chastain, 45, allegedly drove through the front yard of a couple's home. Chastain allegedly grabbed the male homeowner upon exiting his car, forced him to the ground and held a gun to his head, WDRB reported. 

Inside the house, the homeowner's wife witnessed the situation, retrieved her own handgun and shot Chastain. 

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"[Chastain] exited his vehicle and put a firearm toward the homeowner's head. The wife of the homeowner observed the altercation that occurred, walked outside with a firearm and eventually shot Chastain," Indiana State Police Sgt. John Davis told WLKY. 

The man was taken to a local hospital, where he was pronounced dead. 

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Indiana State police said Chastain previously dated the couple's daughter, but the woman no longer lives at the home. It is unclear why the suspect targeted the daughter's father. 

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Police said Chastain had a criminal record and was well-known to law enforcement before his death. 

The female homeowner has not been charged in the incident, WLKY reported. 

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The investigation into the death is ongoing.

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