When a stranger broke into their home and attacked them, Bre Lasley and her sister fought back. They punched him. They kicked him. They pulled him to the ground.
During the intense fighting, which included the man stabbing Lasley, the women managed to call 911 for help four times.
And as Lasley’s strength began to fail, it was the thought that police were on the way that kept her going.
“I told myself over and over again in my head, somebody is going to come,” she said. “Just keep fighting.”
But what Lasley didn’t know then was that no one was coming.