Texas man deterred would-be home invasion robbers who brazenly attempted to break into his apartment when he would not let them in, even as they posed as a maintenance crew

Ethan Rodriguez fired through his closed front door as men posing as maintenance workers attempt to break in to Dallas apartment

Rodriguez answered his digital doorbell when he heard a knock on his door at around 6 pm on Saturday from two men he didn’t recognize

One of the suspects later identified as Aaron Contreras, 30, said he was a maintenance worker who was there to check the air conditioner filter 

Told no one was home, Contreras left but returned with a second masked man and they attempted to break-in before the resident fired a barrage of shots through the closed door

Contreras was arrested on Tuesday on charges of aggravated assault, deadly conduct and attempted burglary of a habitation

His accomplice has not been identified

One of the suspects, identified as Aaron Contreras, [right, wearing blue sweat suit],, said he was a maintenance worker who was there to check the air conditioner filter, before they tried breaking in when the resident wouldn’t let them in

A shocking video captured the moment a Texas man fired through the door of his Dallas apartment at two men posing as maintenance workers and trying to break in. 
Ethan Rodriguez was suspicious when he heard a knock on his door at around 6 pm on Saturday 19th August  from two people he didn’t recognize.
One of the suspects, later identified as Aaron Contreras, 30, said he was there to check the air conditioner filters in the apartment, according to a police affidavit. 
Wild footage shows the suspects trying to kick down the door to the apartment, when the homeowner who would not let the impersonators in opened fire as they tried to break-in, sending several shots through the door.  
Rodriguez, who fired 13 shots at the suspects, said if he didn’t think fast enough he  would ‘probably be dead today.’ 
The suspects fled the scene before police arrived, but responding officers met bullet riddled front door. The bullets also made holes in the wall of the apartment across the hall.  

Burglar later identified as Aaron Contreras initially posed as a maintenance worker sent to replace the AC filter, but the resident felt something was off when the stranger supplied wrong responses to his questions

Ring footage shows the suspects trying to kick down the door to the apartment, when the homeowner opened fire sending several shots through the door

Home invaders posing as maintenance workers try to barge into an apt only to be repelled by a resolute homeowner who fires at them through his closed door

Contreras who first came to the door without a mask unlike his accomplice, was arrested on Tuesday on charges of aggravated assault, deadly conduct and attempted burglary of a habitation, according to police. 
It is unclear whether the second suspect had been identified.

Brazen burglar Aaron Contreras [photo], was arrested on Tuesday on charges of aggravated assault, deadly conduct and attempted burglary of a habitation. His accomplice has not been identified

The video shows Contreras, who was armed with a handgun, knocking on the door, claiming to be a maintenance worker.
Rodriguez asked the man: ‘Can I help you?’ 
‘Uh … yes, they came to check your air filters …’ the suspect replied. 
But Rodriguez became suspicious after the man made two statements that didn’t add up. He knew Contreras was lying because the last time he tried to get the air filter changed, maintenance said they couldn’t help. 
Rodriguez also noted that contrary to what Contreras stated, nobody had come by to check the filters earlier that day. 
‘He lied twice … So I felt suspicious about it anyway,’ he said. 
Rodriguez said his attire was also a giveaway. 
‘He had on what looked like a tracksuit with the black shoes and I think it was a blue sweatshirt and then he had a bandana on but he was playing the part. He had the whole notepad and everything,’ he said to WFAA. 

Home owner Ethan Rodriguez was suspicious when he heard a knock on his door at around 6 pm on Saturday 19th August  from two people he didn’t recognize

The video shows Contreras, who was armed with a handgun, knocking on the door, claiming to be a maintenance worker

Contreras returned to the apt with a second masked suspect, wearing a red shirt, when they tried this time to break into the residence by kicking down the front door

The doorbell camera captured the moment the suspect’s changed demeanor and Contreras unleashed a violent side underneath his façade as he attempted to kick in the door of the apartment

The second doorbell camera captured the moment the suspect’s changed demeanor and Contreras unleashed a violent side underneath his façade as he attempted to kick in the door of the apartment 

A viral video has captured the two would be home invaders take flight as the home owner fired through the door of his Dallas apartment when the men who initially posed as maintenance workers attempted to break-in

Homeowner Ethan Rodriguez was home with his brother at the time of the incident. Without opening his front door he eventually grabbed his handgun and fired several shots through the door, hitting the wall in front of it. Nobody was injured 

Rodriguez then decided to tell Contreras that he wasn’t home. 
‘Nobody’s home right now,’ he can be heard saying in the video. ‘You’ll have to wait until another day.’ 
Contreras leaves and then returns a couple of minutes later with a masked man and a gun, police said. 
The doorbell camera captured the moment the suspects changed their approach, unleashing violent kicks at the front door as they forcefully attempted to breach the apartment. 
Without opening his front door Rodriguez said, he grabbed his handgun and fired several shots through the door. No one was hit but bullets peppered the walls of the apartment across the hallway. 

Dallas police officers responded to the Interlace Apartments where they found 13 bullet casings, with 13 bullet holes exiting the front door

Bullets can be seen flying into his neighbor’s apartment in the footage. 
‘I couldn’t think properly … I had to hurry up and find my firearm … come back and position itself … facing directly at the door.’ 
‘I had to think quickly … I wasn’t going to let nothing happen to me or my brother,’ he added. 
Contreras fired two rounds in response before quickly fleeing the scene along with the second suspect.
Officers from Dallas Police Department who responded to the scene of the attempted home invasion at the Interlace Apartments recovered 13 bullet casings. They confirmed 13 bullet holes exiting the front door, and two entering the door into the homeowner’s apartment. 

Dallas police officers responding to the attempted home invasion at the Interlace Apartments in Dallas on Saturday, recovered 13 bullet casings at the scene. They also confirmed 13 bullet holes exiting the front door and two entering the apt

Some of the shots fired by Rodriguez penetrated the walls of the apartment opposite his, across the hallway

The resident Ethan Rodriguez, [photo], said he had think fast and protect his family. he was home with his brother at the time of the incident. His wife and their 7-month-old baby boy were not home

Rodriguez told WFAA he felt forced to shoot at the suspects after seeing the gun in one of their hands. 
‘I was hoping I got ’em,’ he told WFAA. ‘That was mainly it, just hoping I got ’em.’
‘[Police] told me I let off 13 shots,’ he added.
‘I couldn’t believe it, but then again I did empty the clip!’
Nobody was injured in the incident.  
Rodriguez was home with his brother at the time of the incident. His wife and their 7-month-old baby boy were not home. Rodriguez said he plans on breaking his lease and looking for housing elsewhere.
‘Everything happened I guess you could say in God’s favor,’ he said. ‘I protected my family, and he was just being a dummy trying to come to my house and get whatever.’