A Texas man returned home with his wife and three children to find a knife wielding intruder hiding in his home.

A 26-year-old suspected burglar was fatally shot last Sunday night by a Katy area homeowner after the intruder reportedly attacked him with a knife.

The intruder was hiding in a bedroom when the the family returned home, according to the Harris County Sheriff's Department.

Luckily this man's wife was quick thinking enough to be able to trap the intruder in the bedroom while her husband retrieved his handgun.