"I Did What I Had To Do To Protect My Children": Mother Shoots Career Criminal Forcing His Way Into Home

"I Did What I Had To Do To Protect My Children": Mother Shoots Career Criminal Forcing His Way Into Home

A young Palm Coast mother, Courtney Price, acted entirely within her legal rights under Florida's Stand Your Ground statute when she shot an aggressive, repeat offender who forced his way into her residence. The suspect, 33-year-old Michael McDonald, breached the Big Bear Lane home on Sunday, June 21, 2026, launched a barrage of violent threats against Price and her two young sons, and dared her to pull the trigger before a single defensive roun…