Why wouldn’t the neighbor identify the firefighter through the peephole instead of shooting first and asking questions later? Now she’s going to be the neighborhood leper.
I'm kinda fond of my right eye. Maybe she is too. I would maybe wait for the sound of splintering wood.
She determined that she did not know him and told him to leave.
Let’s see now ... nighttime, distorted view through the peephole, perhaps superannuated eyes ... kinda hard to make a positive ID.
Shooting through the door is not a good idea except in the most dire of circumstances.
Apparently she did not know the neighbor so would not have been able to identify him. Sad situation but I can guarantee you that anyone banging on my door late at night is going to find some lead somewhere in them.
Everyone on our cul de sac knows their neighbors and everything about them but when you live on a thru street it is likely most haven’t a clue as to who their neighbors are.