--- description: After probation hearing, she says "I will never help anybody again.” title: Woman Who Shot at Home Depot Shoplifters Sentenced to 18 mos image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltddc0792a849ad2d8/6988750c0b72e36f086e73bf/gettyimages-497550192.jpg?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  * [U.S.](/section/us/) ## U.S. Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close # Woman Who Shot at Home Depot Shoplifters: 'I Will Never Help Anybody Again' by [Daniel White](/author/daniel-white/) ## Daniel White Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Dec 11, 2015 6:58 PM CUT  A view of a Home Depot store on November 17, 2015 in Colma, California. Tatiana Duva-Rodriguez was granted 18 months probation after shooting at two suspected shoplifters in a Home Depot parking lot. A view of a Home Depot store on November 17, 2015 in Colma, California. Tatiana Duva-Rodriguez was granted 18 months probation after shooting at two suspected shoplifters in a Home Depot parking lot.Justin Sullivan—Getty Images by [Daniel White](/author/daniel-white/) ## Daniel White Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Dec 11, 2015 6:58 PM CUT A Michigan woman who made headlines when she fired at shoplifters attempting to flee a Home Depot parking lot told reporters Wednesday that was the [last time she would ever help anyone](http://www.nytimes.com/2015/12/12/us/woman-who-shot-at-home-depot-shoplifters-vows-to-never-help-anyone-again.html?%5Fr=0 "undefined"). In October, Tatiana Duva-Rodriguez, 46, opened fire at two suspects with her legal 9-millimeter handgun as they attempted to flee the store parking lot in an SUV, the New York _Times_ reports. The men got away but were later arrested, and Duva-Rodriguez was charged with one count of reckless use, handling or discharge of a firearm. “I made a decision in a split second,” Duva-Rodriguez said in one court appearance, [according to The Associated Press](http://www.nytimes.com/aponline/2015/12/09/us/ap-us-shoplifters-shooting.html "undefined"). “Maybe it was not the right one, but I was trying to help.” On Wednesday Duva-Rodriguez was granted 18 months probation after she entered a plea of no contest to the charge on Oct. 26\. Her permit to carry a concealed weapon was revoked until at least 2023. “I tried to help,” Duva-Rodriguez told reporters after being sentenced. “And I learned my lesson that I will never help anybody again.” The case comes during a time where the debate over guns is at a high, especially after a mass shooting in [San Bernardino](http://time.com/4140447/pete-aguilar-no-fly-list-gun-control/ "undefined") which killed 14 and [provoked new calls for gun control. ](http://time.com/4137504/obama-calls-for-tougher-gun-laws-after-san-bernardino-shooting/ "undefined") ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","@id":"https://time.com/4146086/woman-who-shot-at-home-depot-shoplifters-i-will-never-help-anybody-again/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/4146086/woman-who-shot-at-home-depot-shoplifters-i-will-never-help-anybody-again/"},"headline":"Woman Who Shot at Home Depot Shoplifters: 'I Will Never Help Anybody Again'","datePublished":"2015-12-11T18:58:56.000Z","dateModified":"2026-04-13T07:27:39.272Z","description":"\"I learned my lesson that I will never help anybody again\"","url":"https://time.com/4146086/woman-who-shot-at-home-depot-shoplifters-i-will-never-help-anybody-again/","keywords":["Newsfeed","Crime"],"thumbnailUrl":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltddc0792a849ad2d8/6988750c0b72e36f086e73bf/gettyimages-497550192.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","author":[{"@type":"Person","name":"Daniel White","jobTitle":null,"url":"https://time.com/author/daniel-white/"}],"articleSection":"U.S.","image":[{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltddc0792a849ad2d8/6988750c0b72e36f086e73bf/gettyimages-497550192.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","width":1200,"height":675,"headline":"Home Depot Q3 Profit Rises 12.2 Percent In Healthy Year For Housing Market","caption":"Home Depot Q3 Profit Rises 12.2 Percent In Healthy Year For Housing Market","creditText":"Justin Sullivan—Getty Images","representativeOfPage":true}],"publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Time","url":"https://time.com/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://time.com/images/logo.png","width":528,"height":156},"foundingDate":"March 3, 1923","sameAs":["https://www.facebook.com/time","https://www.instagram.com/time/?hl=en","https://twitter.com/time","https://www.pinterest.com/timemagazine"]}},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"item":{"@id":"/section/us/","name":"U.S."}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"item":{"@id":"https://time.com/4146086/woman-who-shot-at-home-depot-shoplifters-i-will-never-help-anybody-again/","name":"Woman Who Shot at Home Depot Shoplifters: 'I Will Never Help Anybody Again'"}}]}] ```