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NORTH BRANCH TOWNSHIP, Michigan — Eleven-year-old Reese typically doesn't have too much going on when she gets home from school.
She was just watching TV in the living room of her rural North Branch Township, Michigan home when things took a dramatic turn three weeks ago.
Reese says two people banged on the door, then began circling the home, looking for a way in. That's when she called her mom, who called her husband, who then called police.
"They were beating really hard on the back door," says her father, Steve.
The Lapeer County Sherriff's Office is 20 minutes away, so Reese knew she had to spring into action.
"I knew after that, that something was definitely wrong and I needed to hide," Reese recalls.
"We put together a plan that if something would go wrong where she was to go and where was the safest place to be," Steve adds.
The plan? Grab a shotgun out of the safe and hide in the bathroom closet of the master bedroom.
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