A shocking video captured the moment a Texas man fired through the door of his Dallas apartment at two men posing as maintenance workers and trying to break in.

Ethan Rodriguez was suspicious when he heard a knock on his door at around 6 pm on Saturday 19th August from two people he didn't recognize. One of the suspects, identified as Aaron Contreras, 30, said he was there to check the air conditioner filters in the apartment, according to a police affidavit.

Wild footage shows the suspects trying to kick down the door to the apartment, when the homeowner opened fire sending several shots through the door.

Rodriguez, who fired 13 shots at the suspects, said if he didn't think fast enough he would 'probably be dead today.'

The suspects ran from the areas as police later arrived to find bullet holes in the wall of the apartment across the hall.

Dallas police officers responded to the Interlace Apartments where they found 13 bullet casings, with 13 bullet holes exiting the front door

Wild footage shows the suspects trying to kick down the door to the apartment, when the homeowner opened fire sending several shots through the door

One of the suspects, identified as Aaron Contreras, 30, said he was a maintenance worker who was there to check the air conditioner filter

Contreras was arrested on Tuesday on charges of aggravated assault, deadly conduct and attempted burglary of a habitation, according to police.

It is unclear whether the second suspect had been identified.

The video shows Contreras, who was armed with a handgun, knocking on the door, claiming to be a maintenance worker.

Rodriguez asked the man: 'Can I help you?'

'Uh ... yes, they came to check your air filters ...' the suspect replied.

But Rodriguez became suspicious after the man made two statements that didn't add up. He knew Contreras was lying because the last time he tried to get the air filter changed, maintenance said they couldn't help.

Rodriguez also noted that contrary to what Contreras stated, nobody had come by to check the filters earlier that day.

'He lied twice ... So I felt suspicious about it anyway,' he said.

Rodriguez said his attire was also a giveaway.

'He had on what looked like a tracksuit with the black shoes and I think it was a blue sweatshirt and then he had a bandana on but he was playing the part. He had the whole notepad and everything,' he said to WFAA.

The video shows Contreras, who was armed with a handgun, knocking on the door, claiming to be a maintenance worker

A second suspect, wearing a red shirt, was also spotted outside the home

The doorbell camera captured the moment the suspect changed demeanors, unleashing a violent side underneath his façade as he forcefully attempted to kick in the door of the apartment

A viral video has captured the moment a Texas man fired through the door of his Dallas apartment as men posing as maintenance workers attempt to break-in

Without opening his front door, Rodriguez eventually grabbed his handgun and fired several shots through the door, hitting the wall in front of it.

Rodriguez was home with his brother at the time of the incident. Nobody was injured

Rodriguez then decided to tell Contreras that he wasn't home.

'Nobody's home right now,' he can be heard saying in the video. 'You'll have to wait until another day.'

Contreras leaves and then returns a couple of minutes later with a masked man and a gun, police said.

The doorbell camera captured the moment the suspect changed demeanors, unleashing a violent side underneath his façade as he forcefully attempted to kick in the door of the apartment.

Without opening his front door, Rodriguez eventually grabbed his handgun and fired several shots through the door, hitting the wall in front of it.

Bullets can be seen flying into his neighbor's apartment in the footage.

'I couldn't think properly ... I had to hurry up and find my firearm ... come back and position itself ... facing directly at the door.'

'I had to think quickly ... I wasn't going to let nothing happen to me or my brother,' he added.

Contreras fired two rounds in response before quickly fleeing the scene along with the second suspect.

Dallas police officers responded to the Interlace Apartments where they found 13 bullet casings, with 13 bullet holes exiting the front door, and two entering the door into the homeowner's apartment.

Dallas police officers responded to the Interlace Apartments where they found 13 bullet casings, with 13 bullet holes exiting the front door

The doorbell camera captured the moment the suspect changed demeanors and the incident turned near deadly

Rodriguez was home with his brother at the time of the incident. His wife and their 7-month-old baby boy were not home

Rodriguez told WFAA he felt forced to shoot at the suspects after seeing the gun in one of their hands.

'I was hoping I got 'em,' he told WFAA. 'That was mainly it, just hoping I got 'em.'

'[Police] told me I let off 13 shots,' he added. 'I couldn't believe it, but then again I did empty the clip!'

Nobody was injured in the incident.

Rodriguez was home with his brother at the time of the incident. His wife and their 7-month-old baby boy were not home. Rodriguez said he plans on breaking his lease and looking for housing elsewhere.

'Everything happened I guess you could say in God's favor,' he said. 'I protected my family, and he was just being a dummy trying to come to my house and get whatever.'