FL: Teen suspects take off when homeowner gets his gun: "Police are searching for two teenagers who got a surprise when they tried to attack a man in his own home. Police said the teenagers forced their way into Bob Martin's apartment on Adriel Lane on Sunday and pointed a gun at him. But when the retired Air Force sergeant noticed it was a BB or pellet gun, he got his own real gun out and the teenagers took off. 'They come darn close to getting shot real quick. I don't like anyone putting even a toy gun in my face. Whether it's a pellet gun or toy gun I don't know,' Martin said. When the teenagers fled, they left behind the BB gun. Police were checking it for fingerprints."



TX: Homeowner fires back, kills 2 in home invasion: "A homeowner fired back, killing two suspects, when his house was the target of two home invasions in as many days, officials told KPRC Local 2 Monday.Fort Bend County sheriff's deputies said several armed suspects broke into a home in the 5500 block of Maybrook Park Lane shortly before 2 a.m. Saturday and tied up a teenage girl and her boyfriend. As the robbers were stealing a safe, the homeowners arrived, officials said. One of the gunmen opened fire, grazing the head of one of the homeowners. The crooks fled the scene. On Sunday, shortly before 10 p.m., the crooks returned for a second home invasion at the same house in the Grand Lakes Subdivision, according to deputies. The homeowner and robbery suspects exchanged gunfire, officials said. A female suspect was killed. The other suspects fled the scene. The body of a man was found dumped on the side of the road in the 20700 block of Cranfield about 30 minutes after the home invasion."