Washington State driver killed while trying to run man down: "Allan Turnipseed carries a gun with him at all times. But he'd never had to use it until Thursday. He says his life, and the lives of his family, were in danger. Thursday afternoon's shooting was a small incident that spiraled out of control. That is the story from Turnipseed, the man accused of shooting 24-year-old Joshua Smith. Turnipseed has not been jailed and is currently a free man. He declined to go on camera, but spoke from his home. He says on Wednesday evening, he witnessed two young men driving down 8th Avenue, one of them tossing a beer can out the window. He confronted the pair, and as he went to call police, they left. On Thursday, Turnipseed says he was driving down Ferrall when he saw the same Mazda, with the same men inside and Smith driving. Sensing trouble, Turnipseed says he moved his car to block the young men from coming near his home. He then alleges Smith drove up to the car and said he wanted to take a crowbar to his face, then took a crowbar out and began making threats. Turnipseed says he pulled his .380-caliber gun and tried to make a citizen's arrest. He then stood in front of Smith's car to keep them from leaving. Seconds later, Smith allegedly tried to run Turnipseed over. Turnipseed was hit, and as he clung onto the hood, fired two shots into the car. Turnipseed believes the men were drinking, and adds that he'll accept any charges that may come. Police say it is illegal to make a citizen's arrest in Washington. The shooting is still under investigation.


Oklahoma woman shot ex-husband in self-defense: "The Sallisaw woman who shot and killed her ex-husband early Friday morning after he broke into her home and assaulted the woman and her boyfriend with a bat may have thwarted her ex's alleged plans to kill her after police discovered that the man allegedly brought a bag of butcher knives into the woman's home. According to Sallisaw police, the man, Robert Wolfe, 49, broke into his ex-wife's home, located at 603 E. Zulkey in Sallisaw, between 1 and 1:35 a.m., knocking glass out of the back door. Wolfe's 33-year-old ex-wife, Kimberly Wolfe, and her boyfriend, Timothy Sizemore, were asleep in bed when Robert Wolfe allegedly began hitting the two with a baseball bat that he was swinging. Kimberly Wolfe retrieved her gun and fired three shots, two of which went through the bedroom wall and one which fatally wounded Robert Wolfe, police said. Sallisaw Police Chief Shaloa Edwards said they later discovered a bag of Dexter butcher knives that Robert Wolfe allegedly carried into the home. Edwards speculated that Robert Wolfe had planned to first torture his ex-wife before killing her."


New York: Black bear killed by homeowner: "A 29-year-old Town of Conklin man shot and killed a black bear that had been roaming through the Pride Manor Mobile Park neighborhood on Conklin Road in the Town of Conklin, according to Broome County Sheriff’s Deputy Andrew Eggleston. The man, fearing for the welfare of his children, shot the bear before law enforcement and environmental protection officers reached the scene, Eggleston said. The incident occurred around 9:55 p.m. Monday, according to a sheriff’s office report. Shane M. Wood told officers he got his shotgun and shot the bear when it was across the road from his driveway and turned toward him."