Oklahoma burglar killed by homeowner: "Lawton police have towed away a truck that they say may have been involved in the shooting in the 1700 block of Northwest 70th that has left one person dead. Deputy Chief James Apple says a family came home and found a burglar in their house. Apple says there was some type of confrontation between the family and the burglar, and it led to shots fired. A neighbor says the homeowner was on the phone with the police holding the burglar on the front lawn until authorities arrived. But, the burglar moved and he fired - killing the intruder. Eyewitnesses say they thought the two were just goofing around until they found out the burglar was shot and killed. Now, they say it looked like self defense."


Michigan resident holds burglar at gunpoint: "A Pennfield Township resident was home alone at about 2:40 p.m. today when he heard burglars in another room. The resident caught one and held the juvenile at gunpoint until Calhoun County Sheriff’s deputies arrived and arrested the suspect. A second suspect escaped and police are still searching."


FL: Homeowner shoots intruder: "Mark Hartley returned to his house Wednesday morning to find an unfamiliar red pickup in the driveway. He grabbed a pistol and walked to the back of his doublewide mobile home and saw the door was ajar. In his mind, he said, 'This isn't good,' Hartley told the Hernando Times. In his hand, Hartley gripped a .22-caliber pistol. He gently opened the screen door, but it creaked as it shut behind him. The intruder heard it. 'I said, 'Freeze,' and he came charging out of my bedroom at me,' Hartley said. 'He tried to tackle me at the back door; he came shoulder down.' Hartley managed to fire one shot from about a foot away. But the first bullet was 'snake shot,' or a bullet filled with tiny lead pellets used to kill small varmints. ... As the man fled, Hartley fired another shot -- this time with a real bullet. It's unclear if the slug hit him, but Hartley said he saw the man begin to limp as he ran north along Sunshine Grove Road before crossing a field in this rural neighborhood northwest of Brooksville."