Armed Michigan bystander stops a beating: "Pittsfield Township police arrested three people accused of attacking a man in traffic after he earlier tried to intervene in a dispute. The victim was outside Falsetta's Market at 2200 Pittsfield Blvd. at about 4 p.m. Wednesday when he saw a man loudly arguing with a woman and trying to push her into a van, said Detective Lt. Steve Heller. The victim said he asked if everything was OK and told the woman she didn't have to get into the vehicle. He said the man told him to mind his own business, and they left in the van. The victim went into a nearby store and called police before he left. While stopped at a red light at Carpenter and Packard roads a few minutes later, the victim said the driver of the van confronted him and began yelling. He said he exited his vehicle and was punched in the face and knocked to the ground, Heller said. Two women, including the woman he tried to help, got out of the van and began hitting and stomping the victim while he was on the ground, Heller said. A passing motorist stopped his car, pulled a gun and demanded the trio stop beating the man, Heller said. Police responded to several calls reporting a man holding people at gunpoint. Officers determined the man with a gun had a legitimate concealed weapons permit and was trying to help, Heller said. Officers arrested an 18-year-old Ann Arbor man and two 19-year-old women. They were released pending charges. The victim was not seriously injured."


Kentucky man says shooting was self defense: "A man is claiming self defense after police say he shot and killed a Montgomery County man. Police say 27-year-old Mike Dunn fatally shot 46-year-old Greg Rudd on Sunday. Dunn tells WKYT in Lexington that he had no choice but to shoot Rudd. Dunn says Rudd pointed a gun at him and threatened to kill him before he fired. He says he went to find out why Rudd and another man were on his property without his permission. And when he approached the men, he says they began arguing. Police have not made an arrest in the case but they are still investigating."


Alabama intruder killed as he sought ex-girlfriend: "Authorities said a 38-year-old Henry County man was shot and killed over the weekend after he broke into a mobile home near Kinsey, where his ex-girlfriend was staying with another man. Dead is Jimmy Proctor of Headland, who suffered multiple gunshot wounds after he broke into the house located in a mobile home park on Lookout Lane off Alabama 52. The shooting occurred around 11:40 p.m. Saturday. Hughes said Proctor came to the trailer, parked his vehicle at the rear of the house and forcefully entered through a rear door. “When he got in, he made some verbal threats toward the man who shot him. The man pulled a firearm and told the guy to back off. He cocked the gun and attempted to retreat to the master bedroom/bathroom area.” Hughes said the shooter repeatedly asked Proctor to stop. “But the suspect continued to come at him. He shot him once in the leg. The suspect kept coming and he shot him several more times with a 9 mm handgun.” Capt. Antonio Gonzalez said authorities were called to the scene at 11:52 p.m. Proctor was shot once in the leg, twice in the torso and once in the face. Gonzalez said it does not appear that Proctor was armed. Proctor was transported by ambulance to Southeast Alabama Medical Center. He died about an hour later. Gonzalez said five or six people were in the mobile home at the time of the shooting, including several children. The homeowner was not charged but Hughes said it would most likely be turned over to a grand jury for review."