Virginia man shoots gun wielding home intruder: "A Rockbridge County man says he was forced to shoot a gun wielding home invader late Wednesday night. Rockbridge County sheriff R.W. Day confirmed Alan Gould Jr. shot the intruder in the arm with a .44 caliber Magnum revolver. Day said the case is still under investigation but preliminarily it appears Gould acted in self defense. It all started around 10:30 PM when Day said Lane Bowling, of Augusta County, burst into Gould’s home holding an automatic handgun with a laser sight. Gould said that laser was pointed at him. Day said Bowling thought his wife might be inside Gould’s home. Day and Gould said Bowling’s wife was not there when he busted down the front door with a gun. “I don’t know why he went in the living room,” Gould said. But at that moment, he thought it was his chance to disable Bowling and his gun. “He stepped back in front of the doorway of my bedroom. As soon as I saw him I just shot him one time and he fell to the floor.”


Missouri: Burglar Shot In Struggle With Resident: "A man who lives at a house on East 79th Street came home and saw three men in his home stealing his belongings, Kansas City police said. He grabbed one of them, who had a gun, and during the struggle, shots were fired. All three of the men ran away, but one of them was hit. He got as far as a nearby corner, where he ran into a restaurant and asked for help. Adrian Gardner, an employee, called 911 and then the shot man passed out on the floor. Medics and police arrived, and the man was taken to a hospital by ambulance."


Alaska: Self-defense may be factor in fatal shooting: "Alaska State Troopers are examining the possibility that a man who was killed near Caswell Lake north of Willow on Thursday was shot in self-defense. Troopers have not yet arrested anyone in connection with the death of Bradley D. Mork, 43. Mork, of Talkeetna, died after being shot in a home driveway, troopers spokeswoman Megan Peters said Friday. Though no one has been charged, a male witness, also 43, was walking in the neighborhood with a "couple people" when troopers got to the scene about 20 minutes after the 5:30 p.m. call Thursday, she said. Peters did not identify the witness. "We have identified someone who was involved in the incident that led up to the shooting, and they've been very helpful," Peters said."