Alabama muggers shot by victim: "Two teens shot during a robbery attempt Friday apparently followed their victim to his home after seeing him withdraw money from an ATM miles away, police said. Seventeen-year-old Antonio Austin was killed in the confrontation. Nineteen-year-old Robert Howez was shot in the back and taken to the University of South Alabama Medical Center, where he was listed in fair condition Monday. Howez will face a charge of first-degree robbery upon his release, authorities said. Barber declined to identify the 60-year-old man who was the alleged robbery target, saying the man does not currently face criminal charges in the shooting, which has been characterized by Mobile County District Attorney John Tyson Jr. as a case of self-defense.... The man was returning to his home on West Belvedere Circle, near Hank Aaron Stadium, shortly after 6 p.m. Friday when, as he was getting out of his car, he was accosted by two teenagers, one armed with a revolver. The armed teen demanded that the man hand over the money from the ATM. Instead, he drew his own pistol and opened fire. Howez could face a murder charge in Austin's death even though he didn't fire the shot that killed him, Barber said, as Alabama law allows criminals to be held liable for the death of an accomplice killed in the commission of a violent felony."


Florida homeowner kills one of 3 intruders: "A homeowner who shot and killed a robber during a home invasion Thursday night has been charged with possession of a firearm by a convicted felon; but authorities say early indications are that the shooting was in self-defense. According to a police report, Isaac Collins, 31, of the 5700 block of Sunberry Circle in Fort Pierce, was shot by Glenn Everett Hedrick, 54, about 8:45 p.m. Thursday as Collins and two other men broke into Hedrick's home in the 1200 block of South Raymond Avenue in Fort Pierce. Collins was taken to nearby Lawnwood Regional Medical Center and Heart Institute, where he was pronounced dead at 9:45 p.m. Thursday.... Hedrick told police he was sitting in his house Thursday evening when he heard a noise in an adjacent room that he thought was his wife returning home. When three masked men entered the room, Hedrick grabbed a gun, referred to on the police report at a .410-gauge shotgun. "There was an exchange of gunfire," Humm said, "and (Collins) fell to the floor. The other suspects fled." According to the report, Hedrick came out of his house with his hands above his head as police arrived."


Mistrial ends murder case against Ariz. border agent: "A judge in Tucson declared a second mistrial in the high-profile murder prosecution of a Border Patrol agent. A defense attorney said he was told that prosecutors will not seek a third trial... On Jan. 12, 2007, Corbett spotted four illegal immigrants fleeing south to Mexico. He whirled his patrol truck to intercept the group and ordered the Mexican nationals to lie down and surrender. Francisco Javier Dominguez-Rivera, a 20-year-old worker in a New York cereal plant, refused. Corbett shot him from less than a foot away, from slightly behind and above the smaller man, evidence showed. Prosecutors presented Corbett, 41, as a cold-blooded killer and liar. They argued that forensic evidence and eyewitness accounts disproved Corbett's initial claims that Dominguez-Rivera was getting ready to pelt him with a rock from a few feet away. The jury included one Latino and 11 Whites, but it was unknown whether the 11-1 impasse broke along racial lines." [11 jurors said he was innocent]


CA: School cop who killed deranged student seeks damages: "A Fresno police officer who killed the high school student that attacked him with a baseball bat wants the district to pay him for his injuries. Officer Junus Perry said his neck was injured April 16 when Jesus "Jesse" Carrizales hit him on the head. Perry then shot and killed the 17-year-old special education student, an act he says was self defense. In a legal claim filed with the Fresno Unified School District, Perry says school officials failed to warn him about Carrizales' "emotional profile and propensities." The 11-year veteran has been on leave since the shooting. Trustees are expected to deny the claim at a meeting next week. A denial would open the door to a lawsuit in the state court system."