Missouri uncle killing OK: "The Ozark County prosecuting attorney says the shooting death of a man from Dora was a case of justifiable homicide. He dropped murder charges against Floyd Russell, 24, who was charged with killing his uncle, Terry Russell, in October. A coroner's jury found the death was the result of an ongoing family feud that turned violent with another relative.


Florida: Convenience Store Clerk Shoots Would-Be Robber: "A convenience store clerk in Pembroke Pines gunned down a pair of would-be robbers inside his own store. According to detectives, four men rushed into the store on the 7700 block of Johnson Street Monday night and one of the men pointed a gun at the clerk demanding cash. That's when authorities said the clerk ducked for cover under the counter, and unleashed a hail of bullets. Officers were able to arrest one of the men who was struck in the leg by the clerk's bullet. He is expected to make a full recovery. Witnesses said the other men were able to get away in what appeared to be a black 2002 Pontiac Grand Prix."


Arizona man arrested in double murder : "The Glendale Police Department has made its first homicide arrest of 2009, thanks to help from Phoenix police. Jesus Adan Nevarez-Cota is suspected of being one of four men involved in a home-invasion robbery in June that left the homeowner and an intruder dead. Police say Nevarez-Cota, 20, of Phoenix, and the three other men were armed with assault rifles when they kicked in the back door of a Glendale residence in the 7000 block of West Cavalier Drive. Police say the homeowner, who also was armed, confronted the men and a gunbattle ensued. Police said Nevarez-Cota is the registered owner of a vehicle that the men used to leave the scene. Phoenix police talked to Nevarez-Cota on Dec. 31, during a traffic stop, and called Glendale authorities. He now faces two counts of first-degree murder."


Ohio shooter shot: "Ludwig Leonard Grudisher, the Columbus man fatally shot Saturday night at a Reese Road home, had been arrested two weeks earlier for firing a gun at the same house. Columbus police said Grudisher, 52, was hit by a shotgun blast fired by his stepson around 9:45 p.m. Saturday night. He was accused of burglarizing the stepson's home and then trying to run him down with his truck when he was shot. Two weeks earlier, police say Grudisher was at the house. An arrest report from Dec. 7 states Grudisher, who lived less than 150 feet from his stepson's home, fired several shots at the home and then fled in his vehicle. The stepson saw Grudisher fire at his home, police said. Grudisher was arrested at 6:30 p.m. that day outside Grace Baptist Church. He appeared in Columbus Recorders Court the next day and was given a $10,000 bond. Grudisher was out on a property bond at the time of his death, court records show. Police have not filed any charges in the Saturday case, though it will be forwarded to the district attorney's office."