OK: Homeowner shoots would-be burglar: "A Tulsa homeowner shot a man who attempted to break into his house early Monday after the homeowner called police and told the man to leave. The suspected burglar, Michael Brian Crawford, 36, was hit once in the left shoulder. He was treated and released from a hospital before being arrested on one count of first-degree burglary. The homeowner, who works out of his home in the 2300 block of South 121st East Avenue, said the man rang his doorbell about 3:30 a.m., which woke him up, and asked for help. He called 911 and told the man the police were coming but didn’t open the door, the homeowner said. A few moments later the light on the front porch went out, and he went and got his pistol, the homeowner said. As he secured his house, he saw a shadowy figure against his back porch blinds and the back door began to jiggle. That’s when the back porch light went out, he said. The homeowner then let out a shot and the man fled."


OH: Two intruders shot in attempted robbery: "Charges will be filed against a Lebanon man who deputies say is one of two armed intruders shot early Sunday morning by a Beissinger Road man. The shooting at about 1:45 a.m. Sunday left Steven Deshaun Davis [above], 23, of Middletown, dead and John Eric Robinson, 27, of Lebanon, with multiple gunshot wounds. Early Sunday, the two men allegedly broke into the home of Gregory K. Gabbard, 38, in the 1100 block of Beissinger Road, to rob him. “He (Gabbard) cooperated,” Dwyer said, but after some threats, felt he was in imminent danger. “He was able to grab a gun and shot the guy with the gun pointed at him,” Dwyer said. Then there was a struggle between Gabbard and Robinson, who tried to grab the gun. More shots were fired. In a 911 call released from the sheriff’s office Tuesday, a man said, “I shot both of them ... the robbers."


Trial starting for frustrated Detroit homeowner accused of fatally shooting intruder: "An armed security guard accused of chasing down and shooting a man he says he caught breaking into his home was involved in "a hot-blooded pursuit" after rampant thieving and doesn't deserve a long sentence, a defense attorney argued Monday. Croff has said he was arriving home from his job guarding a warehouse in Southfield when he surprised two men standing next to his house. The window had been broken, a hammer was on the sill, Silas was holding the glass dome removed from the electric meter, Croff told police. The younger, taller man ran and Silas followed. Police said Croff expressed being "frustrated" about being victimized by thieves and spoke freely with several officers after the shooting, telling them he "emptied his clip," shooting all of the bullets in his gun while chasing the men."


OR: Man who shot at robbers takes plea deal: The man who shot his gun twice at a suspected getaway car used by thieves has taken a plea deal in court. Roger Witter, 48, pleaded guilty to disorderly conduct on July 14. As a result of the plea, the charge was reduced to a violation, and the judge dismissed the other charge Witter was facing: discharging a firearm. Witter was ordered to perform eight hours of community service as a result of the sentence. Witter was arrested and charged after Gresham Police said he pulled out a gun and fired two rounds at a getaway car used by thieves who had just robbed an AT&T store in Gresham on May 25. No one was injured in the shooting.