AL: Police say shooting may have been 'self defense': "The shooting death Saturday of an Athens man may be ruled self-defense, according to police officials. Officers responded to a residence in the 1800 block of Belleview Drive shortly before 2:30 p.m. and found shooting victim Gregory Bailey, 45, of Elkmont, dead outside the home. The victim reportedly fought with his nephew, William "cordall" Bailey, and Greg cut Cordall during the altercation. Greg reportedly refused to vacate the Belleview Drive property after Cordall Bailey grabbed a handgun and demanded that his uncle leave. Police said the arguing continued and led to the shooting death of Greg Bailey. Cordall Bailey was transported by ambulance to Athens-Limestone Hospital and then airlifted to Huntsville Hospital for further treatment. He was reportedly released Saturday evening."


FL: 72-year-old shoots home invaders: "Two teenagers were shot Saturday night by a 72-year-old man they allegedly beat with a baseball bat during a home-invasion robbery in Ferry Pass. ... When resident Jack Crawford, 72,answered the door, one of the teens hit him in the head with an aluminum bat and tried to force his way into the home. 'I opened it up and he hit me right off. ... Wham! Split my head open,' Crawford said. 'So I shot him and another guy,' Crawford said."


NC: Woman shoots store robber: "Wilkes Sheriff Chris Shew said Melissa Hartley, 37, of Wilkesboro, fatally shot James Phillip Church Jr., 37, of Beaver Creek Road, Boomer, while she was working as a clerk at the cash register at Yadkin River Grocery and Hardware store. Shew said Ms. Hartley told investigators that Church entered the store and was attempting to get money from the cash register. The sheriff said investigators found cash strewn about when they arrived. Ms. Hartley told investigators that Church grabbed her when she tried to stop him and she shot him with a gun that was in the store, said Shew, adding that Church wasn’t armed when he entered the store. Shew said Ms. Hartley, who hasn’t been charged in the case, and Church had a boyfriend/girlfriend relationship until they broke up recently. It was reported as an armed robbery involving a shooting to the Wilkes Communications Center at 12:07 p.m. Friday."


MS: Invader shot, killed: "A Baxterville man was shot and killed late Sunday night after apparently breaking in to a neighbor’s house on Franklin Road. The 39-year-old man allegedly broke into the house and starting beating the 48-year-old male occupant, Lamar County Sheriff Danny Rigel said. The occupant of the home got out a gun and fatally shot the intruder, who was pronounced dead at the scene. Rigel said after talking to witnesses who were present at the scene, the shooter was acting in self-defense."