OH: Intruder shot & killed: "Police in Dayton said a man who was shot inside an apartment on North Decker Avenue Thursday morning has died from his injuries. The shooting happened around 11:30 a.m. inside an apartment at 17 North Decker Avenue. Officers said one of the residents may have fired in self-defense. The shooting happened at the Upper Deck Apartments, where officers said two men forced their way in. The victim, Ricky Sanders, 41, was taken to Miami Valley Hospital, where he later died. The suspected shooter was taken in for questioning. Homicide detectives discovered that the shooting may have been in self-defense. According to police, the person living in the apartment fired the shot. The man who was killed, police said, was one of the two who broke in. At this time, no arrests have been made." [A bit more here]


Ohio bar security guard fatally shoots 2: "A barroom security guard shot and killed two men early Thursday after he was attacked by a group of men who tried to drag him into a restroom, Cleveland police said. The brawl started at about 1 a.m. at the Top Cat Pub & Grill, a bar on the city's east side. People at the scene told WJW-TV that the fight was over a $2 cover charge owed from last week. Police said Byron Gilson, the security guard, was attacked by eight to 10 men who tried to take his firearm and drag him into a restroom. As Gilson was being dragged, he discharged his gun, hitting two of the men, said Police Sgt. Sammy Morris. Roosevelt Guins, 33, and Alexander Burks, 25, both of Cleveland, were pronounced dead at the scene, Morris said. After Guins and Burks were shot, the other men backed off but did not leave, police said. Gilson then fired his weapon into the ceiling and they left."