CA: Man fatally shoots former employee who drove pickup into his residence: "The Clearlake Police Department said 51-year-old Kevin Quinn of Clearlake died shortly after he was shot multiple times by 67-year-old James Mitchell. Hobbs' report on the incident explained that at 2 a.m. Sunday Mitchell was asleep in his residence in the 14200 block of Olympic Drive when Quinn allegedly drove a 1994 Chevrolet Silverado pickup into the front of Mitchell's home. Hobbs said Mitchell armed himself with a handgun and went to the area of his residence where he heard the crash. When Mitchell went into the room he reportedly was confronted by Quinn, who had gotten out of the pickup. Quinn allegedly advanced toward Mitchell in a threatening manner while making threats to kill him, Hobbs said. Mitchell fired his handgun at Quinn and struck him multiple times before going outside of the residence to notify police, according to Hobbs' report."


NC: 77-Year-Old Man Shoots Break-In Suspect: "The tables were turned on two robbery suspects, when an eldery man took out a gun and sent one of the criminals to the hospital. Albert Atkinson, 77, shot at two men that Pitt County deputies said broke into his home early Wednesday morning. One of those suspects was hit twice, and wound up in the emergency room before being put behind bars. Reginald Watson, 20, was hit in the chest and leg in the shootout. He was taken to Pitt County Memorial Hospital before being placed into custody and taken to the Pitt County Detention Center. Four people were home when reports say that two men -- one with a weapon -- kicked down their door and entered. That's when Atkinson managed to get to his gun in another room and confronted the suspects. Deputies said that Watson saw Atkinson's gun and raised his weapon. But Atkinson was quicker to pull the trigger"