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Sheriff: Michigan Homeowner Shoots, Kills Armed Intruder on Christmas Night

Investigators cite preliminary evidence that a visitor’s estranged husband fired first.

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Studio City Veteran, 79, Kills Naked Intruder After Legs Were Broken, Police Say

Customer Kills Man After Alleged Grope and Threats in Compton Beauty Store, LASD Says

Phoenix Police Shoot Suspected Stolen-Car Driver After Pursuit Near Roosevelt Row

Court Docs Name Lindsay Homeowner, Allege Knife Used in Intruder Confrontation

Woman Asserts Self-Defense in Fatal Vacaville Gas Station Shooting

Joliet Woman Shoots Intruder in Late-Night Home Invasion

Hayward Police Probe Self-Defense Claim After Fatal Domestic Stabbing