Home Defense

A Texas business owner who was on the lookout at night earlier this month after a burglary at his business just days before fatally shot a man suspected of breaking in, the Fort Worth Star-Telegram reported, citing authorities... ... Officials with the Tarrant County Medical Examiner’s Office identified the man as Nolverto Zamarripa Florez, the [...]

A Florida man fatally shot an intruder early Tuesday morning in the Lynn Haven home he shares with his wife and child, Bay County Sheriff’s deputies told WMBB-TV. What are the details? Around 6 a.m. the wife told her husband about the intruder inside their home in the 1400 block of North Bay Drive, the [...]

The latest "good guy with a gun" story comes out of Iowa, but it is actually a "good gal with a gun" story. A couple attempted to abduct a child, but an armed mother immediately put the kibosh on the kidnapping attempt. Michael Ernest Ross, 43, and Laurie Lynn Potter, 57, repeatedly walked in front [...]

A Louisiana mother shot and killed an alleged intruder at about 5 a.m. Sunday in Tangipahoa Parish. KLFY reports that 51-year-old Robert Rheams was allegedly armed with a shovel and lug wrench when he made entry into the family’s home. Read more...

A central Texas homeowner shot a home intruder who had rammed a vehicle through their locked gate and tried breaking in through the front door on Tuesday, Jan. 3. The suspect, William Strauser of Valley Mills, is now in Bosque County Jail, charged with attempted burglary, criminal mischief and criminal trespass, according to an announcement [...]

It’s the most wonderful time of year and also the busiest. With holiday decorating, shopping, parties, and travel plans, it can be easy to put safety on the back burner. While most of us recognize that burglaries and crime still happen during this festive time of year, surely, they don’t occur on Christmas Day, right? [...]

Three individuals entered a southern Louisiana home Tuesday night, and one of the intruders fired a gun at the homeowner. But it turns out the homeowner was armed as well — and fatally shot the gunman as the other two suspects fled the Jeanerette residence. What are the details? The Iberia Parish Sheriff’s Office said [...]

CHICAGO — A woman who had her gun taken from her was shot and later died Wednesday morning on the South Side. Just before 3:20 a.m., police said a 22-year-old woman was inside a residence in the 9400 block of South St. Lawrence when another woman entered the home. Read more...

An Atlanta homeowner opened fire at a group of home invaders on Thanksgiving afternoon, police told WXIA-TV, adding that one of the suspects is dead, and three were wounded. The station said the homeowner won't be charged in the shooting — which police said "appears justified" — but the surviving suspects are expected to be [...]

The resident of a home in DeKalb County, Georgia, opened fire on four alleged robbery suspects, killing one and wounding three, around 5 p.m. Friday. The Associated Press reports that one of the four suspects allegedly had a gun and “exchanged gunfire” with the resident. Read more...