Man Walks Into Robbery In Progress

Willie Lee Hill says he returned home and "butted into" a robbery in progress. Police say the suspect struck Hill several times with an unopened soda can, rendering him unconscious. He awoke minutes later. Bleeding profusely and half-blind without his glasses, he managed to reach a pistol in his bedroom as the robber returned. "He lunged toward me," Hill said. "There was only the bed between us, and i shot him and he fell face first on the bed. He didn't move." Hill says the gun saved his life. "I can handle a pistol," he said. "I know that he was going to kill me if I hadn't got him first." When police arrived, the suspect told them, "I can't feel my legs and I got what I deserved." El Dorado News-Times - El Dorado, AR

Man Wakes To Sound of Gunshot

Johnny Johnson awoke to the sound of a gunshot and his front door being kicked in. A security system alerted the sheriff's office while Johnson phoned his mother. She told him to avoid heroics and "stay low," but Johnson had other plans. He snuck down the hallway with a 9mm pistol, surprising one of the intruders and shooting him multiple times. Police nabbed the alleged burglars and their getaway driver at a hospital. "I'm in the right, because it's either me or them," Johnson said. Police agreed. The Times-Union - Jacksonville, FL

Rock Collector Fires Upon Masked Intruder

"Check this out, fool!" announced a masked intruder as he burst through the door of Allen Van Arsdale's antique shop. But police say Van Arsdale, a 46-year-old rock collector, was not about to comply. He dropped to one knew, drew a .45 Colt revolver and fired a shot, missing the bandit by inches but causing him to flee. "Whatever drugs he's doing altered his brain chemistry and he did something he probably didn't want to do," Van Arsdale said. "When somebody points a gun at me, it alters my brain chemistry and makes me do things I don't normally do." The Salt Lake Tribune - Salt Lake City, UT

Carjacking Thwarted By Concealed-Carry Holder

A concealed-carry permit holder left a restaurant and stopped for a red light. According to police, that's when an attempted carjacker stuck a knife through the window and demanded the car. "The victim pulled out his handgun and he last saw the suspect running," said Warren police detective Sgt. Michael Toery. The Macomb Daily - Mount Clemens, MI

Man Burglarized 3 Times in One Week

Having had his home burglarized three times in a week, 85-yead-old Alton Tillman was tired of being victimized. So, the next morning he left home at his normal time, but quietly returned. Once inside, he found signs of a burglary in progress. Even more disturbing, according to police, two feet were sticking out from below his bed. Tillman ordered the intruder to come out and call 9-1-1. He kept a handgun trained on the burglar until police arrived. Several of Tillman's missing items were found at the suspect's home a block away. The Associated Press

Armed Assailant "Not Afraid To Die"

Edward Franklin was unloading his vehicle when a young man accosted him with a gun and demanded money. Franklin instinctively knocked the gun's muzzle away and ran into his house, where he retrieved a firearm. Franklin's assailant followed him inside. "He told [Franklin] he wasn't afraid to die," Columbus, GA, Police Lt. Mark D. Starling said. "He pointed his weapon at Mr. Franklin, at which point Mr. Franklin shot him." The suspect will face charges after his release from the hospital. The Ledger-Enquirer - Columbus, GA

Woman Saves Son and Boyfriend From Armed Men

Nathaniel Evans was leaving for work when two men confronted him with a gun and ordered him back inside. The men threatened Evans and another occupant, Evans' girlfriend. "[The suspects] kept yelling, 'Where is it?'" said Sheriff Greg Champagne. "when they couldn't find what they were looking for, they shot [Evans]." That's when Evans' girlfriend, who'd been ordered into a bedroom and forced to the floor with her 5-year-old child, came out firing a .40-cal. pistol. One suspect died at the scene. The other was found nearby and will be charged after his release from the hospital. Evans is expected to recover. The Times-Picayune - New Orleans, LA