Armed Citizen Shoots Man Wielding Gasoline Bomb

After someone shot through Steven Troy Stewart's living room window, the frightened Stewart began keeping a shotgun nearby. A month later, the precaution proved a lifesaver. Stewart heard glass breaking. He leapt from bed, grabbed his shotgun and walked toward the front of the house. There stood a man with a gun and a gasoline bomb. Stewart shot several times, wounding the intruder. The intruder fled with accomplices and later died. Three suspects were arrested In connection with the crime and suspicion of gang activity. In a jailhouse interview, one suspect told a local TV station they planned to kill Stewart, but he didn't know why.