Home Defense

A home intrusion suspect allegedly forced his way into a Collegeville, Pennsylvania, home Saturday night only to be shot dead by one of the home’s residents. 

An armed homeowner in Vancouver, Washington, confronted and killed a home intrusion suspect Thursday night just after 10 p.m.

A home intrusion suspect who got shot in downtown Las Vegas fled to a gas station, where he told the clerk he really needed a beer.

Police  responded to an alleged home intrusion call Monday in Brisbane, California, to find the armed resident “safe” and the suspect fatally wounded.

Police in Everett, Washington, found an intrusion suspect’s body in the yard Friday night after a homeowner opened fire.

A suspect in Warren, Michigan, was hospitalized Wednesday after an alleged robbery ended in a shootout with a homeowner.

An alleged intruder greeted by an armed Albuquerque, New Mexico, homeowner Friday night was dead by the time police arrived.

An alleged home invader armed with a shovel handle died after being shot by a homeowner in Livingston Parish, Louisiana. 

A Tulsa, Oklahoma, homeowner’s son shot and alleged intruder Saturday morning after the suspect ignored numerous warnings.

No charges are being filed against a Pascagoula, Mississippi, homeowner who shot and killed an armed suspect Wednesday in broad daylight.

A Detroit homeowner who shot an invasion suspect afterward noted that he kept thinking, “I gotta get him before he gets me.”

A home invasion suspect allegedly armed with a baseball bat died after being shot by a Columbus, Indiana, homeowner.

A Las Vegas homeowner shot and killed a burglary suspect Saturday after hearing glass shatter and then allegedly being confronted by the suspect.

A homeowner with a shotgun killed three home invasion suspects during a shootout Monday morning in Channelview, Texas.

A Georgia homeowner shot and killed an intrusion suspect around noon on Wednesday.

A masked home invasion suspect was shot dead by a Benton Township, Michigan, homeowner after allegedly bursting into an apartment.

A homeowner in Highland County, Ohio, got up from breakfast with his wife and shot an intrusion suspect, killing him.

An intrusion suspect is recovering after being shot Wednesday morning by a Kansas City, Kansas, homeowner.

Police in Wheat Ridge, Colorado, indicate an intrusion suspect allegedly entered a home Wednesday night, refused to leave, and was shot dead.

The 76-year-old Genesee County, New York, homeowner who shot an alleged armed home intruder said, “He had the gun in my face.”

A pregnant woman in Lithia, Florida, used an AR-15 to kill an alleged home intruder while her husband was under attack.

BBC News anchor Huw Edwards was woken by a break-in at his home in the British capital of London at 5:30 a.m., according to reports.

Philadelphia Eagles’ star Fletcher Cox used a shotgun to fend off an alleged intruder seeking entry in the defense tackle’s home last week.

A Houston, Texas, home intrusion suspect died after being shot multiple times by a homeowner who discovered two alleged home invaders and “shot one intruder several times, but the other suspect ran away.”

A Tucson, Arizona, woman shot and killed one home invasion suspect and fatally wounded another after awaking to strange noises in the night.

A homeowner in Dallas, Texas, is facing charges after shooting an alleged burglar then going back to bed before calling police.

A Philadelphia homeowner shot an intrusion suspect in the head, killing him, Wednesday night. The homeowner also suffered a superficial bullet wound to his own head.

A man allegedly pulled a gun on his estranged wife Monday afternoon then died after she shot him twice. KATU 2 reports that the woman called 911 to claim she had shot her husband. The 911 dispatcher told deputies, “He came at her with a weapon. She shot him.”

An elderly woman in Rock Island, Oklahoma, shot and killed an intrusion suspect Sunday.

A Rockdale County, Georgia, homeowner shot and killed three masked teens early Monday morning, according to reports.