Home Defense

A father in Shelby County, Ohio, shot and killed his daughter’s ex-boyfriend Sunday after he allegedly broke through the family’s front door. 

An alleged intruder who was reportedly causing havoc in a Dallas, Texas, neighborhood was shot dead by a homeowner Saturday just after 11:00 p.m.

An alleged intruder in York County, Virginia, was shot dead late Monday afternoon after trying to kick in a door. 

An alleged intruder was shot and killed by a Pickaway County, Ohio, homeowner Sunday night around 11:40 p.m. 

Escambia County, Florida, Sheriff Chip Simmons says the man who grabbed an “AK-47-style gun” and shot at alleged intruders on July 7 will “absolutely not” face charges. 

The 93-year-old Moreno Valley, California, resident shot an alleged intruder Wednesday said the suspect walked into “a gunfight with a pocket knife.”

A Detroit homeowner who shot and killed an alleged armed suspect early Tuesday morning told reporters, “It was me or him.”

A 93-year-old Stockton, California, man’s caretaker shot and killed an alleged intruder Saturday about 6:30 p.m.

An alleged intruder forced his way into an apartment in Houston around 9 p.m. Monday night and the woman inside shot him dead.

An alleged intruder dragged a West Chester, Ohio, homeowner outside Saturday morning just prior 4 a.m. and was shot dead by another homeowner. 

A 70-year-old Orange County, Florida, woman confronted an alleged intruder and said, “Back off, dude,” before shooting him dead on Sunday. 

An Orange County, Florida, homeowner shot and fatally wounded an alleged robber Sunday around 12:40 p.m.

An alleged robber died following a shootout with a homeowner early Saturday morning in Walnut, California. 

A DeKalb County, Indiana, homeowner opened fire on four alleged robbers around 6 a.m. Sunday, killing two of them. 

Officers responding to a Clare County, Michigan, home invasion call Thursday heard gunshots as the homeowner shot and fatally wounded wounded the alleged home intruder. 

An Indianapolis resident discovered two alleged intruders upon returning home Friday morning and opened fire, wounding one of the suspects.

A San Antonio mother shot and killed an alleged intruder Thursday night to protect her three children.

On Tuesday Santa Rosa County, Florida, Sheriff Bob Johnson revisited his comments about shooting home intruders and noted that an intruder’s chances of reoffending are zero if he gets shot.

Santa Rosa County, Florida, Sheriff Bob Johnson told reporters his constituents save taxpayers money by shooting intruders.

An 80-year-old Flint Township, Michigan, homeowner shot and killed an alleged intruder at 8:45 p.m. Thursday. 

A 14-year-old girl armed herself with kitchen knives and chased off an alleged intruder from her Middleborough, Massachusetts, home Friday morning.

An alleged intruder dressed in medical scrubs was shot dead late Monday night or early Tuesday morning by a Houston, Texas, homeowner’s son.

Beverly Hills’ only gun shop, Beverly Hills Guns, received an order on April 7 advising the shop that it has 60 days to close.

The Dothan Eagle reports that a Dale County, Alabama homeowner who was on the phone with a police dispatcher shot an alleged intruder in the head during the call.

An Akron, Ohio, homeowner who shot and wounded an alleged intruder Tuesday morning just before 7:30 a.m. said he will use a bigger gun next time.

A Las Vegas woman shot and killed an alleged home intruder Wednesday morning as he held a gun to her boyfriend’s head. 

An alleged intruder tried to break into a Perry, Iowa, home Sunday night and was shot multiple times by the homeowner. 

A homeowner shot and killed an alleged intruder armed with a knife Tuesday night in Houston, Texas. 

The Hennepin County Attorney’s Office decided not to charge a mother and her son in the February 22, 2022, shooting death of 30-year-old Martin Lee Johnson.

An alleged intruder was hospitalized Monday after a Westminster, Vermont, homeowner opened fire on him and a second alleged intruder around 11 a.m.

The body of an alleged masked intruder was found Saturday night by Fontana, California, police inside a house where the homeowner had opened fire.

An alleged intruder was shot in the face after breaking into a NYPD detective’s Rhode Island home Saturday morning.

An alleged intruder was fatally shot Thursday morning in Houston, Texas, after entering a home and opening a bedroom door. 

An alleged armed intruder was shot by a Louisiana homeowner Monday morning around 6 a.m.

An alleged armed intruder was shot dead Sunday morning in Kansas City after being confronted by an apartment resident.

A Florida homeowner shot and killed a man Wednesday morning who was wanted on suspicion of shooting a Taylor County sheriff’s deputy.

The father of 14-year-old Ava Majury shot and killed an alleged stalker after he showed up at the Majury home with a shotgun, allegedly shooting one round through the door of the house. 

An alleged intruder broke into a West Palm Beach, Florida, home just after 4 a.m. Saturday morning, turned on the bedroom light, and was shot and fatally wounded by a homeowner. 

An alleged home intruder was shot and killed Wednesday morning after attacking an armed homeowner in Cherokee County, South Carolina. 

An alleged intruder was wounded Sunday morning while exchanging gunfire with a Rainier, Oregon, homeowner.