Home Defense

A suspect who allegedly broke into a 12-year-old’s bedroom in Louisville, Kentucky, was confronted by the homeowner then shot six times.

California’s Shasta County Sheriff’s Office says a man shot his own brother in self-defense Wednesday.

A Burlington, North Carolina, home invasion suspect fled after the mother of a 10-year-old boy opened fire to protect her son.

A son shot and killed a home invasion suspect after that suspect and two others allegedly pistol-whipped his father to gain entry to the house.

A homeowner shot and killed one intrusion suspect Saturday morning and wounded a second one badly enough to cause hospitalization.

Arizona’s Yavapai County Sheriff’s Office (YCSO) reports that a grandmother shot a home intruder to save her family. 

An Indianapolis home invasion suspect wore a police vest to the home he was targeting and was shot in the “buttocks” by a homeowner who ascertained he was not a real officer.

Arizona’s Yavapai County Sheriff’s Office said a grandmother shot a man who allegedly forced his way into her home and attacked her.

Italian leaders are eyeing a Stand Your Ground-style law that would offer protections for Italians who perceive a threat and kill someone in their home.

A homeowner in Murray, Utah, shot and killed a suspect who allegedly made “unwanted entry” into the house.

An intrusion suspect who came toward an armed homeowner “yelling and screaming” was shot multiple times Friday morning.

An intrusion suspect holding a baseball bat was shot and hospitalized by a Los Lunas, New Mexico, homeowner holding a gun.

A 79-year-old Jackson County, Georgia, used a 911 call to report a home invasion then fired a round and called the alleged intruder a “punk” while talking to the dispatcher.

Ascension Parish Sheriff’s Office in Louisiana reported that an intrusion suspect died in a gun battle with a homeowner.

Three armed suspects were caught on video fleeing after the owner of the home they were targeting opened fire.

Suspects who allegedly entered a Brevard County, Florida, home and pointed a gun at woman’s head were shot dead by the woman’s son.

A 70-year-old woman in Pocahontas County, West Virginia, foiled an alleged home invasion by opening fire early Monday morning.

Video from Asheboro, North Carolina, shows a son holding three burglary suspects at gunpoint outside his parents’ home.

Police in Houston say a resident shot and killed three alleged home invaders and wounded a fourth early Saturday morning.

Indiana’s Marion County prosecutor says there will be no charges for a son who shot and killed an intruder while staying at his mother’s house. 

Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro kept his campaign promise by signing a decree ending the good cause requirement for a self-defense firearm purchase.

NBC New York described a January 9, 2019, alleged home invasion suspect whom a resident had to shoot as an “unwanted house visitor.”

Police indicate that a New Jersey resident took away an intrusion suspect’s gun then shot and killed him with it.

Brazil’s new President Jair Bolsonaro notes that “hoodlums already have guns” and demands changes to level the playing field by allowing law-abiding citizens better access to firearms for self-defense.

A homeowner shot and killed a home invasion suspect in Ionia County, Michigan, on New Year’s Day.

A home invasion suspect died Monday afternoon after an alleged gunfight with a resident in southwest Atlanta, Georgia.

An escapee in an orange jumpsuit kicked in the door of a woman’s home in Pickens, South Carolina, and approached her bedroom, only to be shot dead.

Police in Covington, Kentucky, said a homeowner’s son was justified in killing one of three armed intruders who entered his family’s home Tuesday.

A homeowner in Tulsa, Oklahoma, shot and killed an intruder Tuesday just over five years after he shot another intruder at the same address.

Tulsa police are investigating a shooting in which a homeowner killed an alleged home intruder Tuesday morning.