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Winchester Model 1895<\/a><\/p>\n Elderly Modesto couple use self defense to protect home, kill would-be intruder<\/strong> MODESTO, Calif \u2014 A woman was killed during a home invasion in Modesto in what investigators are calling an act of self-defense.<\/p>\n Sgt. Luke Schwartz of the Stanislaus County Sheriff’s Office said detectives are currently investigating the home invasion, which happened around 8 p.m. Tuesday, June 29, at a home along the 3900 block of Blue Gum Avenue in Modesto. That area is in a rural part of Modesto, with few homes and lots of farmland.<\/p>\n During the investigation, law enforcement learned a woman attempted to break into the home occupied by an elderly couple by “smashing a sliding glass door with a fire extinguisher,” a press release from the Stanislaus County Sheriff’s Office says.<\/p>\n The elderly couple called neighbors for help, then “armed themselves with a firearm to defend their property, and told the woman to keep away.”<\/p><\/blockquote>\n 1 \/ 0 \/ 0 Homeowner shoots man who reportedly broke into home west of Springfield, Mo.<\/strong><\/p>\n Christopher Replogle The Greene County Sheriff\u2019s Office is investigating the shooting, which happened just after 6:30 Friday morning. Deputies went to a house in the 6000 block of West Independence. That is an outer road of I-44 near Highway MM, just west of Springfield.<\/p>\n A spokesman for the sheriff\u2019s office says the initial call was for a possible residential burglary. When deputies arrived, they found a man with a gunshot wound.<\/p>\n Investigators say that man forced entry through the front door of the house, then the homeowner shot him after a confrontation.
\nA spokesperson with the department did not confirm whether the victim was the homeowner or the suspect in the home invasion.<\/em><\/p>\n
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\nNEAR SPRINGFIELD, Mo. (KY3) – Authorities say a man who forced entry into a home west of Springfield was shot Friday morning.<\/p>\n
\nIt\u2019s unknown where the man was shot or his condition, but the sheriff\u2019s office says the suspect was injured and taken to the hospital for treatment.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n