A game room manager in west Houston shot and killed a man who tried to rob him.

11/10/09 Armed Defense: Flint, Michigan —  A man who was breaking into a home on W. Bishop Avenue, just west of King Avenue, was killed this morning when the homeowner shot the intruder, police said.

11/06/09 Armed Defense: Law enforcement officials suspect a home invasion in Leon County is connected to a serial rapist who has been terrorizing elderly women in rural areas of Texas for months. On Saturday, police say a man broke into the home of an 81-year-old woman. The woman had a handgun and managed to fire several shots, scaring the man away.

11/6/09 Armed Defense: A barrage of gunfire erupted during a robbery attempt in the Center Point area Tuesday night, authorities said today. No money was stolen.

11/6/09 Armed Defense: FORT HOOD, Texas -- The top commander at Fort Hood is crediting a civilian police officer for stopping the shooting rampage that killed 13 people at the Texas post.

11/3/09 Armed Defense: A Mobile, Alabama woman fatally shot a violent ex-boyfriend who broke in to her home, hid in her bedroom closet, and attacked her when she returned home.

11/04/09 Armed Defense: A suspected burglar was arrested Monday after he kicked down an apartment door in Oak Park, prompting a woman inside to shoot the intruder, police said.

11/04/09 Armed Defense: An attempted break-in in Mifflin Township Thursday night turned into a deadly shooting when the would-be victims fought back.

11/04/09 Armed Defense: A woman who was armed and eight months pregnant took aim at a man suspected of trying to break into her car.

11/02/09 Armed Defense: When a team of robbers returned to a Rowan County home police say they'd robbed up earlier in the week, the homeowners were ready Friday.