Charlotte, North Carolina

From Charlotte.com of December 13, 2005

Charlotte man, 70, shoots intruder

Charlotte-Mecklenburg police say a 70-year-old man confronted two intruders who had broken into the tool shed of his southwest Charlotte home Monday morning, shooting one at least three times.

The incident occurred on Sleepy Hollow Road. According to police reports, the homeowner confronted three men in his driveway shortly after 10 a.m. as they carried power tools and fishing rods out of his shed. As the men jumped into a sport-utility vehicle, Bailey shot at the driver with a handgun, police reports said.The men drove away but later crashed near the 5000 block of South Tryon Street, according to police records. Alvin Quintin Douglas, 42, was taken to Carolinas Medical Center and treated for gunshot wounds, reports said. No arrests were made; police said the district attorney's office would determine whether any charges will be filed, police said.

From the Charlotte Herald-Sun of January 24, 2006

Man dies one month after a shooting

Police in Charlotte say a 42-year-old man has died from gunshot wounds, more than a month after a 70-year-old man shot him during a daylight break-in at a tool shed.

A police report says the man was shot three times the morning of December 12th.

The 70-year-old man told police that three men had broken into the tool shed at his home and stolen a leaf blower, tool box, table saw and other items.

He told police he confronted them as they got into a sport utility vehicle in his driveway, then shot at the driver with a handgun as they pulled away.

The suspects crashed the S-U-V about a mile away.

Two men were treated for injuries, but the third man never left Carolinas Medical Center, where he died on Monday. Authorities are trying to notify his family.