Bradenton, Florida

From the June 18, 2006 Southwest Florida Herald Tribune:

BRADENTON — A man wrestled a shotgun from an intruder early Sunday before chasing the man and firing two shots at his truck, sheriff’s officials said.

There were no injuries in the shooting, which happened outside an apartment building in the 6700 block of Second Avenue Circle West about 4:30 a.m.

A 43 year-old woman and her friend, a 28-year-old man, were sleeping when they heard someone breaking into their apartment.

The burglar, a 48-year-old Bradenton man identified in reports as the woman’s ex-boyfriend, confronted the victims in a bedroom. The intruder, armed with a shotgun and a hunting knife, threatened to kill the two residents, deputies said.

The intruder reportedly struck both victims with the butt of the shotgun, cutting the man’s head and face.

But the resident fought back, and wrested away the intruder’s gun.

The resident then chased the man to his truck, and fired two blasts into the front grill to disable the truck. But the effort failed and the intruder got away.