Durham, North Carolina

From the Raleigh News Observer of August 22, 2006

Resident says he shot intruder during scuffle

A Durham resident shot an apparent intruder in his home early Sunday. The shooting victim was in critical condition Monday, according to police, and no charges had been filed.

The incident occurred about 4:25 a.m. at 900 Laurel Springs Drive, where a resident told police an unfamiliar man forced his way into his apartment and said he was looking for someone who didn't live there, said Durham police spokeswoman Kammie Michael.

Once he was inside, the man refused to leave and restrained the resident, Michael said. The two men began to struggle. At some point during the scuffle, the resident shot the intruder twice, she said.

The intruder, identified only as a 23-year-old man, remained at Duke Hospital on Monday, police said.

No charges have been filed against the 28-year-old resident of the apartment, police said..

Further to this incident

It was the second time in two weeks that a resident has shot an intruder in a home invasion.

Early Aug. 9, police were called to a house at 3301 Dearborn Drive where a man was at home with his family when two men, at least one armed, kicked in the front door, police said. The resident shot both the intruders, killing one and wounding the other.

Rondelle Mincey, 20, died in the shooting. Rashaad Cox was shot and survived. He has been charged with burglary and robbery. Police have treated the shooting as a case of self-defense and don't anticipate charges against the man who fired the gun, they said.