Corpus Christi, Texas

From Corpus Christi’s KRIStv.com of October 9, 2006

Corpus Christi teen kills burglar in home

A 14-year-old boy shot and killed a man who broke into his family's home Monday and threatened to kill him and his mother, Police Chief Bryan Smith said.

Smith said the man, whose name was not immediately known, confronted a woman as she was carrying groceries into her home shortly before 1 p.m.

The man forced her inside and tied her and her son up. Smith said the woman was able to loosen the binding and free her son, who got his father's revolver from a security box beneath a bed.

As the man tried to break into the room where the two were and threatened to kill them both, the teen fired a shot through the door and hit the intruder in the head, Smith said.

From Corpus Christi’s KRIStv.com of October 13, 2006

Grand jury says teen shot intruder in self defense

A grand jury ruled that no charges will be filed against a 14-year-old boy who shot and killed an intruder in his home on Ocean Drive earlier this week.

Investigators said the boy was acting in self-defense when he shot 57-year-old James Slaughter, who forced his way into the boy's home. Slaughter allegedly tied up the boy and his mother, while he burglarized the home.

But they were able to get loose and the teenager shot Slaughter, as he tried to get into the master bedroom where they were hiding.