From the Daily Herald of March 1, 2008
Wounded man shoots intruder
A Gaston man shot and killed one of two intruders he discovered in his house Thursday night, Northampton County Sheriff Wardie Vincent said this morning.
Sheriff's office investigators are still looking into the shooting, in which 20-year-old Walter Daniels of Gaston died.
Vincent declined to discuss whether investigators are looking into the possibility of self-defense on the part of Monte Arrington, 21, who fired the shot during a struggle with Daniels.
Vincent said the fatal shooting occurred around 10 p.m., at Arrington's residence at 544 N.C. Highway 48, which is just inside the town limits of Gaston.
Arrington and his girlfriend were returning to the residence and were confronted by two men as they went in the home.
The best information investigators have thus far is that Daniels was armed and drew the weapon. That's when a struggle between Arrington and Daniels began. During the struggle, Arrington was stabbed but managed to grab the gun and shoot Daniels in the upper chest. It is believed Daniels died immediately, the sheriff said.
Arrington was transported to Halifax Regional Medical Center in Roanoke Rapids and then airlifted to Pitt Memorial Hospital in Greenville. His condition was not known.
Vincent said authorities continue to look for the other man in the house, who fled. The sheriff declined to disclose the man's name.
“The best we can understand is they broke in to burglarize the residence,” he said.
The State Bureau of Investigation was called in for assistance and the Gaston and Garysburg police departments helped with processing the crime scene.
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