Jacksonville, Florida



From the Florida Times Union of October 6, 2004

Westside man shoots intruder, 17



Homeowner shoots her in face as she charges with butcher knife, police say.



The car keys were on the dining room table, Richard Clark told the young intruder.



She ran to get them after telling him she planned to steal his maroon Taurus.



But Clark, 59, ran for his gun.



Moments later, the two faced off inside Clark's Westside Jacksonville home, with 17-year-old Alie McMillan coming at him with a butcher knife as he defended himself, police said.



Police answered a call about a shooting at Clark's home in the 7300 block of Proxima Road Tuesday, finding McMillan with a gunshot wound to her face and Clark with a superficial stab wound to one of his wrists.



McMillan stayed awake and answered questions as firefighters treated her injuries, including by wrapping a large bandage around her head.



A bullet wound was visible on her right cheek as she was put in a rescue rig about 3 p.m. and taken to Shands Jacksonville hospital.



The runaway faces aggravated battery and armed burglary charges, police said.