Conway, Missouri

Self-defense isn't always successful, but we cover those incidents as well. This is from November 25, 2005 KOLR channel 10:

A man and wife from rural Conway, Missouri were recovering in a Springfield hospital Wednesday after an intruder apparently broke into the family`s home and shot them.
The break-in happened about 4:30 a.m. Wednesday, said Laclede County Sheriff Richard Wrinkle.

Wrinkle identified the injured couple as Milton Vanwinkle, 48, and his wife, Elizabeth Johnson, 33. Both were airlifted to a Springfield hospital with serious injuries. Wrinkle said VanWinkle was shot in the arm.

Doctors Wednesday amputated the arm above the elbow. Johnson was shot in the chest, causing her lungs to collapse.

Wrinkle said both victims were able to tell investigators what happened and told detectives they didn`t know who the intruder was.

Wrinkle said Johnson told detectives she was getting ready for work about 4:30 a.m. when she saw someone in the front room of their home.

She said she yelled for her husband to get a gun. They were both shot almost immediately afterward.

Investigators did find evidence that Van Winkle fired his assault weapon at least three times inside the home.

The couple`s two children, ages 13 and 10, were also in the home at the time but were not injured.

The November 25, 2005 Lebanon Daily Record recounts essentially the same story.