From the November 14, 2006 Sacramento Bee:
A 40-year-old man was shot and killed at a vacant home in the 7800 block of Old Trail Road in the Mount Aukum area about 6:30 p.m. Sunday, investigators said Monday.
Officials identified the man as James Stephen O'Neal of Mount Aukum.
The shooting occurred after O'Neal allegedly attacked a 77-year-old caretaker at the house, striking the older man with a fire extinguisher.
The caretaker had gone to the home to repair a door damaged in an earlier break-in. O'Neal may have been hiding in a bathroom, said Lt. Kevin House, El Dorado County Sheriff's spokesman.
The caretaker pulled a handgun and fired one round, hitting O'Neal, who died at the scene.
The case will be turned over to the District Attorney's Office for evaluation after sheriff's detectives complete their investigation, House said.
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