A trifecta of bunglers


Homeowner shoots, kills intruder during home invasion in Pushmataha County

PUSHMATAHA COUNTY, Okla. —
Just after 4 p.m. on Oct. 31, Pushmataha County Sheriff’s Office requested assistance from the OSBI after a home invasion turned shooting near the intersection of County Road 4330 and Highway 147.

Officials say 25-year-old Shawn Blake Watts arrived at a residence on North 4327 Lane, entered the home and assaulted the homeowner. During the ongoing assault, the homeowner retrieved a pistol and shot Watts, according to authorities.

After being transported to Pushmataha Hospital in Antlers, Watts was pronounced dead.


Intruder Fatally Shot at Residence Near Williston

WILLISTON, N.D. (AP) — Williams County deputies and the North Dakota Highway Patrol responded to a report of a shooting at a residence near Williston Monday morning, according to sheriff’s officials.

The caller reported an individual breaking into the residence was shot shortly before 7 a.m. Authorities arrived and found that the individual suspected of breaking into the home had died at the scene.


Resident Fatally Shoots Man During Attempted Break-in

One man was fatally shot when he attempted to break into a home in Saginaw [Texas] last week, police say.

The incident happened just before midnight Tuesday, Oct. 26 in the 600 block of Oak Hollow Trail, Saginaw police said.

Police said a resident called 911 to report the break-in as it was happening and told the 911 operator he shot the man, identified by the Tarrant County Medical Examiner as 20-year-old Adxel Josue Melgar Caceres.

Caceres was pronounced dead at the scene.