Homeowner beaten with axe handle fatally kills man trying to break in

Reported By www.wpxi.com on 2014-12-29 

 “A homeowner … shot and killed one of two masked men who were attempting to break into his house late Sunday night. Investigators said the 74-year-old victim was beaten with an ax handle before he opened fire. Police said the incident happened around 9 p.m…. Investigators said [the criminals] disabled the victim’s power, knocked on the door and hid near the man’s residence. When the victim walked outside to see what may have happened, at least one of the men attacked him…. Officers said that’s when the homeowner fired several shots at the pair….”