Two men allegedly broke into a home in Camden County, Mo., around 3 a.m. on Oct. 2. A resident in the home shot one of the burglars—a 44-year-old man—killing him; the other suspect fled in a dark vehicle and was still being sought by law enforcement. An officer told reporters that no charges were expected to be filed against the armed citizen: “Essentially, what the Castle Doctrine says, is that if you’re in fear for your life, you do have the right to protect yourself. And I’ll let the attorneys get into the weeds on that. But that’s the long and the short of it and in this situation, I think that we’re going to find it.” (ozarksfirst.com, Springfield, Mo., 10/7/24)
Three teenagers set up a hunting blind and decoys early in the morning on Sept. 21 in St. Germain, Wis. As dawn broke, one of the teens thought he saw a deer coming near, but the animal turned out to be a wolf. That wolf was still about 40 yards away, but the teens quickly spotted another one very close behind them, and they realized they were surrounded by a pack. The oldest teen, a 19-year-old, got his gun ready and, when a wolf continued to approach and was 8-10 yards away, fired once and killed it. The wolf that had been behind the teens then circled around and dragged off the carcass. The teens immediately reported the incident to the Department of Natural Resources. Another hunter who’d been positioned in the area confirmed he’d seen at least nine wolves surrounding the teens. (wjfw.com, Rhinelander, Wis., 9/24/24)
