Personal Protection inside the Home in Phoenix, AZ

Via ABC15:

officers responded to the home around 3:20 a.m. where the 77-year-old resident told them someone had burglarized his home the day before and that he was awakened on Friday by an intruder.

He said he realized the intruder was not a family member and got a shotgun. He told police he feared for his life and fired one shot at the suspect who was struck and fell to the ground.

The burglar was less than half his age and expired at the scene. The homeowner is not expected to be charged.