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http://www.reflector.com/news/content/gen/ap/NC_Home_Invasion.html
"HILLSBOROUGH, N.C. — After two men broke into his home and shot his wife and daughter, 62-year-old Carlton Whitted Sr. wounded the intruders with his .22-caliber rifle.
The intruders, whose identities were released, and Whitted's relatives were being treated at Duke University Hospital after Monday's pre-dawn attack.
Orange County Sheriff Lindy Pendergrass said warrants would be served when the pair is released by the hospital charging them with first-degree burglary, assault with a deadly weapon and shooting into an occupied dwelling.
Whitted said he woke up after hearing a loud noise about 3:40 a.m. Monday at his isolated, rural home. Two men in their 20s burst into his mobile home after kicking in the door.
"It sounded like a bomb went off," he said.
Pendergrass said no charges would be filed against Whitted, who said he intended to shoot the intruders again but his rifle was out of ammunition. The men escaped, but were arrested at the hospital when they arrived about 5:15 a.m. seeking treatment.
"I was going to let them have it," he said."
"HILLSBOROUGH, N.C. — After two men broke into his home and shot his wife and daughter, 62-year-old Carlton Whitted Sr. wounded the intruders with his .22-caliber rifle.
The intruders, whose identities were released, and Whitted's relatives were being treated at Duke University Hospital after Monday's pre-dawn attack.
Orange County Sheriff Lindy Pendergrass said warrants would be served when the pair is released by the hospital charging them with first-degree burglary, assault with a deadly weapon and shooting into an occupied dwelling.
Whitted said he woke up after hearing a loud noise about 3:40 a.m. Monday at his isolated, rural home. Two men in their 20s burst into his mobile home after kicking in the door.
"It sounded like a bomb went off," he said.
Pendergrass said no charges would be filed against Whitted, who said he intended to shoot the intruders again but his rifle was out of ammunition. The men escaped, but were arrested at the hospital when they arrived about 5:15 a.m. seeking treatment.
"I was going to let them have it," he said."
