“...the intruder fired his revolver but was struck in the chest and died of his wound, police said.”
Makes it sound like the guy shot himself. Poorly writen article. No mention of the home owners weapon other than “gun”
Maybe that’s how the police report should read.
Well, whether it was a 22 or a 12 gauge, it was gun enough and under "control".
I think that’s called the ‘backwards bullet.’ They have a nasty habit of looping back on their owners similar to pitbulls.