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Clay County prosecutors say the Moorhead man who shot and killed a 17-year-old who entered his apartment on June 20 was acting in self defense and will not be charged with a crime.

A homeowner who chased off two burglars during a home invasion and fired a gun at one of them might have provided the clue that led Wright County Sheriff's deputies to the suspects. The homeowner woke up about 5:50 a.m. Tuesday to find two thieves inside his house on SW. 60th Street in Victor Township. He grabbed his gun and fired as he chased one of the suspects down a flight of stairs and into the yard. The suspect got into a Chevy Tahoe that had been reported stolen about 75 minutes earlier and drove away, the Wright County Sheriff...

(AP) Anoka, Minn. Anoka County authorities have released without charges a man suspected of shooting and wounding an undercover Robbinsdale police officer. Martin Treptow,35, says he fired to protect his wife and two toddlers inside the family SUV. The Anoka County attorney's office says Treptow was released after Thursday's incident in Coon Rapids, but the investigation was ongoing. Coon Rapids police say Treptow and a 27-year old officer in an unmarked car got into a dispute on the road. After angry words and gestures, Treptow pulled his SUV up to the driver side of the other car, stopped at a...

The Anoka County courthouse revealed documents Wednesday that charge 35-year-old Scott Martin Treptow with the shooting of a Robbinsdale Police officer. Treptow, of Coon Rapids, claims a plain-clothed officer forced him off of the road on June 7. When the two men confronted each other, Treptow claimed the officer pointed a gun at his wife. "We were about three feet away from each other and he pointed the gun at my wife. It was a tough situation, but I couldn’t drive away at that particular moment and I had to protect my family," said Treptow. Treptow, a trained security guard,...

The man who shot and wounded an undercover Robbinsdale police officer is now out of jail, and may not be charged with any crimes. Martin Treptow walked out of the Anoka County Jail Friday afternoon, and told reporters he shot the officer because he feared for his family's safety. Treptow says he got into a dispute on the road with a man who turned out to be the undercover officer. He says he did not know the man was a cop. "We're about three feet away from each other and he's pointing the gun at my wife," Treptow said. "I...

The Anoka County attorney is sending the case of Martin Treptow, accused of shooting a Robbinsdale undercover police officer, to a grand jury this week. Treptow is accused of shooting the undercover officer in a roadside incident on June 7, 2007. Treptow said the shooting was out of self-defense, claiming the officer was the first to point his weapon. “We're about three feet away from each other and he's pointing the gun at my wife, so it was a tough situation and I couldn't drive away at that particular moment and how to defend my family,” Treptow said. The officer...

A thief targeting a north Minneapolis house got a little more than he bargained when he attempted to break in. Fox 9's Beth McDonough, reporting..........

The Wright County prosecutor has decided not to press charges against a Rockford, Minn. man who shot his girlfriend's former boyfriend in December. Eric M. Cegon, 30, shot 35-year-old Erik A. Richter, of Watertown, Minn., twice with a shotgun early in the morning of Dec. 13 when Richter broke in through a back door into the Rockford home of Samantha E. Simons, 21. According to Wright County Attorney Thomas Kelly, the relationship between Richter and Simons turned abusive, culminating with a charge of domestic assault filed in April 2005. When Simons began a relationship with Cegon in September 2006, Richter...

Police say a 73-year-old man wasn't doing anything wrong last night in his Coon Rapids home when something wrong came to him. "While he was in bed he heard someone breaking into the house," Anoka County Sheriff Captain Bob Aldrich said. A burglar, police say broke in, and when he got to the second floor the 73-year-old man was waiting. "He keeps a rifle in his room for protection and in this instance he felt the need to use it and in this case he shot the intruder," Aldrich said. The intruder died and the shooter, investigators say, will probably...

A Coon Rapids man shot and killed an intruder inside his home late Monday night, according to the Anoka County Sheriff's office. The 73-year-old homeowner called Coon Rapids police to report the shooting, the sheriff's office said. Officers found the dead man in the home in the 11700 block of Bittersweet Street. According to KSTP-TV, the homeowner told police that the suspect kicked in his rear garage door. The homeowner then shot the intruder with a rifle, the station said. The homeowner said he heard people talking and believes there was a second suspect who escaped, KSTP reported. The dead...

St. Paul police say a potential shooting victim turned the tables on his assailant Monday during an attempted robbery at an East Side convenience store. Police are searching for a man described as about 5 feet 4 inches tall and about 20 years old. Just after 4 p.m., police reported, the suspect pulled a gun on the clerk at the Blue Neighborhood Store on the northeast corner of Mendota and Fremont Streets. "The clerk heard the gun go click and then pulled out his own firearm and fired two or three shots at the suspect," said Tom Walsh, a St....