“The city state’s attorney’s office is investigating the circumstances in which a west Baltimore man claims he shot and killed an intruder. According to police, a burglar broke into a home occupied by an 82-year-old woman and her nephew on the 3800 block of Hayward Street at about 1 a.m. Wednesday. Police said the nephew heard noises and shot the intruder, who died from a gunshot wound to the back. Police said they questioned and released the nephew and have forwarded facts surrounding the intruder’s death to the city state’s attorney’s office, who will determine if the shooter was defending his home while retreating out of fear for his life.” (07/16/08)