Man probably saves his life with gun

Given that the homeowner here knew the criminal, it is hard to believe that the beating would have stopped short of killing the homeowner.

INDIANAPOLIS -- A homeowner on Indianapolis' southeast side will not face any charges after he fought off an attacker at his home Sunday.
The attack happened Sunday evening at a home in the 1500 block of East Bradbury Avenue, police said.
Officers found James Neligh, 59, badly beaten and covered in blood.
Investigators said Jeremy Stokes, 23, had done some work for the homeowner in the past and was in the home to price another job when he pulled out a pipe wrench and began beating Neligh.
The homeowner was able to fight off the attacker once, but he returned again with the pipe wrench, police said.
Neligh was then able to get to his handgun and shoot the suspect twice, once in the stomach and once in the arm. . . .