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One of our local TV stations has a better update on the web site. Initial reports of one shot were not right - seems like it took 5 shots of 9mm to take him down...

http://www.kcbd.com/story/16631431/auto ... n-shooting" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

Our local newspaper leaves a lot to be desired. It is called the Mudslide (Avalanche Journal) for a reason. The latest update I have seen says that the bad guy was a drifter that Mr Melcher befriended & was at one time a couple on months ago even staying with him in the home. The story is that several things in the home had come up missing, but Melcher would not believe this guy was responsible. When Melcher & Ayers arrived at the home & surprised him in the act, the BG opened fire on them, wounding Ayers - she went to a neighbor's to call for help. Melcher & him fought - report states that one head wound is from a hammer blow, anyway wounded & hurt Melcher fired one shot - a fatal one & solved the missing items problem once & for all.

Don't mess with the old ones, some of them are tough old birds.

Incident happened close to home.

http://lubbockonline.com/crime-and-cour ... yM401xAbWg" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

Sheriff Kelly Rowe said investigators believed the shooting started when 69-year-old Fred Melcher and 51-year-old Edith Ayers entered Melcher’s Slaton house and found a man they likely knew inside just before 1:30 p.m. Thursday.