Woman Shoots, Kills Intruder

(Hagerstown, Maryland) An intruder with a .22 caliber rifle, James Michael Conely, 32, is dead after being shot and stabbed about 3:40AM Sunday morning by a woman protecting her home. Conely and an accomplice, 21-year-old Michael John Watkins, forced their way into an apartment occupied by 22-year-old Carri Humphrey and 24-year-old Michelle Reeder.

Long story short, Reeder got her gun, shot Conely and he died. The women were able to flee from the apartment.

Later, Watkins was apprehended nearby by sheriff's deputies and he confessed to the break-in. He said he didn't know that Conely was armed.

Watkins faces multiple burglary and armed robbery charges.