Kid power + lead = one less intruder

An 11-year-old St. Louis-area boy left alone at home with his 4-year-old sister staved off several home invasion attempts before finally shooting and killing a 16-year-old intruder, according to police. At least one neighbor, however, offered a different account of the shooting - that the boys were arguing on the front porch before the younger child pulled out a gun and shot the teenager. The incident occurred Thursday afternoon in north St. Louis County. Police called to the home discovered the teenager's body lying in the front foyer. St. Louis County police Sgt. Brian Schellman said it was the third time that the 16-year-old had attempted to break into the house. Neither sibling was hurt, and it wasn't immediately known why the two were left alone in the first place or why the 11-year-old had access to the firearm. It was reported that the mother purchased the handgun because of prior break-in attempts. It's sad, really, that people need to resort to firearms. If Spyro was a real dragon, he could've used his fire breath to take care of that delinquent without the need to pump him full of lead.