[Lancey Howard]

...it's not always tied up as neatly as your television shows.

Exactly my point.
Plenty of these "homeowner shoots intruder, yippee" feel-good stories turn out to be drug arguments or something else besides innocent Mom and Dad and Billy and Jen randomly assaulted by armed intruders.

[JRandomFreeper]

turn out to be drug arguments or something else

Well, get back to me if this one turns out to be the case, and I'll catch, cook, and chill the crow I'll have for supper.

/johnny