The following was compiled from Renton Police Department case reports.

Shots were fired early Jan. 4 after a resident discovered a young man in his backyard on South Tobin Street and several items missing.

The gunfire was reported by several residents in the area.

The resident’s wife handed him his pistol before he went outside to investigate. He found the suspect still in the backyard. As they walked to the front of the house, the resident told the suspect to stay at the location while he called police. The resident’s gun was visible.

They struggled in the front yard and the suspect ran off,  with the resident in pursuit on South Tobin Street. He caught up with the suspect in the parking lot of the Homerun Tavern, where they fought.

The resident fired his pistol after it appeared to him the suspect was reaching into his waistband for a firearm. The suspect ran and the resident fired again for a total of four shots. He told officers he wasn’t aiming at the suspect. He wanted him to stop; he was described as cooperative with officers.

Officers were investigating whether the resident should be cited for reckless endangerment for firing four rounds at a fleeing suspect and into an unknown backdrop. The resident’s fear the suspect had a gun also could support a claim of self-defense.

Four shell casings were recovered; a possible bullet hole was found in the siding of a residence on Tillicum Street. No one was hurt. The case was closed and no charges were filed.

SEXUAL ASSAULT: Two men tried to sexually assault a Seattle woman as she was  walking home from a downtown Renton casino at about 1:30 a.m. Jan. 1.

She told Renton Police officers she decided to walk home because she had been drinking. An older, two-door Acura drove past her on Taylor Avenue Northwest, then slowed and pulled in front of her.

She thought the two men were offering a ride, but then they made lewd comments. One man threw her into the bushes, held her down, tore her clothes and grabbed her. She fought back and screamed.

The other man looked around and then pulled the other man off the victim and said “We need to go.” The  victim called 911 after walking all the way home.

The men were described as a white male in his late 20s to middle 30s and a black male about 25 years old.

POT IN BAG: After filling his large plastic bag with Wal-Mart merchandise and exchanging his old coat for a new one Dec. 19, the 18-year-old Renton man walked out without paying for any of it.

He was stopped and agreed to talk with the police officer about his motivation: He wanted an outfit that matched his shoes.

The  officer found marijuana in the jacket at the bottom of his bag.

He was booked into the SCORE regional jail for investigation of third-degree theft and possession of marijuana.His new outfit would have cost about $76.

NO IPHONE DEAL: A deal negotiated on Facebook to sell an iPhone 6 for $300 may have been a ruse to rob the buyer.

The 22-year-old victim agreed to meet the seller at an apartment complex parking lot on Southwest Sunset Boulevard. The seller was late because he had to wait for his mother to leave.

When the meetup finally happened, the price was now $350 and it was firm. The victim said no deal. A juvenile girl sprayed pepper spray in his face for about 30 seconds. The suspects then walked away.

Detectives are reviewing the case; investigators know the suspect’s name.