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MARCH 2023   |   ISSUE #128
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Good guy with a gun takes down mall shooter
     
  Good guy with a gun takes down mall shooter  
     
   
     
  A bystander shot and helped detain a 16-year-old boy suspected of fatally shooting another teen as two groups fought in Cielo Vista Mall, El Paso police said late Friday night. The argument between the groups escalated into a physical fight during which the 16-year-old suspect pulled out a gun and fatally shot one of the teens and seriously wounded another teen. After the shooting, the suspect ran away while pointing his gun toward the direction of bystanders, including a 32-year-old man, police said. The bystander pulled out his gun as the suspect ran towards him and other bystanders and shot the suspect, police said. Police identified the bystander as being licensed to carry a firearm… Continue reading »  
     
 
 
     
     
     
 
 
 
Armed 70-year-old homeowner ends break-in attempt
 
Armed 70-year-old homeowner ends break-in attempt
 
 
A burglary suspect is recovering after he was shot by a homeowner while breaking into a house in North Charleston, according to an incident report obtained by ABC News 4. The owner of the home told police that he and a female acquaintance were at a gas station when the suspect approached the woman and started an argument. According to the witness, the suspect put the woman in a chokehold, but she was able to get away. The two returned to their home. Police say the suspect then showed up at the home and proceeded to kick in the screen door and front door. The homeowner, who armed himself with a pistol, shot two or three times in the suspect's direction. After he was hit, the suspect fled the area, but was later found … Continue reading »
 
 
Armed woman defends herself and 90-year-old mother from home invader
 
Armed woman defends herself and 90-year-old mother from home invader
 
 
Putnam County Sheriff’s Office said a 67-year-old woman shot and killed a man they said forced his way into her home with a gun. According to the police report, the 67-year-old said she heard the door handle shaking around 3:30 a.m. and grabbed a gun to see what was going on. The report says she opened the door, and the suspect forced his way in with a gun. She told him to leave several times, but he wouldn’t and kept saying, “They’re after me.” She told deputies he raised his arms with the revolver in his hands and believed the hammer was cocked. In fear for her life, she shot him. “You absolutely have the right to defend yourself in that particular scenario,” Putnam County Sheriff Gator DeLoach told Action News Jax. The sheriff said that the woman was also at home with her 90-year-old mother with Alzheimer’s… Continue reading »
 
 
 
 
     
     
     
 
 
     
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Victim shoots suspect during attempted carjacking
 
Victim shoots suspect during attempted carjacking
 
 
A suspect was shot and killed during an attempted carjacking in the parking lot of a gas station and convenience store in St. Louis' Columbus Square neighborhood. According to the St. Louis Metropolitan Police Department, the investigation suggested the suspect was attempting to rob a 48-year-old gas station customer of his car at a gas station, when the customer shot him… Continue reading »
 
 
Texas homeowner turns the tables on burglar who shot his dog
 
Texas homeowner turns the tables on burglar who shot his dog
 
 
A suspected burglar who allegedly broke into an El Paso, Texas, home in broad daylight and shot a dog was sent running when one resident pulled out his own handgun and returned fire. The suspect is accused of breaking into a Northeast El Paso home just before 9 a.m. Murphy allegedly fired a gun in the home, which left a dog wounded, according to police. A resident of the home then pulled out his own firearm and shot the suspect… Continue reading »
 
 
 
     
     
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