Author: Jonn Lilyea

From Salt Lake City, Utah;

A man was hospitalized with gunshot wounds early Sunday after police say he broke into a South Salt Lake apartment and was shot.

It is the second incident in Salt Lake County in three days where an alleged intruder was shot in a home.

The shooting occurred just before 4:30 a.m. at the gated Brickstone Apartments, 220 E. 3300 South.

“There does appear to be some forced entry into that apartment. It’s still under investigation at this time as to exactly what happened,” said South Salt Lake Police Sgt. Matthew Oehler.

From Natchitoches, Louisiana;

A man who broke into a woman’s home and started beating her ended up stabbed in his chest, according to the Natchitoches Police Department.

Officers responded to a Winnona Street home about a disturbance. Once there, the victim said a man came into her home through a bedroom window, reads a release.

She identified the man as Steven Vercher of Natchitoches, it reads.

The victim said Vercher, 19, began hitting here. “Sometime during the altercation, Mr. Vercher was stabbed once in the upper chest,” it reads.

Vercher was taken to University Health Hospital in Shreveport. A warrant for Vercher’s arrest on a charge of home invasion was obtained.

Vercher remains in the hospital in stable condition, reads the release.

From Orange, Texas;

Police in Orange are investigating after a robbery suspect was shot and killed.

Officers responded to the Crawdad’s convenience store at 4080 IH-10 just after 2 a.m. Monday.

Police said a man entered to the store and demanded money while brandishing a weapon. The incident led to an altercation and the clerk shot the suspect with his personal weapon, according to the Orange Police Dept.

From Ovideo, Florida;

Authorities were called to a home near Haggarty High School on South Lake Lane in response to a break-in.

Officials said the homeowner fired multiple shots at an intruder but were unsure if the person was hit.

Deputies with the Orange County Sheriff’s Office said they were called to a BP gas station on Alafaya Trail for a person with a gunshot wound.

Authorities in Orange County believe the person could be connected with the break-in in Oviedo.

From College Park, Georgia;

Two Fulton County Sheriff’s Office deputies were working as off-duty security at the cantina when an altercation between patrons started in the restaurant’s parking lot.

During the incident, investigators say a suspect fired at least two shots at patrons, leading to a deputy and security guard firing their weapons.

The suspect was shot and transported to Grady Memorial Hospital. He is currently in critical condition, officials say. A woman who was not involved in the incident has also been shot. She was transported to Grady and is in stable condition.

SSG E sends a link from Silverton, Ohio;

An 84-year-old man exchanged gunfire with two other men who broke into his Silverton home Sunday night, police said.

The victim was struck by gunfire and the two suspects fled the scene on Sampson Lane and are still at-large, a spokesman for the Hamilton County Sheriff’s Office said. The victim’s 17-year-old grandson was also inside the residence.

It is unclear if the suspects were struck during the exchange.