From Memphis, Tennessee;
A 29-year-old man was shot and killed after making his way into a Hickory Hill apartment Thursday evening.
Police said the man was an intruder who was shot by the homeowner. The suspect later died of his injuries in the 5900 block of South Little Brook Circle.
No charges were filed against the homeowner.
From Desert Hot Springs, California;
According to the sheriff’s department, the teenager and two other male suspects were trying to enter a home in the 33-000 block of Wallace Way through a backyard window when the homeowner confronted them.
The homeowner, who was armed with a handgun, opened fire as the trio fled, officials said, adding that the teen was hit in the abdomen.
Paramedics rushed him to Loma Linda University Medical Center, where he underwent surgery. He remained hospitalized Thursday, in stable condition.
The teen’s name has not been released.
Investigators are still looking for two males and a female who are believed to have left the teenager behind the store before they fled.
From Nashville, Tennessee;
An 18-year-old has been charged in a criminal complaint. The teen was injured when he was shot by a victim he was reportedly trying to rob at gunpoint.
On May 10, 18-year-old Gabriel Gonzales and two accomplices attempted to rob the clerk of Chip’s Quick Stop on Whites Creek Pike.
The clerk was outside the store and reportedly found himself at the end of a shotgun held by Gonzales.
The clerk was armed and drew his own weapon, firing at Gonzales who was hit. The accomplices fled, and the clerk secured the shotgun and rendered aid to Gonzales until medical crews arrived.
Gonzales was taken to the hospital where he underwent surgery for the gunshot wound.
Authorities said it has been determined the shotgun Gonzales was carrying was stolen in Clarksville in April.
From Hernando, Florida;
Theodore Antonia Parker, a 60 year old white male, went on a shooting spree Thursday afternoon and was finally shot down by the employee of a smoke shop he was robbing.
The first shooting took place at 2:36 pm in Hudson at a home on Chestnut Drive where he took several shots at a female victim who he had also physically beaten. Fortunately, the woman was not hit by any of the bullets and her injuries were non life threatening.
Parker then arrived at a home on Olson Road in Spring Hill where he reportedly shot and killed a man at that location. According to the Hernando County Sheriff’s Office this occurred around 2:43 pm.
Investigators say that Parker’s next stop was Smokes Smoke and Vapor Shop located at 2993 Commercial Way, Spring Hill- where while attempting to rob the business, he exchanged gunfire with an employee. Both the employee and Parker were shot and Parker succumbed to his injuries. The smoke shop employee remains in critical condition and the investigation is ongoing.
Parker was DOT at the hospital.
