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Shoplifting in Memphis, Tennessee is a capital offense…or not;

After an investigation, officers determined the victim was Dorrian Harris, 17, who died from a gunshot wound.

Investtogators said Harris stole one beer from a store in the 1100 block fo Springdale Thusday night.

Store clerk, Anwar Ghazail, drew his weapon and from the right side of his body, the exited the store.

Ghazail then ran after the teenager and fired several shots at him.

Wittnesses on the scene said Ghazail then walked back into the store and said, “I think I shot him.”

Ghazail then called the police after he shot Harris.

Police communications told FOX13, a woman came home and discovered the dead teen on the side of her home Saturday afternoon.

Officers said Harris was wearing the same clothing from the night of the shooting.

Anwar Ghazail, 28, has been arrested and charged with first degree murder.

In Winston-Salem, North Carolina;

A Winston-Salem Police Department news release says Officer D.E. McGuire was patrolling late Friday when he stopped a car containing two men and a woman.

Police say 60-year-old passenger Edward Van McCrae was in the rear seat and began making suspicious movements.

McGuire told McCrae to stop reaching for concealed areas of the vehicle, but McCrae continued, according to the news release.

Authorities say the officer physically struggled with McCrae after he was removed from the vehicle, and the officer saw a handgun. McGuire shot and killed the man when he refused commands not to reach for the gun, according to the release. McGuire and McCrae’s race weren’t immediately disclosed.

From Phoenix, Arizona;

According to Sgt. Alan Pfohl, officers responded to a burglary call at a home in the area. Officers learned that the suspect, described as a 58-year-old man, was known to the homeowner and that the homeowner had an order of protection against the suspect.

Pfohl said when police arrived on scene, they saw the suspect jump the fence and flee the area. Officers engaged in a foot pursuit that led them to a nearby apartment complex.

When officers caught up to the suspect, a physical altercation ensued and an officer was struck in the head, Pfohl said. The officer then pulled out his taser to stop the altercation. Pfohl said upon seeing the taser, the suspect pulled a handgun out from his waistband and pointed it at the officer.

The officer then dropped the taser and pulled out his service weapon and fired multiple rounds, striking the suspect, Pfohl said. The suspect was taken to a local hospital where he remains in serious condition.

No officers were injured.

From Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania;

Police officers were dispatched to the 1900 block of Robinson Boulevard near Laketon road Sunday morning for reports of a person being shot.

Officers arrived to find a 20-year-old male with a gunshot wound to the chest.

The victim was taken to Allegheny General Hospital, where he is listed in critical, but stable condition.

The victim also had felony warrants and is also in police custody, when released from the hospital, will be placed under arrest and taken to Allegheny County Jail.

From Columbia County, Mississippi;

State police were called to the home of Mark Zika in a rural community in Columbia County for the report of a burglary.

Investigators say Zika returned to his home on Blueberry Lane in Benton Township around 3 p.m. yesterday only to find a man in his basement.

The would-be burglar then ran outside and Zika confronted him.

That’s when police say the intruder pointed a handgun at Zika but took off after Zika fired warning shots from his own gun.

From Memphis, Tennessee;

The Uber Eats food-delivery man had just gotten in the driver’s seat of his 2016 Hyundai early Thursday morning when he found himself staring at the barrel of a gun, a police report said.

The suspect approached him in the parking lot of an IHOP in Memphis, Tennessee after he had picked up a delivery, the Commercial Appeal reported. The man pointed a gun at the driver, told him to be quiet and demanded his money and car keys, police said, News Channel 3 reported.

But the driver had a gun in the car, police said. He reached into the console, pulled out a .40-caliber gun and started shooting, the Commercial Appeal reported.

The suspect wasn’t alone, police said. And two of his accomplices allegedly returned gunfire, News Channel 3 reported.

Police say the suspect was wounded in the shooting. He was taken to a hospital in critical condition, CBS 47 reported.

Officers found bullets in the Uber Eats driver’s car, News Channel 3 reported. The driver’s wife, who was in the passenger seat, told police she ducked down when the shooting started, the Commercial Appeal reported.

The other two suspects fled the scene, police said. But one of the men showed up to the hospital later and was taken into custody. He hasn’t been charged, the newspaper said.

Tim sends a link from Phoenix, Arizona;

A Phoenix Police Department spokesperson said a family arrived home at 13th Avenue and Union Hills Drive to find an armed burglar.

One of the residents and the burglar fired shots at each other, and the suspect took off. No injuries were reported as a result of the gunfire.

Officers are searching for the suspect and say he has yet to be apprehended.

Eggs sends a link from Tucson, Arizona;

The suspect, 21-year-old Treshun Devonte Bates, tried to buy tobacco products but was turned away for lack of identification, according to police.

A few moments later Bates returned with another person. That person tried to buy the same cigarettes Bates was trying to buy. The clerk told the other person he was not able to sell the cigarettes because it was against the law since he was not able to prove Bates was over 18.

The police report says Bates became “extremely irate” and lifted his jacket to expose the waist of his pants, showing a pistol. He then told the clerk “I can get whatever I want.”

The cashier tried to remove Bates from the store, at which time Bates struck the cashier with the firearm in the forehead. The police report then says Bates pointed the pistol at the cashier. The cashier grabbed Bates to stop him from pointing the gun at him. The cashier picked up Bates and threw him through the window of the store. The cashier went back into the store and tried to detain Bates until police arrived.

Bates then told the cashier the police were there, so the cashier let go thinking he would run into officers. Police were not on the scene yet and Bates took off running from the scene.

Witnesses saw Bates walk to an apartment complex in the 1600 block of Iola. Responding officers found blood at an apartment there. At that point, additional officers were requested to the scene and were able to take Bates into custody without incident.

From Hesperia, California;

Michael Goode, 36, of Hesperia was airlifted to Arrowhead Regional Medical Center after he was shot by an armed homeowner protecting himself inside his home.

It happened at 10:32 pm, in the 9000 block of Ponderosa Avenue on March 29, 2018, Hesperia sheriff’s deputies responded to a residence reference a burglary in progress.

When deputies arrived they found the Goode down and suffering from a gunshot wound to his ‘upper body’, sheriff’s officials said.

“Through interviews and evidence at the scene, Detectives determined Goode went to the location and attempted to gain entry as the resident slept. The adult male resident heard the disturbance and engaged in a verbal confrontation with Goode at the door. Goode continued to attempt entry to the house at which time the resident armed himself. Seconds later, Goode successfully forced entry and fearing for his safety, the victim fired one round from his firearm, striking the suspect,” sheriff’s officials stated in a news release.

Following the shooting, Goode attempted to flee on foot, however, due to his injuries he collapsed in the front yard at about the time deputies were arriving on scene.

From Memphis, Tennessee;

A robbery suspect is in critical condition, another in police custody, and a third suspect is on the run after a robbery and shooting at an IHOP restaurant.

Shots were fired about 12:41 a.m. Wednesday in the 1200 block of East Shelby Drive in Whitehaven.

Police say three men tried to rob a man as he walked to his car. That man fired shots at the three suspects, injuring one of them. That suspect was taken to the hospital in critical condition. A second suspect was taken into custody. The third is on the run.

From Allentown, Pennsylvania;

A state police trooper working his first week at the Fogelsville barracks was dispatched Wednesday evening to the Walmart in Lower Macungie Township on a shoplifting call and spotted a suspect right away — a man wearing a type of mask seen in horror movies while pushing a full shopping cart.

After seeing the trooper, the masked man ditched the cart and ran out the side entrance of the store, passing bewildered customers and employees as he headed to the parking lot.

Moments later, the man pulled a gun and fired “one shot” at the trooper from 15 yards away, state police Capt. Richard D’Ambrosio said. The trooper fired back nine times, he said, hitting the man multiple times — he died with a .40-caliber Glock on his lap.

From Hartsville, South Carolina;

According to Lt. Robby Kilgo, deputies with the Darlington County Sheriff’s Office were called to a home on Ousleydale Road Thursday morning for a burglary call. Investigators say the homeowner interrupted the burglary and shot one of the four suspected burglars.

Lt. Kilgo says deputies have four suspects in custody, including the hospitalized suspect. The would-be burglar’s injuries are unknown.

None of the suspects’ names have been released.

From Hermitage, Tennessee;

A man shot and killed an intruder in his Hermitage home Wednesday night, according to Metro Nashville Police.

The homeowner told police he arrived at his house on Richard Lee Circle around 9 p.m. Wednesday and found two people inside his home.

During an ensuing confrontation, he shot one of the men, who later died at the hospital. The other intruder fled and is still at-large.

From Branch County, Michigan;

State police said the incident occurred around 12:30 a.m. Tuesday in the 1200 block of Berlew Road in Algansee Township, where the suspects broke out windows and attempted to break-in through the front door.

After the homeowner fired multiple rounds from an undisclosed weapon inside the residence, the suspects left the scene in a dark green vehicle with a loud exhaust. It could be or resembles a Mercury Marquis or Ford Crown Victoria, investigators said.

One of the suspects was dropped off at Coldwater Regional Hospital and was treated for a wound considered non-life-threatening. The vehicle and its occupants drove away from the hospital.

From Nashville, Tennessee;

Police said the homeowner came home and found two burglars inside. He confronted them with a gun and one of the suspects fled.

Another suspect — identified as 27-year-old Terry Adams, Jr., of Ashland City — was fatally shot. Police said he is a convicted felon.

Metro Nashville Police officers taped off the area around the home while they investigated. The homeowner was not expected to face charges.

From Cave Junction, Oregon;

Oregon State Police troopers responded to the Cave Junction home around 4 a.m. Wednesday and say the suspect, identified as 28-year-old Kristopher Nelson, was lying in the homeowner’s yard when police were called.

Police say the homeowner fired a warning shot before shooting Nelson in the leg.

Nelson was treated for his injuries at a nearby medical center. Police are investigating and say charges against Nelson are pending.

The homeowner is cooperating with the investigation.

From Chicago, Illinois;

Police said a 27-year-old gunman burst into the Maypole Avenue Church of Christ and announced a robbery. He was immediately confronted by a 57-year-old security guard, who is a concealed carry cardholder.

The two exchanged gunfire, ending with the offender critically injured with multiple gunshots to the chest. He remains in critical condition at Stroger Hospital.

The security guard suffered a single bullet wound to the left arm and is expected to recover.

From Benton Township, Pennsyvania;

Troopers said the homeowner returned to his home on Blueberry Lane in Benton Township around 3 p.m. Wednesday. The intruder ran out of the house and the homeowner confronted him outside.

Investigators said the man pointed a gun at the homeowner, but he ran off after the homeowner fired several warning shots from his own gun.

The intruder is described as a white man in his 30s, 5’10”, weighing 170-185 lbs. with ear-length dark brown or black hair.

From Houston, Texas;

A homeowner shot and killed a suspected car thief outside his northeast Houston home Wednesday, police said.

According to investigators, the homeowner heard a noise around 11 p.m. outside his home in the 7400 block of Langley Road. The homeowner told police he saw a man breaking into his pickup truck that was parked in the driveway. The homeowner grabbed a gun, went outside and started yelling at the man, police said. At some point, an altercation broke out and the homeowner shot the man, police said.

He was pronounced dead on the scene.

No one else was injured.

The homeowner was questioned and released.

From Algansee Township, Michigan;

Michigan State Police say around 12:30 a.m. three suspects broke multiple windows and tried to get in through the front door of a house in the 1200 block of Berlew Road in Algansee Township, near the Indiana border.

The homeowner was inside when they fired multiple rounds at the suspects, according to a MSP news release.

The suspects then drove away in a dark green, four-door sedan with a loud exhaust. Investigators say it may have been a Mercury Marquis or Ford Crown Victoria.

One of the suspects was later dropped off at Promedica Coldwater Regional Hospital with a non-life-threatening gunshot wound. The suspect vehicle didn’t stay and drove away.

In Fulton County, Georgia;

Georgia authorities are investigating a shooting at a home in south Fulton County after an 81-year-old man allegedly shot and killed a man trying to break into his home early Tuesday, police said. It turns out the would-be burglar was the man’s adult son.

The estranged son, identified as Troy Fountain, 56, tried “to make forced entry into the father’s home and was shot one time,” Chattahoochee Hills police Chief Stoney Mathis said. “The son is deceased and the case is under investigation at this time.”

Mathis said Fountain threw a rock through the glass in the front door. Police told WSB-TV that the father shot through the door and hit the son in the head.

Officials have not filed charges against the father, identified as Lance Fountain.

Bobo and AW1Ed sends us a link from Houston, Texas;

Police are looking for three armed men who ambushed a woman in her driveway in southwest Houston early Tuesday.

The crime happened around 2:30 a.m. in the 11500 block of Montverde as the woman returned home.

When she got out of her Cadillac, the three men attacked and beat her. The victim’s mom was inside the home and called police as the attack continued.

Somehow the victim managed to get away and get inside the home. As the men tried to break into the home, the woman grabbed her gun and opened fire. The suspects then fled the scene with the woman’s wallet.

Police are checking area hospitals to see if any of the men were wounded.

From Athens, Greece;

A prosecutor filed criminal charges on Tuesday against an 88-year-old man who fired shots at two burglars that entered his house on Monday in Glyfada in southern Athens.

According to reports, the man appeared frail in court and told the prosecutor that he opened fire fearing for his life, and had no intention to kill.

However, the man was indicted on charges of intended physical injury, illegal possession and use of a weapon and perjury.

The two burglars – an Albanian national, 28, and a Greek, 18 – were arrested by police at a hospital where they had gone for treatment, as one of them suffered a light injury to his arm. Both were indicted on burglary charges.

From Tulsa, Oklahoma;

Tulsa police are investigating a shooting Monday at the Ashwood Apartments near 31st and 129th East Avenue. We’re told a man in his 40’s was trying to break into and burglarize his ex wife’s apartment where she lives with her kids. She shot him in the side. Police say he had been harassing her and broke out her windows recently.

From Newport News, Virginia;

Before dispatchers got a call about the shooting, it was reported that the victim was walking back from a nearby store when he heard gunfire and was struck in the arm.

He ran to a friend’s apartment, told her to call an ambulance, then ran back out the door into the parking lot where he saw the suspect who shot at him.

He then drew his firearm and started firing at the suspect.

The suspect is described as a black male, approximately 5’9″ and 145 pounds. He was last seen wearing a black hooded jacket, black jeans and black shoes fleeing on foot towards 44th St.

Ring the doorbell in Atlanta, Georgia;

The Gwinnet Daily Post reports that photographer Whitney Morris was originally scheduled to photograph Belinda Brooks’ house on Thursday, February 1st. After not being able to make that appointment, the real estate agency that hired Morris rescheduled the shoot for Friday, February 2nd… apparently without informing Brooks.

Shortly after 9 a.m. on February 2nd, Morris used the lock box outside Brooks house to retrieve the key and let himself inside. Opening the door caused the home’s alarm to go off, and Morris was unable to find a security code for the alarm system in the lock box.

Brooks wasn’t expecting any visitors and, fearing for her safety, grabbed a .38 caliber Ruger pistol and fired at the intruder through her bedroom door.

At least one bullet struck Morris, and Brooks didn’t realize who she had shot until she heard Morris’ cries and opened her bedroom door, according to court documents obtained by the Daily Post.

When Morris told her that he was her real estate photographer, she reportedly replied that no one told her a photographer was coming. She later also said that she was told someone would call her to schedule an appointment.

Morris was rushed to the hospital, where he received major surgery for severe, debilitating injuries.

The photographer has filed a lawsuit against both the real estate agency and Brooks for personal injuries, lost earnings, and expenses. He accuses Real Estate Expert Advisors and employee of negligence in failing to inform Brooks of the photo shoot. He also accuses Brooks of failing to “act as a reasonable person would under the circumstances.”

From Sunderland, Massachusetts;

A woman at the home had reported that she heard someone break into the house and then hid in a bedroom with her son. The intruder allegedly “rummaged around” and eventually forced his way into the bedroom.

“Seeing that the man was armed with a knife and fearing for her and her son’s safety she hit him in his face with a letter opener,” police said in a statement. “Injured, he left the room, but she wasn’t sure if he left the house.”

Responding officers found a man matching the description the woman gave to police a few yards away from the home.

From Orlando, Florida;

A man shot a suspected carjacker Saturday, who tried to buy a Nissan Altima with counterfeit bills, Volusia deputies said.

The victim brought a friend armed with a handgun who he recruited as backup to a Walgreens on Providence Boulevard in Deltona, where he agreed to meet Michael Cintron-Rodriguez.

Cintron-Rodriguez, 32, took the car for a test drive with the victim in the passenger’s seat and at the end of the drive, decided to purchase the car. He handed a bundle of cash to the victim, who soon realized it was counterfeit.

The victim, who wasn’t identified, told his friend by phone that the deal was going bad so the man approached the car.

Cintron-Rodriguez took off with the victim still in the car. The two men fought until they stopped at a red light at Elkcam and Providence boulevards, when the third man caught up, opened the door and shot Cintron-Rodriguez in the leg.

Cintron-Rodriguez again drove away and continued to fight with the victim.

At the intersection of Elkcam Boulevard and Oswego Avenue, the third man opened the door again and saw the men fighting and dragged Cintron-Rodriguez from the car.

The victim and the third man held Cintron-Rodriguez down until deputies arrived.

Cintron-Rodriguez was transported to Central Florida Regional Hospital and remained in custody Sunday. He faces charges of carjacking, kidnapping and possession of counterfeit currency. He’s held on $750,000 bond.