Category: Feel Good Stories

From Weakley County, Tennessee;

The Weakley County Sheriff’s Department says around 11:12 p.m., multiple 911 calls were made about someone breaking into a house and shots being fired.

The incident happened at an apartment complex near McKenzie, Tennessee on State Highway 124.

Deputies say 40-year-old Terry Lee Haynes of McKenzie was shot after he broke into the apartment by kicking in a sliding glass door and confronting the resident of the apartment in his bedroom.

Haynes died at the scene.

From Avondale, Arizona;

The fight stemmed from accusations of infidelity and Quintana allegedly refused to allow the victim to leave, court documents said.

At one point, Quintana allegedly forced the woman at gunpoint to drive him around Avondale and Phoenix before getting out of the car at an Avondale house. The woman told officers the suspect broke her phone during the assault.

The next day, the victim returned to her home with one of her kids to get a few personal items because she planned to stay with family, court paperwork said.

When the woman was walking up to the home, Quintana allegedly appeared from around the back of the house and ordered her to go inside, court documents said. The victim refused and requested that she be allowed to drop off the child at her parents’ house before going inside.

According to court documents, the man went with the woman to drop off the child and threatened to “kill everyone” if she tried to get out of the car.

When the child heard this and began to cry, Quintana turned to talk to the child. When his back was turned the victim grabbed his gun and got out of the car, court documents said.

After the woman got ahold of his gun, the suspect got out of the car and ran away while the victim shot at him three times, hitting him twice in the left leg. He left the scene but was located by police officers a short time later.

From Milwaukee, Wisconsin;

Police said the man heard a noise near the garage about 2:40 p.m. and went to check it out. He saw another man trying to pry open the garage door with a crowbar.

The intruder attempted to attack the man at which time the homeowner’s son shot at the man, police said.

“He’s got a crowbar in his hand, so he trying to hit my son with the crowbar, and my son take his gun out, and he shoots two times,” homeowner Pedro Cruz said.

Milwaukee police are looking for the intruder who witnesses said was shot in the leg.

From DeKalb County, Georgia;

A man living in the building told officers three armed men broke into his apartment. Then, a physical altercation took place when the resident began wrestling one of the invaders. He told officers he managed to break free, retrieved his own handgun, then started shooting at the suspects.

Police said both parties exchanged gunfire inside and outside the apartment. That’s when the resident shot and killed one of the suspects. According to police, the other two home invaders escaped.

A husband/wife team in Wichita Falls, Texas;

Wichita Falls police were called to the scene of a disturbance in the 600 block of Sunset Drive around 8:38 p.m. on Jan. 6.

When officers arrived, they found Gary outside a residence with a stab wound to his chest and injuries to his head.

Gary told officers he had been stabbed by a woman and hit in the head with a baseball bat by a man. He was then taken to the United Regional Health Care System for treatment.

Police then spoke to a male resident of the house. He said Gary entered the house without permission carrying a black rifle bag.

The man said Gary was angry and yelling about the man previously calling the cops on him.

When the man asked Gary to leave, Gary pulled out a black, semi-automatic handgun from a holster inside the rifle bag. Gary pointed the gun at the man and asked if he wanted to see what it feels like to have a gun pointed at the man’s face.

Fearing for his life, the man retreated to a bedroom, where the woman was, and struck Gary in the face with a baseball bat when Gary came around the corner. He said the woman also stabbed Gary in the chest as he hit Gary with the bat.

From Lexington, Kentucky;

The Sheriff’s Office said that on Monday, authorities responded to N.C. Highway 150 in the Tyro community in reference to a domestic dispute.

Woodell’s wife of 42 years, who had fled to her mother’s residence, said that she had been assaulted by Woodell. Authorities said the wife informed deputies that Woodell would most likely be at his residence on Sink Farm Road.

Officers arrived at 1257 Sink Farm Road at approximately 11 p.m. Monday and found Woodell was holed up inside a barn. Grice said that when deputies made contact with Woodell, who was armed with a shotgun, he threatened law enforcement and said he would shoot before he would come out and surrender. Around 12:30 a.m. Tuesday, deputies heard a gunshot inside the barn while they attempted to negotiate with the suspect over the telephone.

The Sheriff’s Emergency Response Team was called at 12:43 a.m. While the response team staged across the street, line officers staged themselves around the barn to keep Woodell inside.

Grice said that at 1:47 a.m., Woodell exited the building and shot at deputies. Officers fired back and struck Woodell. A response team medic administered CPR and then Woodell was transported to Wake Forest Baptist-Lexington Medical Center where he succumbed to his injuries.

From Memphis, Tennessee;

A suspected vehicle burglar ended up dodging bullets Monday night.

He allegedly tried to break into a man’s truck, but ended up running for his life.

It happened around 10 p.m. after Demaris Johnson and his cousin, Kevin Jamerson, parked their vehicles at Smackers, near Airways and Lamar.

Police say Johnson saw a man trying to break into Jamerson’s truck after his cousin went inside.

When he went to confront him, the suspect pulled a gun, which forced Johnson to pull his gun and start shooting.

He told police it was self-defense.

“He did what he thought best to do at that time,” one woman told us.

Police say the suspect drove off in a white car.

Investigators found 16 shell casings when they got to the scene.

Officers tried to find the suspect by checking hospitals for gun-shot victims, but they didn’t have any luck.

Also from Memphis;

John Lesure…says he was just getting in from church and had his sights set on settling in for the night when the plan changed.

“I opened the door for him, and he came in screaming ‘I think I’ve been shot,” he said.

Lesure says his son claimed someone pulled into the driveway on Whispering Elm and just started shooting, hitting him in the groin, chest and leg.

It turns out, that was a lie.

According to police, Edward Lesure was behind the whole plan to rob an unsuspecting victim who agreed to meet up after talking to a teenage girl he met online.

Police say, the girl who was working with Lesure to get the man to come to John Lesure’s home.

“Hopefully, if he can make it through this, he will have an eye opening experience. Hopefully it opens his eyes,” the suspect’s father said.

Police say the teenage girl and Lesure used that dating site to send her picture to entice and invite the victim over.

Once the victim came over, the teenager took $100 from him, and Lesure crept up from the back with a BB gun.

The victim then pulled a real gun and shot, hitting Lesure three times before getting away.

From San Jacinto, California;

The Riverside County Sheriff’s Department said in a statement that deputies were sent to the store at 11:20 a.m. in the 700 block of San Jacinto Avenue.

“During the investigation they found a shop owner, Nabeel Qandah, 42-year-old from San Jacinto, chased two subjects who were stealing two boxes of butane from his store,” the statement said. “Qandah attempted to stop the subjects who entered a waiting vehicle and drove away. Qandah fired his handgun at the vehicle.”

Shortly after the shooting, Juan Miguel Macias, 41, San Jacinto, arrived at a nearby hospital with a non-life-threatening gunshot wound to his arm.

The sheriff’s statement said investigators learned Macias and a 16-year-old person, who was not named, had taken butane from the store without paying.

“As they drove away, it appears Qandah discharged his firearm,” the statement said.

From St. Paul, Iowa;

A 15-year-old was arrested Friday afternoon several hours after he allegedly invaded a rural Lee County home, pulled a knife and demanded money from the residents.

The teenager, whose name has not been released because of his age, was arrested Friday afternoon in Fort Madison by Lee County sheriff’s detectives, said Lee County Sheriff Stacy Weber.

He was chased from the residence in the 1400 block of 210th Avenue in rural St. Paul and suffered injuries when he was assaulted by the homeowner, whose name has not been released.

“I can’t comment at this time on very many details of the case, but I will say the homeowners were instrumental in the investigation and subsequent arrest,” Weber said, adding the investigation is ongoing and additional arrests could be made.

From Midland, Michigan;

Investigators say it happened just after 1:30 a.m. Monday when two men allegedly were caught breaking into a vehicle on East Ashman Street.

Officers say they were chasing the suspects on foot when one of the men pulled out a gun and shot at police. The officer returned fire, killing the man.

The second suspect was arrested.

From Jacksonville, Florida;

Jacksonville Police were called around 11:30pm Sunday to the business on Beach Blvd. just east of Southside Blvd.

Upon arrival, police found two people suffering from gunshot wounds. One died at the scene and the other died while being treated at a local hospital.

According to JSO, three suspects entered the sweepstakes business armed with guns. During the robbery, an armed security guard who is employed by the business shot two of the suspects as they fled out the door.

A third suspect was able to escape in a dark-colored SUV. JSO says it is reviewing video surveillance from Spin City Sweepstakes to provide a full description of the event.

Bad day to be a crook in Jacksonville;

Police said that two people, at least one of them armed with a gun, knocked at the door of a home on Thumper Street, off Jammes Road, about 11:30 a.m. When the resident opened, the door, they pushed their way inside. The resident was able to retrieve his gun and fired at least one shot.

Police said the two robbers jumped out of second-floor windows of the home. One was found with a gunshot wound at the corner of Jammes and Harlow Boulevard. He was placed in custody, then taken to Orange Park Medical Center for treatment. Police are searching the area for the second robber.

From El Cajon, California;

El Cajon Police responded at 1:15 a.m. to a report of shots fired in the vicinity of Mona Place and West Chase Avenue.

Investigating officers said the homeowner was awakened by the sound of his dogs barking, looked outside and saw a man breaking into his vehicle in the front yard. The homeowner took a handgun, confronted the burglar and fired multiple shots.

The burglar then fled the scene and crashed into the front yard of a nearby house on West Chase Avenue. Arriving officers and paramedics pronounced the suspect dead at the scene.

The 32-year-old man’s name was not released pending notification of next of kin.

The incident remains under investigation by homicide detectives.

Rural homeowners in Canada are pushing back after a neighbor is arrested for defending his property;

“It doesn’t matter if you’re a rural person, a city person — it’s property rights,” said Rod Hertz, who attended the rally. “You have to defend yourself, you should have the right to defend yourself.”

Edouard Maurice woke up early Feb. 24 to find two suspected trespassers rummaging through vehicles on his property.

Shots were fired and Ryan Watson was taken to hospital with a gunshot wound to his arm. He was charged with trespassing by night, theft under $5,000 from a motor vehicle, possession of methamphetamine and failure to comply with probation.

Maurice was charged with aggravated assault, pointing a firearm and careless use of a firearm — charges locals say aren’t fair.

Derek Ully lives on a farm in the area and says rural crime has been on the rise. While he believes no one should have to fire a shot to protect their property, he said, “I don’t know what the answer is, but something has got to happen to make this stop.”

From Canada Broadcasting Company;

“They feel like sitting ducks because of the times and distances to get a response or there may be no resources available.”

Oel is a councillor with the M.D. of Foothills and president of the High Country Rural Crime Watch Association.

The association had a meeting Thursday night and Edouard Maurice was top of mind. He was charged with shooting a trespasser on his rural property in the early hours of Feb. 24.

In Phoenix, Arizona;

The alleged shooter told authorities they heard two people arguing in a car parked on 31st Avenue. After listening to the couple’s argument, the suspect decided to intervene because it became “so disturbing,” a police spokesperson said.

The man took his gun to confront the man and tell him to stop yelling, police said. The 23-year-old victim got out of his car and the suspect was able to calm him down before he became agitated again and punched the suspect in the face.

The 29-year-old man shot the victim in response to the assault, authorities said. His wife then called 911 to report the incident.

Witnesses tell ABC15 that a passerby attempted to perform CPR on the injured man before paramedics arrived at the scene. However, the man died at the scene.

The alleged shooter was taken into custody but was released. An investigation is ongoing.

From Gig Harbor, Washington;

The hunt is on for a violent burglary suspect Pierce County detectives say assaulted a woman while trying to break into her home.

They’ve released a sketch of the suspect.

The victim lives on 149th St. NW in Gig Harbor.

Detectives say she was walking out of her garage last month, when she was thrown to the ground, grabbed by her throat and punched in the face several times. But then — her attacker ran off — because detectives say she was able to arm herself with a pistol and fired a shot into the garage’s ceiling.

Top Kone sends a link from Baton Rouge, Louisiana;

Tuesday around 5 a.m. authorities say a 34-year-old man kicked in the door and forced his way into an apartment that was occupied by three people.

One of the residents armed himself with a handgun and shot the suspect multiple times. According to a release, the suspect attempted to flee the scene on foot but collapsed outside the apartment.

The suspect was transported to a local hospital and is expected to survive his injuries. After he is released, the suspect will be booked into the East Baton Rouge Parish Prison for home invasion.

From New Hanover County, North Carolina;

Rashiem Darnell Mooring, 25, was booked into the New Hanover County jail Thursday, according to sheriff’s office spokesman Lt. Jerry Brewer. Brewer said Mooring is charged in connection with a Dec. 24 home invasion at 115 Silver Lake Road, Lot 3, in which the homeowner shot and killed one suspect.

The incident happened at about 2:30 a.m. that morning when a man was awakened by the sound of intruders in his home. According to the sheriff’s office, the homeowner exchanged gunfire with the men, shooting and killing 31-year-old Hakim Hanifah. Brewer said Mooring was one of the other alleged home-invaders, but fled after the gun battle.

Mooring is charged with attempted robbery with a dangerous weapon, two counts of attempted first-degree murder, first degree burglary and conspiracy to commit robbery with a dangerous weapon, according to jail records. Records indicate he was arrested in Sanford.

He was booked into the jail on $2 million bail.

From Madison County, Florida;

FDLE says two of the suspects, Keosha Lewis, 20, and Selena Murray, 18, are charged with armed burglary. Charges of felony murder and armed burglary are pending against a third suspect, Jeremiah Davis, 21.

Authorities say on Wednesday morning, four suspects entered a home on Mandina Avenue occupied by a male and female victim. The suspects tied-up the woman and beat the man. Police say Davis was armed with a gun and threatened the victims. The male victim was able to retrieve his firearm and shoot the suspects, killing one and injuring another.

Lewis and Murray were not injured, fled the home and were arrested a few hours later. A bystander drove suspect Jamescya Pringle, 19, to Madison County Memorial Hospital where she was pronounced deceased on arrival. Davis, who was shot in the leg, was later located and transported to the hospital.

FDLE says Lewis and Murray were booked into the Madison County Jail. Davis remains hospitalized and is expected to make a full recovery. The male victim is recovering from his injuries, while the female victim was not injured.

From Brooklyn, New York;

Police released surveillance photos of the man whose gas station robbery attempt was preempted by an off-duty cop who fatally shot his teenaged accomplice.

Police have been looking for the suspect — who can be seen wearing a black hoodie and beige coat — since he and William Simon, 19, tried to rob a gas station at 914 Remsen Ave. around 10:30 p.m. Monday night.

The off-duty officer was getting his car filled up with gas when the pair whipped out weapons and held the cop and attendants at gunpoint, police said.

The off-duty cop told the two armed robbers he was a police officer and ordered them to stop when they tried to escape, said police.

Both men turned toward the officer with their guns raised, so the officer shot Simon in the torso and his partner ran away, police said.

Simon was taken to Brookdale Hospital where he died from his injuries, said police.

Investigators found a .44 caliber revolver at the station but have yet to find the second suspect, whom they describe as a 6-foot-tall man.