Category: Feel Good Stories

From Little Orleans, Maryland;

Police said William Charles Mackenzie fired multiple shots from a bedroom window at about 7:30 a.m. Friday, hitting two troopers who were near the perimeter. Police said they did not return fire at that point.

Police said that about an hour later, Mackenzie came out of his burning house, pointed a gun toward police and ignored commands to drop the weapon. That’s when police say they fired at Mackenzie. He was wounded and later pronounced dead at a hospital.

The two troopers were treated for gunshot wounds to their legs and released.

From San Antonio, Texas;

The officer who was cut during a struggle to subdue a man on a North Side highway was the one who fatally shot him, police confirmed Friday.

San Antonio Police Department officer Paul Armendariz and two other officers were trying to subdue a 19-year-old man about 6:30 p.m. Thursday on Loop 410 just west of the McCullough overpass when he attacked Armendariz with a knife and Armendariz shot him, according to a police statement.

From Lake Charles, Louisiana;

The Lake Charles Police Department has arrested a man in connection with a residential shooting in which a homeowner shot at an intruder.

The incident occurred around 11 am at a residence on Madeline Street in Lake Charles. Police say that 23-year-old Isaiah Williams entered the home with another suspect and was shot by the resident. Williams later died from his injuries.

A second suspect, who was seen fleeing the scene, has been arrested. Police say that 21-year-old Freddie Dequan Vezia has been arrested for his involvement in the shooting. Vezia has been charged with one count second-degree murder and home invasion. His bond is set at $800,000

Police say the charge of second-degree murder comes because Vezia was a principle in the home invasion which led to Williams being shot and killed.

An update to yesterday’s story from Pensacola, Florida;

Lyntonio De’Shawn Quinn, 22, has been arrested for homicide – murder while engaged in certain felony offense, home-invasion robbery and home invasion with a firearm.

On Tuesday, deputies were called to the area of 48th Avenue in reference to a gunshot victim. When deputies arrived on scene, they found David Washington, 27, deceased on the side of the road.

Washington and three other people are believed to have committed what appeared to be a drug-related home invasion on 48th Avenue. During the home invasion, Washington was shot and killed.

From Austin, Texas;

Residents called 911 around 3:40 a.m., saying someone was inside their home on the 4500 block of Avenue G. They hid in a closet and stayed on the call, telling police around 3:43 a.m. that they heard gunshots. According to the Austin Police Department, the suspect fired shots both inside and outside the home.

“They didn’t have any contact because they stayed inside the closet, but they were updating 911 the entire time,” Assistant Chief Troy Gay said of the victims.

Two officers responded to the “burglary hotshot” call at 3:44 a.m., parking several houses away. As they approached the house, someone was about to drive off, so they gave commands for that person to stop.

Instead, police say he shot at them, at which point one of the officers fired back. They pulled back and then called Austin Travis County EMS when they realized the suspect was injured. That person died at the scene. No officers were hurt, and they’ve spoken to the Austin Police Association.

From Forsythe, Georgia;

Deputies say a Forsyth man turned the tables on a would-be armed robber at his home on the night of Monday, Jan. 15, pushing him out the door to the ground, wrestling his gun away and holding him at gunpoint until cops arrived.

Daiquavious Lamone Taylor, 22, of Thomaston was arrested and charged with aggravated assault and other crimes after he allegedly tried to commit armed robbery at the Boxankle Road home on Jan. 15. Taylor was also charged with criminal attempt to commit armed robbery, possession of a firearm by a convicted felon, home invasion, possession of a firearm during the commission of a crime and criminal trespass.

A mystery in St Louis, Missouri;

Police say a woman, 43, was sitting in her car when four black males, all teenagers, walked passed her vehicle and stopped to to talk to her. Police tell News 4 one of the suspects then pulled out a handgun and pointed it at the victim. According to police, the woman began to panic and then she heard gun shots west of her location. Police say that’s when the suspects ran eastbound on Barrett away form the victim.

Just after 9 p.m. a 16-year-old was shot in the head in the 3200 block of Barrett. He was barely breathing and not conscious when he was taken to the hospital. He was later listed in critical, stable condition.

Shortly after the first teenager was found, a second teenager, described as being 14 years old, was found with a gunshot wound to the leg in the 4300 block of Warne. Police said the teen’s injury was from the shooting on Barrett. He was taken to the hospital and listed as stable. Another teen was found with the suspect shot in the leg. That male was taken into custody and a firearm was recovered, according to police.

A fourth teenager is still at large. He is described by police as having a thick build, a dark complexion and standing between 5’7″ and 5’8″. Police are also still looking for the individual(s) who fired shots at the four teenagers.

From Pensacola, Florida;

“Nobody should have to go like that,” said Lolita Bullock. “It’s senseless.”

David Washington, 27, died just feet away from bullock’s front door.

“I’m the one who made the initial phone call,” said Bullock. “I stayed with him until they got here, I stayed with him until they removed him, I wouldn’t leave him.”

Escambia County Sheriff’s deputies believe Washington was shot during a drug-related home invasion. Investigators said he and three others were involved. One of whom the sheriff’s office identifies as 22-year-old Lyntonio De’Shawn Quinn.

Now, with blood stains in her front yard, Bullock wants others to know the circumstances don’t justify what happened.

From Nashville, Tennessee;

The Nash County Sheriff’s Office received a call regarding an armed robbery at the Four Points General Store at 5636 Red Road north of Nashville. The call came in shortly before 9 p.m.

Authorities say a man entered the store, brandished a gun and demanded the store employee give him money from the register. During the encounter, the employee pulled out a revolver and fired multiple shots at the man as he fled the store, according to the sheriff’s office. The employee was not injured, officials said.

Officials said it’s unknown at this time if the suspect was struck by any bullets fired by the employee.

From Horseheads, New York;

The incident occurred shortly after 11:30 p.m. at 224 Overlook Drive, according to the Chemung County Sheriff’s Office.

Deputies responding to a 911 call learned that three male subjects entered the residence, armed with a loaded rifle, and demanded cash from the two occupants.

During the incident, a suspect later identified as Daiquan J. Bythwood, 18, of Elmira, became involved in a physical altercation with one of the occupants, according to Sheriff Christopher Moss.

During the struggle, the second occupant shot Bythwood with a shotgun, Moss said.

The suspects fled the residence in a dark-colored sedan. Bythwood was transported by his accomplices to St. Joseph’s Hospital, Moss said.

Bythwood was transferred to Robert Packer Hospital in Sayre, where he underwent emergency surgery. He was in critical condition Thursday afternoon.

Elmira police took a second suspect, identified as 17-year-old Zhamere F. Charriez of Elmira, into custody Thursday and turned him over to the sheriff’s office.

Charriez was charged with first-degree robbery, a felony. He was arraigned in Town of Horseheads Court and committed to the Chemung County Jail in lieu of $50,000 cash bail or $100,000 property bond.

Authorities are still seeking the third suspect, identified as Drew P. Stansfield, 19, of Horseheads.

From Houston, Texas;

Investigators said the suspect tried to kick down the front door of a home on Anice Street near Ponder Lane around 6:30 p.m. However, the homeowner grabbed his gun and fired at the suspect several times. The suspect ran off and the homeowner called police.

About an hour later, the suspect was found at a nearby hospital, where officials called the Harris County Sheriff’s Office. Investigators said the suspect was transported by helicopter to Memorial Hermann Hospital in the Texas Medical Center in serious condition.

From Maysville, Alabama;

Robert Dale Bradshaw, 42, and Derick Deangelo Vaughn, 31, were arrested early Wednesday morning and charged with second-degree theft.

Deputies were called to a home on Eva Court around 1 a.m. Wednesday after gunshots were heard in the area. The homeowner called while deputies were on the way to the home and said he caught two men hooking a truck to his utility trailer, so he got his gun and shot at the vehicle, authorities said.

Vaughn ran when the shooting started, according to deputies. Bradshaw was able to drive away from the home but abandoned the vehicle at Maysville Road and Cooper Drive because a tire was shot, deputies said.

Vaughn was shot under his arm, deputies said. He was treated and released from Huntsville Hospital and then booked back into the jail.

Also from Houston, Texas;

According to the League City Police Department, officers responded to a robbery call around 5:20 p.m at a CVS located in the 1200 block of E. League City Parkway.

Upon arrival, police say they found a woman was injured by a robbery suspect who fled on foot.

At 5:30 p.m., police say an officer was checking the immediate area of the robbery when he had an altercation with a man which resulted in a shooting. The man was pronounced dead at the scene.

From Gilbert, Arizona;

Gilbert police said 27-year-old E’lon Hayes pointed a handgun at the clerk and demanded money. The clerk was armed with a handgun and drew his weapon to defend himself.

“I was in fear for my life already,” the clerk told police. “The minute he showed the gun I was in fear for my life, I wasn’t sure what I was going to do.”

Surveillance video from inside the store shows the clerk grab a gun and chase the suspect outside.

Once outside the store, the suspect allegedly made a threatening gesture toward the clerk, and the clerk fired his weapon at the suspect.

“I shot him,” the clerk told the dispatcher. “It was behind the store when he started to turn.”

According to Gilbert police, the clerk won’t be charged in this incident.

Gilbert police said Hayes was hit by a bullet in his lower right side but was still able to run from the scene.

In a nearby neighborhood, Hayes flagged officers from inside his car, saying he had been shot. He was transported to the hospital for treatment.

Police located an airsoft gun in the car.

He was released from the hospital on December 6 and released from prison in July of this year.

From Pike County, Indiana;

Troopers say a 911 call came in late Sunday night from a home on North 10th Street in Petersburg.

They say 46-year-old Brian White was shot and killed.

Troopers say he had been an a physical confrontation with his wife and reached for a gun.

After a brief struggle, they say she was able to take control of the gun and shoot her husband in self-defense.

Troopers say she ran to another nearby house for help.

From Auburn, Georgia;

The homeowner approached a stranger [Corey Heard, 36] he saw entering his 2014 Ford Pickup. The suspect allegedly approached the victim in a threatening manner and the homeowner told him to stop several times.

Authorities said the victim fired warning shots and the suspect continued to approach him.

“The victim ordered the suspect to stop several times, fired warning shots and the suspect continued to come towards him,” Capt. Lorenza Dorsey said. “The victim eventually fired in the direction of the suspect striking him in the foot after which the suspect retreated.”

In separate unrelated incident, Heard was accused of raping a 13-year-old girl who was kidnapped by a group of men after running away from a youth development center in October.

From London, Ohio;

London Police said two men broke into an apartment on Lamplight Court around 11:30 p.m. Monday.

Once inside the apartment, police say gunfire was exchanged between the two suspects and residents. The gunfire continued outside the apartment.

Police say the shootings left one resident dead and another injured. William Benson, 28, was pronounced dead at the scene. Another resident, 28-year-old Zachary Edmond was transported to Ohio State Unversity Wexner Medical Center. His injuries are not life-threatening, according to police.

One of the suspects was also killed in the gunfire. Police identified that person as 24-year-old Justin G. Coffey.

From Maplewood, Minnesota;

Officers were called to a report of a robbery around 7:45 p.m. at Princess Liquors in Maplewood. According to Maplewood Police, two suspects were holding up the store and began to assault one of the employees. Another employee confronted the suspects and fired a gun, striking one of them.

Both suspects fled the store, but police located one of them a short distance away with a gunshot wound. He was transported to Regions Hospital, where he later died.

In Little Rock, Arkansas;

[North Little Rock police spokesman Sgt. Brian] Dedrick said it appears that the robber and his victim got into a tussle over a gun near the intersection of East 14th and Pine streets. The gun went off during the altercation, he said, fatally hitting the robber, who then ran and was found almost a block away. The man shot was not taken to a hospital, he said.

Dedrick said it is unclear whom the gun belonged to, and he didn’t identify the people involved in the shooting.

He reported Monday night that police were talking to several witnesses. Dedrick said the robbery victim was not hurt and police would be talking to him.

From Memphis, Tennessee;

Local 24 News on the scene Monday night at Sing Lay restaurant on 2684 Frayser Boulevard, near Range Line Road.

Memphis police say the employee shot and killed the suspect during an attempted robbery.

Investigators said Tuesday morning that the employee shot in self-defense, and no criminal charges would be filed.

From Wooster, Ohio;

Police say the resident of the home where the shooting happened is in the process of moving out and hadn’t been there in several days. The resident’s fiance went the the home to get some of her items when he noticed a male intruder.

After the two exchanged words, police say the intruder grabbed a bottle and attacked the fiance.

While being struck with the bottle, the fiance pulled a gun from his waistband and shot the intruder, who then fled the scene.

Police say there was evidence that the intruder had been squatting in the home for several days.

After a search of the area, the intruder was found and taken to the hospital for gunshot wounds to the hands and abdomen. His condition is not known.

From Youngstown, Ohio;

A 56-year-old woman inside a West Side home Monday scared off a burglar by pulling a gun on him hidden under her pillow.

Officers were called about 9:35 a.m. to the 1600 block of Mayfield Avenue, where the woman’s 75-year-old husband was in a recliner downstairs when a man wearing a mask appeared in his living room with a handgun.

The intruder went upstairs after he heard a cough, reports said, and pointed the gun at the woman’s face while she was still in bed. She then got her gun and the burglar ran away. He fired a shot at the woman but missed. Police did find a 9 mm shell casing inside the home. Reports said the woman told police she thinks the intruder came through a dog door in the home.

From Wichita, Kansas;

A man who was attempting to rob Honie’s Wig & Beauty Supply, near Harry and Hillside, was reportedly shot twice by the manager, Wichita police Lt. Ronald Hunt said.

The would-be robber walked into the store at about 12:30 p.m. He received gunshot wounds to his chin and shoulder and was taken to the hospital with non-life-threatening injuries.

The man shot appeared to be in his late 30s, according to police. The manager fired two rounds.

Poetrooper sends a link from Mobile, Alabama;

The 22-year-old victim stated she was awakened by an unknown man standing in her room. The man said he had a gun and would hurt her if she did not comply with his demands.

When the victim refused to remove her clothing, Powe attacked her. She was able to free herself after her shoulder broke a bedroom window. The victim used the broken glass from the window to stab Powe multiple times in the head. Powe left her house.

The victim was transported to the hospital to receive treatment for her hand and shoulder injuries.

In 2000, Powe was convicted of rape in a Mobile case. Powe is a registered sex offender in Conecuh County, but is currently in violation of the Sex Offender Registration and Notification Act (SORNA).

Powe is at the hospital getting treatment for the cuts he sustained from the victim. Upon his release, he will be transported to Metro Jail.

AW1Ed sends a link from Chino Valley, Arizona;

When deputies got on scene, they found a 59-year-old man inside a pickup truck parked on the property who had been shot.

Emergency responders later arrived and confirmed the man had died, officials say.

Investigators interviewed two men and other witnesses for several hours and collected evidence Sunday morning after a warrant was served.

Based on the evidence and statements given, investigators believe the man in the truck drove onto the property unannounced and became stuck in the garden.

When a 48-year-old man who lives at the residence and another 48-year-old man visiting approached to check on the driver, the driver fired at least one shot. Both men were armed, deputies say, and fired back at the driver, killing him.

YCSO does not believe the people involved in the shooting knew each other.

Good news from Portland, Oregon;

A grand jury has determined a U-Haul employee was justified in fatally shooting a would-be robber earlier this month in Southeast Portland, police say.

Tyson B. Pfau, 27, won’t be prosecuted in the shooting death of 53-year-old Robert R. Porter, who police say tried to rob the Powell Boulevard U-Haul office at gunpoint on Jan. 3.

Detectives learned Porter went into the business and demanded money while wielding a handgun, Portland police said in a news release. Pfau shot him multiple times during the incident, police said, and another employee called 911.

Police said witnesses and Pfau, a concealed handgun license holder, cooperated with investigators. Police released no additional details about the circumstances of the shooting.

Detectives think Porter, a Newberg resident, had been involved in multiple other Portland-area robberies. Police said he was taken to a hospital but died.

From Lake Wells, Florida;

According to Judd, the incident began as a domestic violence situation. About 8 a.m, deputies were called to the home on College Hill Road in Lake Wales. The wife and daughter of Shannon J. Cables, 46, said he had threatened his wife with a long safety pin, then struck the wife with a pool cue and used mace on them.

During the incident, Cables pointed a gun at the women, but the 19-year-old daughter tackled him and got the gun away. The women then fled the home. Cables fled into the woods.

The wife was taken to the hospital. Deputies remained at the home.

About 2:15 p.m., deputies escorted the women back to the home. As they arrived, one of them saw Cables emerge from the woods, carrying the AR-15 and a shotgun.

One of the deputies confronted Cables and told him to put down his weapons. Instead, Cables opened fire with the AR-15, Judd said.

The deputy returned fire. Two deputies emerged from the back door of the home and also opened fire.

Cables was struck and stopped firing. Deputies began first aid and called paramedics. He was taken to Lake Wales Regional Medical Center, where he died.

From Wilkinsburg, Pennsylvania;

Authorities say 32-year-old Wilkinsburg resident Randall Hackett was found at the home by officers responding to reports of a burglary in process. They say gunfire was soon exchanged and Hackett was injured, though further details about the shooting were not immediately released.

Hackett underwent surgery and is hospitalized in stable condition. Authorities say he will be charged with burglary, three counts of reckless endangerment and two counts each of aggravated assault and attempted homicide.

From West Memphis, Arkansas;

West Memphis PD says responded to a shooting call the Sunset Inn on Martin Luther King Jr. Drive at around 6:10 a.m.

When they arrived, they found a man critically injured from a gunshot wound. He was later pronounced dead on the scene.

West Memphis PD says officers investigated the scene and interviewed the shooter. According to police, the deceased man robbed the shooter at gunpoint, and a struggled began between them. The robber was shot during the struggle.

From Dunwoody, Georgia;

Police said the shooting happened in a Walmart parking lot on Winter Chapel Road around 7:45 a.m after being told the suspect had pulled into the store’s lot.

The individual, who has not been identified at this time, was suspected of robbing a Kroger in Johns Creek with a handgun, police said. According to authorities, a witness followed the suspect to the parking Walmart parking lot.

During the confrontation, police say that the suspect left their vehicle and was not complying with their commands. It was at this time that an officer fired one shot into the suspect.

The suspect was transported to Grady Memorial Hospital where he was pronounced dead.

Not a traditional FGS story from Houston, Texas;

A pimp fatally collapsed after an altercation with a good Samaritan who was trying to help a woman he was assaulting early Saturday morning in northwest Houston, police say.

According to the Houston Police Department, police responded to what was initially thought to be a hit-and-run around 2:30 a.m. in the 14600 block of Hempstead near Gessner.

Upon arrival, police say they discovered a woman who was being sex trafficked from Wisconsin.

The woman told police she was being assaulted by her pimp at a nearby club when she attempted to flee. Hel allegedly continued to pursue and assault her.

Police say a good Samaritan driving by witnessed the assault and got out his vehicle to help which resulted in some sort of altercation between the two men. The woman told police the pimp threatened to shoot him.

Police say the good Samaritan fled the scene in fear of his life. Police say the woman tried to jump into the pickup truck, but the the pimp pulled her hair and grabbed her.

At some point, police say they both lost their grip and hit the ground.

“According to the reporting witness, the male pimp hits the ground, rises to his feet, stumbles across the roadway and collapses on the shoulder,” said Sergeant R. Klementich with the Houston Police Department.

He was pronounced dead at the scene.