Category: Feel Good Stories

From Rolla, Missouri;

Early Tuesday morning, at approximately 1:15 a.m. authorities began an investigation into a shooting in the 10000 block of County Road 2080 northeast of Rolla in Phelps County.

The homeowner said 39-year-old William Lee Dale entered the residence and assaulted the man, deputies said. The man said he feared for his life and shot Dale in the upper torso, according to authorities. Dale was pronounced dead at the scene. An autopsy later confirmed Dale died from that gunshot wound.

From Port Orchard, Washington;

Alberto Zane Chapulin, 28, of Poulsbo, had been charged with residential burglary for the March 5, 2017 incident near the Clearwater Casino. Zane Chapulin had been drinking at the casino and was kicked out for becoming too drunk.

He apparently found his way into the nearby neighborhood and though he said he could remember little about the incident, he told investigators he believed he was at his house and was trying to get inside, according to court documents.

The actual resident, a woman, armed herself with an AK-47 and after hearing her doorbell and a disturbance called 911 and investigated.

She told Kitsap County Sheriff’s deputies the intruder appeared aggressive and would not leave despite warnings. He broke a glass pane near the door as he attempted to get inside. Fearing that Zane Chapulin would get inside, and after telling him she had a gun, the woman shot him in the arm. When that didn’t dissuade him, she shot the rifle again, hitting him in the chest. He was taken to Tacoma General Hospital, where he remained until he was taken to the Kitsap County Jail.

From Giles, Virginia;

According to New River Valley Regional Jail records David Joseph Cecil of Narrows was booked into the Dublin facility Tuesday on charges of attempted robbery and burglary.

Cecil was airlifted to Carilion Roanoke Memorial Hospital in the early morning hours of Jan. 3 with what authorities termed “serious” injuries. He was one of two men shot at a residence in the Stockpen Mountain Road area of Giles.

Dakota Ryan Bailey, 20, of Narrows was pronounced dead at the scene.

From San Antonio, Texas;

A West Side apartment resident shot a homeless man who allegedly kicked in his door because he wanted to stay inside overnight.

Police said the 30-year-old suspect had been reported as sleeping outside an apartment door at the Gates of Capernum apartments in the 8600 block of Waters Edge Drive.

Some residents tried to help the man so he’d leave, police said, but the man didn’t want to and kicked a door in.

When he did so, a resident inside shot him in the leg. Paramedics came to the apartment around 1 a.m. and then took the suspect to University Hospital in stable condition. It is unclear what charges he will face, if any.

From Detroit, Michigan;

A 23-year-old CPL holder shot a 19-year-old man at his home Thursday morning around 12:30 a.m., when the 19-year-old man tried to rob the 23-year-old man while selling his iPhone, police said.

The incident happened on the 1600 block of Calvert.

Four men, including the 19-year-old, arrived at the house for the iPhone sale, when one of them pulled a gun and attempted to rob the home owner.

The home owner pulled his own gun out and shot the 19-year-old in the thigh. The four men then jumped into a car and drove to a hospital, where the man who was shot was dropped off.

The condition of the 19-year-old is not known.

From Phoenix, Arizona;

The Phoenix Police Department says a business owner shot a robbery suspect and held him at gunpoint until police arrived.

The incident happened at a business near Greenway Road and Tatum Boulevard around 2:30 p.m. Friday.

Police say the injured suspect, and 28-year-old Brittany Reid, arrived at the store about an hour before it opened and waited in the parking lot for the owner to come.

They reportedly followed him into the store when the male suspect produced a handgun. The business owner ducked behind the counter and pulled his handgun, shooting the male suspect in the leg.

Police say the store has automatic locks on the door and customers must be buzzed in and out, preventing Reid from escaping.

The 30-year-old man was transported to the hospital with non-life-threatening injuries. The suspect has yet to be identified by police.

From Philadelphia, Pennsylvania;

A 31-year-old man in the store was confronted by employees for allegedly stealing items, police.

After being confronted, the suspect pulled out a knife, grabbed the cash drawer from the register, and fled the store.

Police said a security guard outside the store confronted the suspect, who then lunged at the guard.

The guard shot the suspect once in the left leg, police said.

The suspect was taken to Temple University Hospital in stable condition.

From Winston-Salem, North Carolina;

“Put everything here, I need all the money you have or I will kill you,” said an attempted robber.

At the AZ Patterson Grocery in Winston-Salem, a man came in wanting to know about fidget spinners. Then he asked about some of the cell phones. But then, he pulled a gun.

“I thought about my family, my wife, my son, my daughter. What they could do if that guy shot me,” said Essam Ahmed, a manager of the AZ Patterson Grocery.

So many things went through Ahmed’s head because he knew, with just a pull of the trigger, his life could be over.

“55 years of my life looks like a fast movie on my eyes,” said Ahmed.

Ahmed admitted he was afraid, but he made up his mind, not to give up the money.

Because at the end of the day, he has to look at himself in the mirror.

“My late father taught me many times, you have to protect yourself, you have to protect others, you have to be a good guy, you have to respect yourself. If that guy had gotten the money, I don’t be able to respect myself,” said Ahmed.

So as the man was distracted by someone outside, Ahmed pulled out a shotgun of his own, and the man bolted.

He says that decision could have cost him his life, but at least he would have known he did the right thing. Even now, he says would do the same thing.

From Waco, Texas;

Waco police responded to the Mr. Magoo’s bar at 4601 Hodde Dr. at around 2:00 a.m. Sunday.

Officers determined that a customer who became upset when the bar announced last call, got into an argument with a bouncer, pulled out a handgun and fired several rounds, sending the bouncer running for cover.

Another bar employee witnessed the shooting, retrieved his own weapon, and shot the suspect repeatedly.

The unidentified man was taken to Baylor Scott & White Hillcrest Medical Center.

Information about his condition and the severity of his injuries wasn’t immediately available.

Some video entertainment of a security guard intervening in an attempted robbery;

From Cincinnati, Ohio;

Police say an armed robber was fatally shot at a Cincinnati auto parts store by another person inside the business.

Police say two gunmen entered the store in the city’s Roselawn neighborhood Wednesday night. Another person inside the store opened fire, hitting one of them.

Officers found the body of the suspected robber in the parking lot.

From Springfield, Missouri;

According to Springfield police, the homeowner shot at a man who attempted to break into the home at the intersection of S. Missouri Ave. and W. Elm St. The number of shots that were fired was not specified by police.

Investigators told our crew on scene that the man was not shot, but did suffer injuries related to the break-in. He was transported to the hospital. There was no immediate word on charges.

From Columbus, Ohio;

Police officials are sorting out the details in the fatal shooting of a robbery suspect who died after being shot by plainclothes police.

Plainclothes officers exchanged gunfire with the suspect Friday after becoming aware of the suspect’s presence in a home.

The suspect, identified as 22-year-old Amanuel Dagebo, was shot inside a parked car by two officers.

Police say a gun was found near the car.

The Columbus Dispatch reports that the spokesman wouldn’t say whether the suspect fired at police or how many shots the officers fired.

None of the officers involved in the shooting were injured.

From Everette, Washington;

One man is dead and another injured after a fight at an Everett bar ended with an armed bar employee shooting and killing the suspect.

Witnesses say the incident happened around 2 a.m. Saturday at O’Finnigan’s bar after an altercation between patrons.

Snohomish County sheriff’s investigators say a 29-year-old man left the bar, retrieved a gun from his vehicle and began firing shots in the parking lot, hurting one of the customers.

A 28-year-old employee at the bar who was armed and working at the time shot and killed the suspect.

The wounded customer, a 23-year-old Lynnwood man, was transported to Harborview Regional Medical Center. He is expected to recover.

From Kanawha County, West Virginia;

Deputies with the Kanawha County Sheriff’s Office tell WSAZ that in the early morning hours Saturday, an 82-year-old man was working in his garage.

A 24-year-old man allegedly broke into the garage through a window and threatened the homeowner.

The homeowner shot the intruder, according to deputies, killing him.

It happened in the 200 block of Destiny Lane.

Detectives are on scene investigating collecting evidence and conducting interviews.

Investigators are not releasing names at this time. No charges are expected to be filed against the homeowner.

From Tamarac, Florida;

Deputies say a man walking his dog noticed another man walking around the neighborhood burglarizing vehicles.

The man watched the suspect walk towards his home and attempt to burglarize his car.

According to BCSO, the homeowner confronted the suspect, an altercation occurred, and the homeowner shot the suspect.

The adult male was taken to Broward Health North, and pronounced dead.

From Del City, Oklahoma;

Officers were called the home in the 3100 block of Neighbors Lane at 12:30 a.m. on Friday, January 12.

A man across the street called 911 after a woman from the home ran to him for help.

“She said that her friend was shot as she opened the door and they believed she was dead,” said Lonnie White neighbor. “They shot her in the face point blank range.”

Police said the suspects Darious Jackson, 22, and his brother Sharonne Jackson, 29, had planned to rob the women.

“They went in there looking for money,” said Major Ted Kleber, Del City Police Department. “Obviously knew these girls had some.”

Major Kleber said a man in the bedroom, Vincent Alexander, pulled a gun out from under his pillow and fired at both suspects. Meanwhile, a woman and child hid from the gunfire in a closet.

“Both suspects were shot,” said Kleber. “One of the suspects fled the scene and we later fund him at a hospital.”

Police said Alexander also went on the run. Detectives want to interview him for several reasons.

“Number one, he was involved in the shooting,” said Kleber. “He shot back. He is a convicted felon, number two. And he took the weapon with him so we need to recover the weapon and also we need his side of the story.”

The neighbor across the street thinks Alexander saved the other woman and child by shooting at the suspects.

“Being across the street,” said White. “And talking to them, they came here I believe to kill everybody in the home.”

Police said the suspect who is still in the hospital just got out of prison in December.

From Chattanooga, Tennessee;

Police were originally dispatched to a report of a burglary in progress on the 100 block of N Crest Road around 10:50 p.m., but when they arrived they were greeted with a far different situation, according to a news release.

Officers determined the suspect, Gary McCoy, 24, had actually been shot and was attempting to get help from the occupants of the home. He knocked on several doors, but when no one answered, he shattered a glass sliding door with a lawn chair in an attempt to activate the alarm.

Paramedics transported McCoy to a local hospital for treatment for a minor wound and investigators were able to determine the location of the shooting nearby.

From Fort Walton Beach, Florida;

Okaloosa County has experienced a rash of unrelated burglaries, which led to the arrest of six people this week.

But it was the arrest in Fort Walton Beach by police which raised eyebrows.

Robert Patrick Cash is looking at two counts of burglary of an occupied dwelling.

He’s in custody, thanks to a homeowner who took the law into his own hands.

The Fort Walton Beach Police Department said it was just after six o’clock when Cash entered Clint Aden’s home on Sherwood Lane in Fort Walton Beach.

Police said Cash walked right through the garage and into Aden’s home wearing only underwear.

Aden didn’t see him come in and didn’t suspect anything until his son, who saw the suspect, alerted his dad.

“He asked ‘dad, did you expect someone to be over here?’ and I said, ‘no,’ and he said, ‘a man with grey hair just came into our house and went upstairs.’” Aden said.

Clint pulled out a pistol and headed into his daughter’s room.

“His shoes were right here when I turned on the light, which kind of caught my eye and I thought ‘this is really happening,’ so I eased around the corner, right here, and eased around the corner and this man was right behind this piece of furniture,” Aden said.

With only a split second to act, he had the drop on Cash and decided not to shoot.

“I’ve always thought, ‘I’m just going to shoot the person,’ you know, they are in my house, so I mean that’s what I’ve, truly, once I realized he wasn’t armed, I didn’t feel an imminent threat to myself or the family, so I just held him there at gunpoint and everything worked out for all of us, I mean that’s certainly not what we want to do, is to take someone’s life,” Aden said.

Aden held Cash at gunpoint for about two minutes, until officers who were already searching the area for the suspect arrived at the home and took him into custody.

From Corpus Christi, Texas;

Officers were dispatched to the area just after 4 a.m. for numerous shots fired. When officers arrived on scene, the homeowner said that three to four people forced their way into the home. Gunfire was then exchanged from inside and outside of the house, according to Lt. Steven Gonzalez.

Two people inside the home were uninjured, according to Gonzalez.

“They’re not injured, which is the great thing about it, “Lt. Gonzalez said. “No one was shot, they weren’t shot, they weren’t hurt, just a little shaken up.”

Several casings were found at the scene from different types of firearms, according to officers.

“Some type of assault rifle was used in this offense,” Lt. Gonzalez said.

Up to 20 shots were fired at the scene, officers said. Casings from at least two different sized weapons were found.

Officers are still searching for the people involved and investigating who exactly fired the shots.

From Citrus County, Florida;

According to the Citrus County Sheriff’s Office, deputies were responding to a burglary in process at 4:31 p.m. Wednesday on West Dunklin Street when a male suspect, later identified as Zechariah Tackett, 28, of Levy County, was shot.

When deputies arrived, they found Tackett lying on his back outside of the residence, and two males identified as Robert Jones Sr., 54, and Robert Jones Jr., 32, both of Citrus County, standing in the driveway.

Deputies performed cardiopulmonary resuscitation on Tackett, but he was unresponsive and pronounced dead at 4:51 p.m, the report states.

Major crimes detectives interviewed Robert Jones Sr., who said after receiving a call from his sister about a possible burglary, he and his son — both carrying weapons — responded to the home and found an unknown male in the living room. He said Tackett was shot during that confrontation, the report states.

Timothy sends us a link from Phoenix, Arizona;

The Phoenix Police Department says a business owner shot a robbery suspect and held him at gunpoint until police arrived.

The incident happened at a business near Greenway Road and Tatum Boulevard around 2:30 p.m. Friday.

Police say the man was transported to the hospital with minor injuries. Another suspect also involved in the robbery was not injured and was detained at the scene.