Category: Feel Good Stories

From Baltimore, Maryland;

According to Captain Jarron Jackson, 911 dispatch got a call from the [off-duty] officer around 11:30 a.m., reporting that he was involved in a shooting inside his home.

Investigators say the suspect was trying to commit a burglary.

During a struggle with the suspect, the suspect’s gun was taken away and the suspect was shot.

The suspect was transported to the hospital. The officer was not injured.

According to an update, the criminal succumbed to his injuries.

In Detroit, Michigan;

A man licensed to carry a concealed pistol has fatally shot one of two masked men who opened fire on his car at a Highland Park gas station.

The shooting occurred just after midnight Saturday in the Detroit enclave.

The concealed pistol license holder returned fire, striking one of the men described as being in his early 20s. The other man ran away.

Chief Tango sends us link from Airway, Washington;

After serving six years in the Army, combat veteran Jonathan Kiner never thought he would pull his gun on anyone ever again. Kiner and his family went grocery shopping at the Walmart in Airway Heights. They paid and walked out to their SUV and started loading it up. Nothing seemed out-of-the ordinary until Kiner walked over to the driver’s side.

“That’s when the door popped open and he was sitting in there and everything escalated from there,” he explained.

The strange man attempted to bolt from the car but Kiner was able to get a hold of him.

“I said, ‘Do not fight me I don’t want to hurt you,’” he said. “But the safety of my family was first and foremost.”

He pulled out his registered pistol to subdue the man. He let the suspect know he had a concealed carry permit.

“He tried to struggle a little bit, I got him to the ground and he kind of just balled up into a turtle position and I held him there and held him down,” Kiner said.

Airway Heights police identified the man as Jared Austin. He was arrested and cited for misdemeanor second degree vehicle prowling. Kiner said he showed police his concealed hand gun carry permit and he was free to go. The entire ordeal stuck with him.

From Farmington, Missouri;

Farmington Police Chief Rick Baker said at about 4 a.m. dispatch received a call in reference to a burglary in progress in the 1200 block of Dawn St.

“The reporting party told dispatch they heard gunshots and believed someone was in their basement,” said Baker. “When the officer arrived at the scene they located a large basement and egress window at the rear of the residence that had been broken out.”

Baker said that’s what the officer thought was a possible point of entry and the other officer spoke with the homeowner at the front door.

“They stated they were certain they could hear someone in the basement and the officers actually evacuated the homeowner and his wife,” Baker said. “They started to descend down the staircase to the basement and they could hear someone down there.”

Baker said the officers saw an empty gun case and boxes of ammo on the floor. He added the officer shouted out multiple commands for the suspect, later identified as Cody Crayton, 29, of Park Hills, to come out with his hands in sight.

“There was no response from the suspect and the officer then reported hearing multiple shots fired in the basement,” said Baker. “So the officers exited the house and took cover around their vehicles. Shortly after they heard another series of gunshots coming from within the residence.”

Baker said a short time later the suspect came out of the front door of the home with an assault rifle in his hand.

“The officers fired on the suspect hitting him and then approached him,” said Baker. “They were able to subdue him, take him into custody and they saw he was shot or hit one time in his right side. It was more of a flesh wound, a superficial wound.”

Baker said fire and EMS were contacted and the suspect was treated briefly at the scene before being taken to Parkland Health Center. He added that Crayton was later released from the hospital about an hour and a half later and was then taken into custody.

From Conroe, Texas;

Authorities say a woman in a north Houston suburb has shot and killed another woman who was trying to break into her home.

Montgomery County Precinct 1 Justice of the Peace Wayne Mack says 38-year-old Marci Green was pronounced dead at a Conroe hospital early Sunday after she was shot around midnight.

Deputies say the woman inside the house told them Green first tried to get in through the front door of her Conroe-area home, then she shot her as Green went around to the back of the home and tried to get in through a door there.

The shooting remains under investigation.

Chief Tango sends us a story from New Orleans, Louisiana;

The victim, a 39-year-old woman, told detectives that she was getting into her vehicle when she was approached by two masked men.

The men took out handguns and yelled at the victim to get on the ground, police said, but as one of the men tried to take the victim’s purse, she tried to back away.

The other man then grabbed the victim by the hair and threw her to the ground, and the first man picked up the purse.

The two robbers then took off running, with the victim’s son in pursuit, police said. The robbers reached a backyard in the 3700 block of Virgil Boulevard, where they reportedly fired shots at the victim’s son.

The son, who was not injured, told police he returned fire and “possibly” struck one of the robbers, according to police.

Another one from Chief Tango. This one happened in Bridgeton, North Carolina;

Police responded at about 6:18 a.m. after an intruder broke into a home on Purifoy Street armed with a handgun and demanded money.

The homeowner gave the intruder the money he had on him and a fight began, during which the homeowner got ahold of the handgun and shot at the intruder, police said.

The intruder ran away before police arrived, and officers said they don’t know whether or not the intruder was hit.

The homeowner suffered non-life-threatening injuries.

The story has been updated;

Jimmy Dunn Jr. is accused of robbing a Craven County homeowner. Police say Dunn forced his way into the victim’s home on Purifoy Street and demanded money.

Authorities say Dunn and the homeowner got into a scuffle, and eventually the homeowner ended up getting the suspect’s gun and firing several shots at Dunn.

Dunn left the scene, but suffered several gunshot wounds. He was treated at CarolinaEast Medical Center and released.

Dunn was booked into the Craven County Jail on a $1,000,000 secured bond.

From Tupelo, Mississippi;

Lee County Sheriff Jim Johnson said deputies were called to a Highway 6 residence south of Plantersville around 4:45 p.m. where a male came home and confronted his mother and stepfather.

“He had a baseball bat in his hand and assaulted both of them,” Johnson said. “At one point, the stepfather was able to get a .45-caliber handgun and shoot the suspect. He was carried to the North Mississippi Medical Center in bad condition.”

The man who was shot, whose name has not been released, was also identified as the suspect in a pair of home burglaries in the Palmetto community Friday morning.

From Bexar County, Texas;

Surveillance footage shows one of the shooters walking with a gun in front of the home. The homeowner told KENS 5 that she heard banging on the front door and someone yelling “SAPD.”

She knew something wasn’t right because her house is in the county, which is covered by the Bexar County Sheriff’s Office.

The homeowner says that she grabbed her phone and a gun. Moments later, her back door was kicked in.

From the top of her staircase, the homeowner told us that she started firing shots. The gunmen fired back then took off, but not before shooting the front of the house too.

The homeowner is still pulling bullets out of the walls.

Walls were all that took bullets according to police.

In Mercedes, Texas;

Police later met with a homeowner who claimed “masked persons with guns” came onto her property.

The homeowner then stated her husband, identified as 32-year-old Esli De La Cruz, loaded his handgun and fired a warning shot to prevent the intruders from coming any further into the house, according to the criminal complaint.

De La Cruz reportedly chased the burglary suspects off the property and into the roadway.

During the course of an investigation, police identified 29-year-old Noe Tijerina of Mission as a suspect. He was later charged with burglary of habitation. A Justice of the Peace set bond at $100,000. He remains in the Hidalgo County jail and couldn’t be reached for comment.

Upon obtaining statements, police learned De La Cruz resided illegally in the United States. He was later charged with unlawful carrying of a weapon.

From Greenville, South Carolina;

Investigators said Shane William Standard, 25, Tracie Lewis Mayfield, 32, and Jeffrey Eugene Bradley, 31, went to a home, held a man at gunpoint inside the home and demanded money.

Investigators said a neighbor saw the struggle, grabbed a gun and fired a shot, hitting Bradley at least once. He died at the hospital, Greenville County Coroner Kent Dill said.

Standard and Mayfield are both charged with first-degree burglary, attempted armed robbery, possession of a weapon during a violent crime, criminal conspiracy and kidnapping, investigators said.

From Vancouver, Washington;

Vancouver Police said the homeowner — later identified as former Vancouver mayoral candidate Steven Cox — woke up to a person in their backyard in the 14500 block of NE 49th Circle. According to police, Cox confronted the person and fired a shot at them after a physical altercation.

The suspect, 30-year-old Ryan Anderson, suffered life-threatening injuries. He was taken to a hospital, but died after arriving.

Detectives stayed throughout the day at the house, as yellow tape encircles what is still considered a crime scene.

From San Antonio, Texas;

The homeowner said intruders tried to break into the house through the front door. When that failed, they went around to the back door and kicked it down. That’s when the homeowner opened fire on the intruders. They fired back before running off.

No one was hurt in the exchange of gunfire. The sheriff’s office is still investigating.

From Jackson, Mississippi;

The deputy was taking a shower when he heard his front door crashing in, investigators said.

A naked man was standing at his bathroom door and fled the home after being ordered to the ground, authorities said.

The deputy ran and threw on some clothes and grabbed his gun and took off after him.

Shortly the deputy was able to catch and arrest the intruder.

“According to deputies on scene the intruder appeared to high on drugs,” Major Pete Luke said.

Investigators said, Ronnie Brown, 29, was taken by AMR to a hospital to be checked out.

The deputy was not hurt and Brown is facing home invasion charges.

From Tulsa, Oklahoma;

Police say an unknown man stole a Yeti Cooler. The employee and suspect had a verbal confrontation. When the suspect left the store, the employee followed and fired one shot at or near the suspect’s vehicle as he drove off.

Police aren’t sure if the suspect was injured.

A shell casing and bullet were recovered from the parking lot and the handgun was recovered inside the store.

Police say the employee was cited for reckless discharge of a firearm.

From Delaware County, Oklahoma;

The homeowners said they heard an unusual noise in the garage, and when they went to investigate, they found an air conditioner had been removed from the garage window.

One of the homeowners retrieved his .38-caliber revolver and shot the intruder after officials said intruder got between the male homeowner and his wife.

The male homeowner shot the intruder, who was identified as Dallas Luper, 21. Luper was struck below an eye and in his right shoulder.

Officials said Luper was the step-grandson of the homeowners. The homeowners said they couldn’t tell who the intruder was, because he had a hoodie pulled tight over his face.

Luper was taken to an area hospital in stable condition.

From Arlington, Texas;

The killing of a 25-year-old Arlington man outside a bar off I-30 on Sunday stemmed from an altercation and shooting earlier at another spot down the road, the bar manager said Tuesday.

Danquwan Thompson was shot in the parking lot of Speed’s Billiards about 1 a.m. by an armed security guard after Thompson pointed a gun at him, said manager Ryan Snyder. Another man was injured.

From Hesperia, California;

San Bernardino County Sheriff’s officials say deputies responded late Monday following reports of an attempted burglary in progress.

When they arrived at the home in Hesperia they found an 18-year-old suspect suffering from gunshot wounds.

The homeowner tells investigators the suspect tried to force his way into the house while the residents slept. After calling 911 the homeowner fired several shots, wounding the suspect.

The homeowner was treated at the scene for minor injuries.

From Clearwater, Florida;

It was just after 8 p.m. when Louise Ornduff and her son Kalaeb arranged to meet with two men who were supposedly interested in buying her Nissan Rogue. But, police say, Lasupta Singletary and Jernalen Coleman were armed when they arrived at the parking lot of the Bank of America near Belcher and Belleair.

The pair demanded the keys to the Hyundai Veloster that Kalaeb Ornduff had been driving. As they left the lot in the Veloster, police say Louise Ornduff fired one shot, hitting Singletary.

Coleman drove the SUV to Mease Countryside Hospital, where Singletary, 18, was pronounced dead.

Coleman, 17, was charged with second-degree felony murder and armed robbery. Both suspects have several prior arrests, according to police.

From Bakersfield, California;

Joshua Farley, 18, allegedly pointed a gun at the clerk around 2:30 a.m. while trying to rob the store on Mt. Vernon Avenue. Several customers stepped in to disarm and detain Farley until officers arrived, according to police.

Police said Farley’s gun fired while the customers tried to disarm him, but no one was hit.

In Baltimore, Maryland;

Baltimore police say an officer drove up to that store at around 2:45 a.m. Monday morning to find a robbery on progress. There was no call for service; the officer was on his normal rounds and happened upon the robbery in progress, police said.

The suspect was armed with a sawed-off shotgun. Police spokesman T.J. Smith said the man entered the store and immediately confronted the clerk. He took $26. The suspect exited the store and engaged with the officer but did not fire any shots. His gun, in fact, was not loaded, Smith said.

The suspect was shot by the officer and later died at Johns Hopkins Bayview Medical Center. Body camera footage from the scene showed officers attempting lifesaving efforts at the scene, including performing CPR and applying bandages.