Category: Feel Good Stories

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Self-defense argument rejected in shooting over fireworks.
AP News

LAWRENCE, Kan. (AP) A man who shot a teenager as several people shot fireworks at him will not be able to claim self-defense during his upcoming trial.

Twenty-year-old Rashan Gill, of Lawrence, is scheduled to go on trial Jan. 14 for criminal discharge of a weapon.

The Lawrence Journal-World reports Gill is accused of shooting at a group of people who were firing Roman candle fireworks at him and his apartment on July 5. One of the shots hit a 17-year-old girl who was in the group’s car. She suffered serious injuries but survived.

Gill’s attorney planned to use Kansas’ stand-your-ground law to claim Gill was justified in the shooting.

The Douglas County District Attorney said this week that a judge rejected that defense and ordered Gill to stand trial on the criminal charge.

The article may be viewed at KWCH News

There’s a Quebec, Tennessee. Who knew?
Robbery suspect killed, second suspect critically injured.
Scripps Media, Inc.

QUEBEC, Tenn. (WTVF) – One person was killed and another injured in an armed robbery turned shooting.

According to officials with the White County Sheriff’s Office, deputies responded the the report Friday around 10:15 p.m. on Quebec Road.

The resident living in the home, called 911. The two alleged robbers were both shot after they entered the home. One of them died at the scene and the other was in critical condition.

View the article just where you would expect it to be, here News Channel 5

One less to feed and house.
Kansas woman, 74, fatally shoots burglar; has heart attack

LEAVENWORTH, Kan. — Authorities say a 74-year-old Kansas woman shot and killed an intruder while on the phone with a 911 dispatcher and then had a heart attack.

The Kansas City Star reports that Leavenworth County Attorney Todd Thompson said Thursday that the woman is recovering and is expected to be OK. He says she “obviously” won’t face charges over the death of 41-year-old Ralph Byrd Jr., who broke into her Leavenworth home early Saturday.

Thompson said she had reported an attempted burglary of her home about a week before. After that, she obtained a .22-caliber handgun that she took with her to bed at night.

Read the entire article at The Republic

One tagged, one in the wind.
1 Suspect Dead, Another at Large Following Attempted Robbery in Prospect: Police

Connecticut State Police are investigating an attempted robbery in Prospect that left one person dead on Friday night.

Troopers were dispatched to Route 69 Auto Sales shortly before 7 p.m. after getting a report of an attempted robbery.

Police said two men entered the store and began assaulting at least three people inside. During that time, one of the victims, who police said is a legal permit holder in Connecticut, fired at least one shot and both suspects fled on foot.

According to police, one of the suspects was struck by at least one bullet and was found dead behind the store. The second suspect is still at large.

Read the entire article at NBC Connecticut

Only one way to settle a disagreement among gun aficionados, and its not pistols at dawn. Here are the firearms in question, decide for yourselves.
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Homeowner speaks out after after having to use deadly force to protect himself from home invaders
Ella Wilkie, Jon Randall
Attention Claw. Whiz Wheel needed on paragraph six.

ANDERSON, S.C. (FOX CAROLINA) – Officers with the Anderson Police Department tell us that on Monday night a homeowner killed a man when he tried to force his way into a home on King Street.

According to police, two to three men came came to the home searching for the homeowners son. After being told that his son wasn’t there, the homeowner, identified as John Harkness, told police that the men left.

Police say a short time later, one of the men returned by himself and asked for his son by name. Harkness told police while talking to the man, who was inside the home a short distance, noticed the other two men outside.

Police say one of the men outside, tried to force his way into the home, at which time the Harkness fired his gun twice through the doorway hitting the man and killing him.

Harkness expressed regret on how events turned out, but said he only did what he had to do and feels like they would have done the exact same thing to him.

The coroner tells us that 28-year-old Alijah Tpau Moultrie-Fuller died on scene after suffering a gunshot wound around 11:14 p.m. Monday night.

The entire article may be viewed here
KOMU News

Rapper “Monnie Man” is no more.
Deputies say Ahmonta Harris tried to rob home before he was shot

BOONE COUNTY- Authorities responded to shots being heard near the 5700 block of Limoges Drive just outside of Columbia city limits Saturday night around 11:30 PM.

Deputies say Ahmonta M. Harris broke into a house for a robbery and threatened a 20 year old resident who was also armed. Harris was subsequently shot and killed. Harris died at the scene.

The 20 year old and two other residents in the home were not injured.

Neighbors said they were surprised when they learned a man had been shot and killed.

Harris was a rapper that went by the name “Monnie Man” and was supposed to perform at Rose Music Hall in Columbia, according to his Facebook page.

His friends and family remembered Harris on social media.

“He taught me so much. I couldn’t have asked for nothing else but to bring him back,” friend Daylon McLaurin said.

The entire article can be viewed at KOMU News

Fair game in Texas. This isn’t Texas.
Georgia Homeowner Shoots Man Trying to Break Into His Car
by Elena Gorgan
One man from Mableton, Georgia, woke up to an alarm on his smartphone informing him outside surveillance cameras had picked up movement in the driveway. It turned out to be a robber breaking into the man’s car.
The homeowner got out and ended up shooting the alleged robber, WSB-TV reports. Police are now investigating to determine whether the shooting was justified, but in his neighbors’ eyes, he did the right thing.

“Cobb County police confirmed to Channel 2 Action News that a man was in the process of breaking into a pickup truck when the homeowner came out and confronted him. During the confrontation, the homeowner shot the suspect at least once below the waist, police said,” the report says.

The suspect was taken to the hospital, where he’s being treated for non-life-threatening injuries. The identity of neither man has been made public, because of the ongoing investigation.

Be that as it may, the man’s neighbors believe he acted appropriately, telling the media outlet that they would probably have done the same. As one woman puts it, they worked hard for the things they had and they didn’t want other people to come over and just take them without putting up a fight.

“I think he did the right thing. I truly do. I probably would’ve done the same thing,” neighbor Sheila Tolbert also says. “He’s trying to protect his home and his vehicle. And if that’s what you have to do, then that’s what you have to do.”

Read the article here Auto Evolution News

Still the wrong house.
Oklahoma homeowner shoots, kills intruder 5 years after shooting another would-be burglar
By Travis Fedschun

If a would-be a burglar in Tulsa, Oklahoma needs any advice, it’s to stay far away from Charles Sweeney’s property.

Just over five years and a month since Sweeney shot a man who was breaking into his house, the same thing happened Tuesday morning — except this time, the situation turned deadly.

“He comes into view, and BLAHM, that 9 millimeter is real loud inside the house,” Sweeney told FOX23.

The Tulsa Police Department said the incident happened around 9:08 a.m., and when officers arrived at the home the alleged intruder, Donald Stovall, was found dead.

Read the rest of the article at Fox News Oklahoma

One down, one in the fender and body shop.
Man shot at 2 burglars as they forced their way into Moss Point home, police say.
By Robin Fitzgerald

Moss Point Michael Richardson woke up Monday to a loud noise in his garage and grabbed a handgun, believing someone was trying to break into his house, Police Chief Brandon Ashley said.

Richardson went to the front door at his home on Frederick Street and heard someone outside say: “Nobody’s home,” he told police.

The front door burst open in front of Richardson and he opened fire, shooting the two suspects as they ran inside toward him, Ashley said.

Titus Kelly Jr., 18, of Ocean Springs, fell near the home’s entrance and was pronounced dead by Acadian Ambulance, Ashley said.

The other suspect fled. Police soon learned someone in a gray Toyota Camry had dropped off 19-year-old Antonio Jackson at Singing River Hospital. Jackson, of Gulfport, had gunshot wounds to his chest, Ashley said.

Read more here: Sun Herald

What was plan “B” Brock?
Woman shoots her boyfriend in act of self-defense
by Yaremi Farinas|

PORT ST. LUCIE, Fla. (CBS12) — A Treasure Coast woman shoots and kills her boyfriend in what deputies are now calling self-defense.

The Martin County Sheriff said the 46-year-old woman believed her boyfriend was going to attack her with his bare hands.

On Monday CBS12 obtained the frantic 911 call where you can hear the woman is hysterical, barely comprehending what just happened.

“I need an ambulance right now,” yelled Sabo.

“Where,” said 911 dispatcher.

“136 oh my God 136,” Sabo said.

In the 911 call you can hear Sabo of Port St. Lucie panic.

“What’s the street you are on,” asked the 911 dispatcher.

“ I’m trying to figure it out,” yelled Sabo.

“It’s alright catch your breath,” said the dispatcher.

She made the 911 call from inside a 55 and over mobile home community called Leisure Village.

She said she was there picking up her car keys from boyfriend’s mother’s home when her boyfriend, Brock Dion, tried to attack.

“At first he threw a pail at her and missed. Then he threw a large ceramic figurine missed her and hit her car. Having missed with two projectiles he then advanced on her on foot with his hands out like he anticipated to choke her,” said Sheriff Snyder.

In the frantic 911 call, Sabo told the dispatcher she shot Dion in an act of self- defense.

“My boyfriend was coming at me with a big rock to throw at my head and I have a concealed permit so I shot him,” Sabo said.

In the call, you can hear Dion’s mother screaming at Sabo once she realizes her son isn’t breathing.

“You shot him,” screamed Virginia Dion.

“He threw something at my head a brick. What do you mean I shot him. Look at my car,” Sabo said.

Sheriff Snyder said as of now, the State Attorney’s Office will not be pressing charges.

Snyder said Sabo has a concealed permit and legally purchased the gun.

Read the entire article here at CBS 12

Another thug/victim mismatch.
Cocoa police: Laun­dromat shooting was in self-defense
By Spectrum News Staff | Brevard County

COCOA, Fla. — Police say a shooting at a laundromat Monday in Cocoa was a self-defense case.

The incident happened at the Dixon Laundromat on Dixon Boulevard.
Police say the shooter was at the laundromat when he was confronted by the victim.

Police says the shooter described the victim as being aggressive and threatening, and said he was in fear of his safety, which is why he fired. The shooter then called 911.

The manager of the laundromat says there was an argument outside the business, and then she heard the gunshots and called police.

The entire article may be viewed at My News 13

Don’t quit your day job, Mr. Davis. You pretty much suck at burglary.
MCSO: Homeowner shoots suspect after finding him sleeping on the couch
by Dylan Brown

MENDOCINO, Calif. — According to the Mendocino County Sheriff’s Office (MCSO), a man shot a home invader twice after coming home Wednesday morning to find him asleep on the couch.

Deputies say this happened around 3 a.m. Wednesday on the 2400 block of Mill Creek Road in Talmage, and they identified the suspect as 37-year-old Marcus D’Angelo Davis of Oakland.

In the MCSO report, it says the home owner returned home to find that Davis had taken many household items, severely vandalized the home, and was asleep on the couch.

After the victim found Davis lying on the couch, deputies say Davis ambushed him by hitting him over the head with a large book. But, they add that the victim had armed himself with a handgun, firing shots at Davis’ arm and upper torso area.

The rest of the article may be found at KRCR News

Chicago, of course.
Boy, 17, shot by man in Cragin while trying to pull gun on him
By: Sun-Times Wire

A man shot a teenage boy who attempted to pull a gun on him Wednesday morning in the Cragin neighborhood on the Northwest Side.

At 8:30 a.m., the 17-year-old boy and 42-year-old man were arguing in the 4900 block of West Fullerton, according to Chicago police. The boy got out of his vehicle and made threats at the man while trying to yank a handgun from the waistband of his pants, witnesses told police.

The 42-year-old, who has a concealed carry gun license, grabbed his handgun and shot the 17-year-old, according to police.

The 17-year-old boy was taken to Illinois Masonic Medical Center, where his condition was stabilized, police said. His weapon was recovered at the scene.

The boy was charged with a felony count of unauthorized use of a weapon and a misdemeanor count of aggravated assault with a deadly weapon, according to police.

The article may be viewed here at Chicago Sun Times

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Police: Resident of Moss Point home shot suspects who broke in
By Lindsay Knowles

MOSS POINT, MS (WLOX) – An Ocean Springs teenager is dead and another has serious injuries after police say they broke into a Moss Point home over the weekend.

Titus Kelly Jr, 18 of Ocean Springs, and Antonio Jackson, 19 of Gulfport, were shot by the man who lived in the home, said Moss Point Police Chief Brandon Ashley.

It happened Sunday around 8 a.m. on Frederick Street at the home of 25-year-old Michael Richardson Jr. Richardson told police that he heard a loud knock on his door and, before he could answer, the unknown person left in a grey Toyota Camry. About ten minutes later, Richardson reported being awoken by a large noise near the garage.

Believing someone was trying to break into his home, Richardson armed himself. As he approached the front door, he told officers he heard a male voice say, “Nobody’s home.” Then, the front door burst open and Richardson said two men charged at him. That’s when he shot both of them, he told police.

Kelly was pronounced dead at the scene, said Chief Ashley. Jackson was dropped off at Singing River Hospital by a grey Toyota Camry with gunshot wounds to his chest. He was later air lifted to USA Hospital in Mobile, where he is still listed in serious condition.

The entire article can be found at WLOX