Category: Feel Good Stories

From Elizabeth, New Jersey;

In a statement issued late this afternoon, acting Union County Prosecutor Thomas Isenhower announced that a retired Newark police officer shot a man who allegedly tried to rob him. The incident is currently under investigation by the Union County Prosecutor’s Office.

According to the preliminary results of an investigation by the Prosecutor’s Office’s Shooting Response Team, police found the robbery victim and the shooting victim at the scene, authorities said.

The retired officer was physically assaulted just before the shooting took place, according to officials.

The shooting victim, 23-year-old Krishad Jones of Newark, was transported to University Hospital in Newark for treatment. Jones has been charged with a single count of second-degree robbery, and he remains in police custody in the hospital.

From South Fairmount, Ohio;

A clerk fatally shot a man attempting to rob a store in South Fairmount, police said.

Authorities were called to Sam’s Quick Mart on Harrison Avenue around 9:30 p.m. Wednesday for reports of a shooting.

Officers said a man in his 30s was trying to rob the store when a male clerk shot him.

The attempted robbery suspect was taken to UC Medical Center where he was pronounced dead.

From Atlanta, Georgia;

Atlanta police tell news outlets the shooting happened Tuesday night, when a driver delivering Chinese food was stopped by two women in northeast Atlanta and two men then approached from behind.

Police say one of the men shot the driver in the back. The victim returned fire, hitting one of the men in the leg. Officers arrested that man a short distance away from the initial scene.

Police are looking for the two women and the other man.

Both the driver and the arrested suspect suffered not life-threatening injuries.

From Citrus County, Florida;

“I heard the door being forced back and forth, so I went to get my gun,” [Israel] Reyes said on Tuesday afternoon. “I opened the door, and I saw the guy in the entryway, and I drew my weapon and asked, “Who are you? What are you doing? Put your hands up — I have a gun.”

However, he said, the suspect did not stop or act in fear.

“The guy immediately acted like he was holding a rifle and screaming to ‘get down,’” Reyes said. “I fired three shots warning him to leave, but he kept trying to come through the door, so I shot three more shots.”

The suspect walked into the front yard “screaming he was special forces,” according to Reyes, who added that the man said his whole squad was surrounding the home to get “alienated dogs.”

“I drew the gun on him and made sure nobody else was out here, and then I spoke with the 911 operator,” Reyes said. “I told them he was saying he was hit everywhere, so when EMTs came they cut off his clothes looking for any injuries, and there were no wounds.”

Jennifer Wertz, the Circle K clerk in Albuquerque, New Mexico who shot a robber the other day says that she’d do it again, even though her employer suspended her for two weeks.

Wertz put her gun in her pocket after she heard that another nearby convenience store was just robbed. She said she was not behind the counter when a man barged in with a gun.

“We are not to chase or provoke. We are just supposed to stand there and give them what they want and they leave,” she said.

“So why didn’t you do that yesterday?” Cruz asked.

“I’m sick and tired of being a sitting duck,” Wertz said. “He pointed the gun at my face, I grabbed my gun from my pocket, I cocked it and I shot.”

From Cocoa, Florida;

This is the fifth time that store owner has used his gun in defense of his store and himself.

Store owner Sowann Suy temporarily closed his store after another shooting.

Suy said he fired a warning shot at a man after the attempted thief tried to beat him up and steal some beer.

A witness said the man came out of the door with a beer in each pocket, and Sowann was right behind him with his gun.

“I told him to give my beer back, and he ignored it. I pointed a gun at him, and he gave me my beer back, and I shot one bullet in the air,” Suy said.

Rescuers airlifted the first would-be robber shot by Sowann in 2009.

“He had a perfect right to defend himself; everyone does,” said Barbara Matthews, with the Cocoa Police Department.

In 2010, surveillance video shows Suy, gun in hand, chasing another thief, and in 2016, he shot pictures on his phone of a third robber lying on the ground with three of Sowann’s bullets in him.

“People are lazy; don’t want to work. They want easy stuff. That’s not right. You live in the United States, should be everybody has to work hard for it; earn your own money,” Suy told WESH 2 News.

From Marysville, Washington;

Joe Hemrich says he was awake just before midnight Monday when he heard a noise outside. Not knowing what it was, he went to investigate and found a man in his driveway under his carport. Several shelves and drawers he kept in the area appeared to be ransacked, and the man who turned toward him was brandishing what looked like a baton or stick.

Hemrich says he drew his weapon and ordered the man back.

“When I first saw the guy, nerves got me and I’m thinking oh goodness this is happening.”

Hemrich says he trained to use his firearm for over a decade but never knew what it would mean to draw it on someone.

“I just reacted, weapon in hand two feet from me, committing a crime.”

Hemrich said he was sitting in his living room chair when he heard the noise that startled him. He turned on his cameras but didn’t see anything.

Hemrich says he wasn’t sure what he’d find at his side door.

Hemrich says the suspect dropped his baton or stick, backed up and even got down on the ground when ordered to do so.

“I felt very good about it because I don’t want to shoot anybody, nobody does.”

Hemrich says the suspect was on the ground when police arrived and only tried to run when Hemrich disarmed himself when told to do so by police.

From Omaha, Nebraska;

Police on scene told WOWT 6 News the shooting happened after an attempted robbery of the Bizarre Tobacco. The two suspects were confronted by an employee of the shop.

The employee told police that he fired a gun at the two suspects, fatally wounding one of them.

The suspect who died was 18 year-old Jose Mario Velazquez

Officers are searching for the other suspect involved in the robbery.

From Backus, Minnesota;

The Cass County Sheriff’s Office is searching for a suspect who was shot at after breaking into a home in rural Backus, Minn., Sunday night.

According to a news release, deputies received a report of the intruder at about 11:18 p.m. Sunday. The suspect had entered the home, about 60 miles south of Bemidji, and was shot at by the homeowner. The intruder then left the house.

Deputies don’t know whether the suspect was hurt; they believe he left the home on food [foot?].

From Albuquerque, New Mexico;

Albuquerque Police are on scene of a shooting near Candelaria and Eubank. Police say a person was trying to rob a Circle K store at the intersection and was shot by a clerk at the scene.

Police say the person who was shot was transported to a local hospital and is currently in critical condition. APD also says the subject may have also been involved in another armed robbery earlier in the day.

From Knightdale, North Carolina;

A larceny suspect who fled from police into a Knightdale office building ended up shot after encountering a woman working in the building Monday evening, police said.

The incident began with officers in a foot chase with a larceny suspect from a nearby Walmart, Knightdale Police Chief Lawrence Capps said.

“The suspect fled into the multistory building that you see here behind me,” the chief said. “Inside of that building, We don’t know all of the details of what took place, but at this time I can tell you the suspect encountered a lone female that was working inside of the business. The suspect, during the course of that encounter, was shot, sustained a gunshot wound. The suspect has been transported to the hospital for treatment.”

Capps said many details remain unclear.

From another link about the same story;

While inside the building, the suspect encountered a lone woman, police said.

At some point, suspect was shot, but not by police.

Authorities did not confirm who shot the suspect or the suspect’s condition.

A “Third world problems” story from South Africa;

Police say they arrived at the scene in Mount Frere last week to find Mapekula eating the flesh of Thembisa Masumpa, 35, a woman who was known to him and who he allegedly beheaded after a family argument.

Officers told local newspaper reporters the suspect ignored several warning shots designed to stop him, before charging at the police with a knife after they opened fire.

He was taken to taken hospital, where he is also alleged to have attacked a female medic minutes after being admitted, and died three days later on 12 September.

From Chesterfield, Virginia;

Chesterfield police are investigating after a suspect is accidentally shot during a home break-in Saturday morning.

Around 8:45 a.m., police were investigating a home break-in at a home in the 6500 block of Creekrun Drive when they received a call for a shooting in 4500 block of Watchrun Drive.

When officers arrived at the scene, they learned both incidents were related.

While questioning the break-in suspect they had in custody, officers learned that the shooting victim may have also been related to the break-in. Police believe the shooting victim was accidentally shot with the firearm he was attempting to take from house on Creekrun Drive.

The shooting victim was taken to the hospital with non-life-threatening injuries.

From Louisville, Kentucky;

According to LMPD spokesman Dwight Mitchell, police were called to reports of a robbery and shooting at a business in the 8600 block of Preston Highway around 7 a.m.

Mitchell says after the suspect entered the business and announced his intentions to rob it, “an altercation ensued between an employee and the perpetrator which resulted in the perpetrator being shot.”

Mitchell says the suspect was taken to University Hospital but his injuries do not appear to be life-threatening.

No one else was injured in the shooting.

In Jefferson County, Alabama;

Information at the scene was that the male homeowner and a friend were in a side room of the home visiting. Two armed men forced their way into the door and tried to rob them.

The homeowner and his friend began fighting with the suspects. The homeowner was struck in in the head with a handgun.

During the struggle, a shot was fired. One of the suspects was struck and fell to the floor. The second suspect fled to a waiting vehicle and was driven away by a third unknown suspect. The suspect vehicle was described as a full sized gray Ford pickup.

The wounded suspect was pronounced dead on the scene. He has not yet been identified.

From Chicago, Illinois;

As the sun was rising in Chicago this past weekend, 54-year-old Marnita Carter said she was confronted at a bus stop by a man. The man pulled out a gun, and demanded she hand over her purse.

But Ms Carter was not having it. Once the gun was out and cocked, she said she pulled it out of his hands. She shot his hand. They struggled before she was thrown to the ground, and the man said he was going to shoot her for what she’d done.

The gun jammed. The robber ran.

From Castlegar, B.C., Canada, a restaurant owner WON’T be prosecuted for protecting himself from an intruder;

Castlegar RCMP Sgt. Laurel Mathew says the incident took place on Sept. 3 at around 4:40 a.m. PT. The owner of Chameleon restaurant was sleeping in his living space above the restaurant when he heard smashing and glass breaking.

He went to investigate, she explained, taking his .22 revolver to protect himself.

“He went downstairs and was confronted by an intruder who bear sprayed him in the face, incapacitating him,” she said.

As he was being sprayed, the owner fired his gun. The suspect managed to run away and the owner called police.

A few days later, after receiving a number of tips from the public, police were able to nab a suspect, 35-year-old Brandon Malkinson of Nelson.

Malkinson had been wounded by the gunshot but stayed four days in the Kootenays without going to a doctor or hospital.

“[After his arrest] he was taken to the doctor by the police, checked over and found to be fit for incarceration,” Mathew said, adding he did not have serious injuries.

The crook was sentenced to 30 months in prison. He went to trial, and was sentenced the same week.

From Jefferson County, Kentucky;

Police responded to 8600 block of Preston Highway just after 7 a.m. Saturday.

According to their preliminary investigation, a man entered the business indicating he was going to rob it.

Police say that’s when an altercation ensued between an employee and the suspect which resulted in the suspect being shot. No one else was injured.

The suspect was transported to University Hospital with non-life threatening injuries.

From SeaTac, Washington;

Police say a man was at home with his children when he heard sounds of someone trying to break in through the back door.

The homeowner armed himself and shot the intruder, who by that time had entered the home.

The burglar then staggered out of the home and into the back yard, where he died.

Police say another suspect is at large.

From Indianapolis, Indiana;

A male suspect broke into an apartment where a man, woman and two children were inside, according to Indianapolis Metropolitan police.

One of the people inside the apartment was armed and opened fire, killing the would-be robber. The victim was pronounced dead at the scene.

Police said it appeared to be a case of self-defense.

“Everything at this point in time seems to be pointing toward a homeowner protecting his family and shooting an intruder who made forced entry into their apartment,” said Capt. Harold Turner with IMPD.

From Clinton County, Pennsylvania;

State police are investigating a deadly home invasion in Clinton County.

Troopers tell Eyewitness News 30-year-old Cody Englert from Jersey Shore tried to break into a house on Fourth Street near Avis early Wednesday morning.

State police say he was shot and killed by someone who lives at the home. That person is cooperating with the investigation.

From Dolton, Illinois;

The 20-year-old man with a gun walked into the Advance Auto Parts store in the 800-block of East 147th Street around 8 p.m. and tried to rob the store, police said.

He ran out of the store and toward a customer, who told police the suspect had a gun. The customer pulled out his own weapon and shot the suspect at least once.

One of the front doors was shattered during the shooting, covering the ground with shards of glass. A handgun appeared to have fallen on the sidewalk.

The 20-year-old was transported to St. Bernard Hospital, where he underwent surgery and is listed in critical condition.

Police said the customer has a concealed-carry permit.

From Lithonia, Georgia;

Officers say that a 44-year-old man was walking his dog when a white SUV pulled up next to him and two suspects exited the car.

The would-be robbers toted a handgun and attempted to rob the victim. However, the victim was also carrying a handgun and shot one of the suspects.

When police arrived to the scene, they found one of the suspects in the roadway, suffering from a gunshot wound. He later succumbed to his injuries and died at Grady Memorial Hospital.

The second suspect ran from the scene.

From Selma, Texas;

Selma police believe [Heathcliff] Garcia and another man committed several car burglaries in the area before the shooting. A city official said the pair then crashed their vehicle on the southbound I-35 access road near Forum Parkway, which led them to try to get another.

Police said the pair tried to steal a car at gunpoint. However, the driver had a license to carry, and shot Garcia.

The Bexar County Medical Examiner’s Office had not yet released an official cause or manner for Garcia’s death as of Wednesday afternoon.

Top Kone sends a link from Louisville, Kentucky;

Officials say when officers arrived, they found Hall being held at gunpoint by the owner of the home.

Investigators say the homeowner stated an alarm went off alerting him that his garage was being broken into.

Police say the homeowner opened the garage and found Hall.

According to authorities, Hall told police he was trying to steal a drill that was inside the garage.

AW1Ed sends a link from Los Angeles County, California;

A man who was jumping rooftops in La Puente, evading police for nearly five hours, was finally stopped when a man who lives in the home he was on top of actually climbed up and threw him off the roof on Tuesday.

The moment was captured in a cellphone video that shows 83-year-old Wilford Burgess climbing up a ladder onto the roof of his home, first approaching the man and then pushing him off.