Category: Feel Good Stories

I know we already talked about this one in Chicago where a homeowner shot three intruders. But they’ve identified the perps and I wanted to play Name Scrabble;

Celeste “CeCe” Cockriel and her cousins, Narcisco “Kiko” Ledesma and Antonio “AJ” Lopez, were fatally shot at a home in the East Side neighborhood on the Far South Side Sunday. The homeowner who shot them claims they were breaking in and the shootings were in self-defense.

From Albuquerque, New Mexico;

Angelo Martinez, 21, was seen hanging around a community center in Albuquerque on Aug. 11, when a group of men were playing football. As the men returned to their car, Martinez asked them for a ride. They obliged, but as they pulled up to an address Martinez provided, he pulled out a gun and demanded they give up the car, KOAT reported.

The men exited the vehicle but as Martinez tried to take control of the car, he dropped the gun and one of the men reached in and punched Martinez in the face. The other men joined in, and were able to restrain Martinez, KOAT reported. The men told police they found a knife and a fake gun on Martinez.

From Port Barre, Louisiana;

The suspect apparently crashed his vehicle in that area, and when it proved undriveable, he invaded a nearby home and kidnapped a man, forcing the man to drive him east on U.S. 190. Near Livonia, the two got into an argument, and the suspect shot at his victim, shooting out the truck’s window but missing the man. They pulled over at a convenience store, where the suspect allegedly went inside and robbed a clerk. He shot at the clerk, too, but again he missed, Joffrion said.

Police arrived at the store, and the man shot at them, again missing, and ran into a nearby neighborhood, where he again invaded a home, Joffrion said. This time he tried to sexually assault two women there, but a man hit him in the head and held him for police,

From San Rafael, California;

Police received a 911 report at about 10:15 p.m. Wednesday from one of the residents of the apartment, police said in a press release.

When officers arrived, “one of the suspects was being held down by one of the victims,” police said.

According to the victims, one of the suspects had an AR-15 rifle and pointed it at them. One of the victims managed to wrestle the rifle away from the suspect, and the victims were able to hold the suspect on the ground until officers arrived. The other suspect fled before officers arrived.

Police booked Bertrell Lewis, 41, of Fremont on suspicion of attempted robbery, burglary, possession of an assault weapon, possession of a high-capacity magazine and conspiracy. He was being held on $75,000 bail.

Actually, he had an AR pistol, not a rifle. You can tell because of the short barrel and the plug where the buttstock should be. Not terribly important, just an observation.

From Chester, South Carolina;

Multiple media organizations reported Saturday that the attack happened at a home west of Chester. The Chester County Sheriff’s Office did not say when the shooting occurred or identify those involved.

Chief Deputy Robert Sprouse said the homeowner shot and killed the invader.

Deputies say the homeowner was taken to the hospital with minor injuries. A homicide investigation is underway.

From Philadelphia, Pennsylvania;

Philadelphia Police say an unidentified gunman approached a 22-year-old man and demanded money.

The victim resisted and the suspect opened fire, hitting the 22-year-old numerous times.

The young man also pulled out a gun and returned fire, but missed the suspect.

The suspect ran off and remains on the run.

From Inver Grove Heights, Minnesota;

A man who was trying to rob a Verizon Wireless store in Inver Grove Heights on Thursday morning was shot by a clerk during an exchange of gunfire, police said.

The man, who is believed to be in his mid to late 20s, has several gunshot wounds and was taken by ambulance under police custody to Regions Hospital in St. Paul, Lt. Joshua Otis said. His condition is unknown.

A male accomplice who fled the store after the shooting remains at large.

From DeKalb County, Georgia;

The DeKalb County medical examiner is trying to identify the body of an intruder who was shot and killed last month after breaking into a Lithonia home…According to police, the man entered a home on Beachwood Forest Drive…“The homeowner gave him a warning,” DeKalb police Lt. Lonzy Robertson told Channel 2 Action News at the time. “The suspect continued to approach, at which time the homeowner fired one shot.”

In Joplin, Missouri, Jordan A. Logan, 27, robbed a convenience store, firing his rifle about ten times until the female clerk took his gun from him and surrendered it to police waiting outside. Young Logan resisted arrest, so police had to rough him up a little bit.

From Newton County, Georgia;

Authorities say a man kicked down the door of a home on Spring Road just before noon on Tuesday.

The Newton County Sheriff’s Office said there was a fight and the homeowner fired several shots.

Witnesses Robert Rodriguez and George Owen said they drove by and saw a man on the ground.

“When I stopped, I was able to see the blood on his head,” Rodriguez said.

“And then we see all the officers running around the house with their guns pulled,” Owen said.

Deputies said the man who broke in was severely wounded.

“When deputies came out, there was so much blood they were unable to ascertain whether he was shot or not,” Newton County sheriff’s Sgt. Cortney Morrison said.

From Wind Gap, Pennsylvania;

Police were dispatched to the South Broadway home shortly before 9:30 p.m. Wednesday to investigate a “physical altercation” involving a gun. When officers arrived, they spotted three men running from the house. Authorities captured two of the men – [Zachary R] Feenstra and [Kyle A.J.] Dickey – between a nearby CVS and Dunkin Donuts after a short foot chase, according to court records.

Authorities said their investigation found that the three men tried to force their way into the house by breaking a window and threatening to kill the people inside.

A victim allegedly provided police with cell phone messages threatening to kill him. Police said they reviewed surveillance video that showed Feenstra and Dickey pushing and shoving the victims on the front porch and breaking the window.

Police said someone inside the house flashed a gun, prompting the three men to run.

From Fort Worth, Texas;

A 21-year-old man fatally shot Wednesday afternoon at a Fairmount home had been trying to rob the home’s occupants when he was shot and killed, police officials said Thursday.

Now, his alleged accomplice faces a felony murder charge, police say, even though he didn’t fire a shot.

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[homicide Sgt. Joe] Loughman said the home’s occupants — two brothers and one of their girlfriends — were friends of the suspects. He said one of the brothers and the woman were inside a locked bedroom when the suspects suddenly kicked the door open.

The other brother, who had been in another room, rushed in to help, getting into a violent struggle with [Jose] Franco in which Franco fired his gun and [Quazian Deante] Walker repeatedly stunned him, Loughman said.

As the struggle continued, the other brother grabbed a gun, shooting Franco in the upper torso and Walker in the foot, Loughman said.

Franco was pronounced dead at the scene at 3:44 p.m.

Police say Walker fled the home after the shooting and drove to a police station at 501 Jones Street. He was taken to John Peter Smith Hospital for treatment of his gunshot wound.

From Escondido, California;

Deputies said a man knocked on the homeowner’s door saying he was being chased and asking for money to pay for a taxi. The homeowner, who lives in the house surrounded by a tall fence topped with barbed wire, apparently didn’t believe the man’s story. What happened next is unclear, but the homeowner ended up shooting the man, apparently with a rifle or shotgun.

The man then barricaded himself in the master bedroom until sheriff’s deputies arrived. The homeowner’s two daughters were still in the house and were escorted from the home by deputies. The 28-year-old suspect emerged from the bedroom with multiple gunshot wounds.

The man was conscious and alert as paramedics took him to a hospital. He was released from the hospital and taken into custody.

From Chipley, Florida;

The incident happened at about 2:45 a.m. Sunday when a woman awoke to a loud noise outside her Pettis Road home. She woke up her husband and he went outside and found three men in his vehicles.

“During this time, a suspect, later identified as Tristen Wilson, 19, of Panama City Beach, turned toward the homeowner in a manner that made him fear he was about to be shot and the homeowner began to fire his rifle,” officials wrote in a news release.

The suspects drove away in a black 4 door Honda with a flat tire. Deputies found it and three suspects sitting in the middle of Pettis Road a short time later.

It was “apparent that they were all under the influence of either alcohol or drugs and they were not following commands,” deputies wrote

Once all suspects were detained, Wilson, advised deputies he had been shot. Washington County EMS responded immediately and transported Wilson to a local hospital for treatment of a gunshot wound to the leg.

Deputies found a loaded 9 mm handgun was found inside the suspects’ vehicle.

From Jacksonville, Florida;

Just after 2am Wednesday police responded to the Canterbury Gardens Apartments on Lane Avenue. JSO says the victim had just arrived home and was near his apartment door when a man with a gun approached him.

During the course of the attempted robbery the suspect shot the victim once in the leg.

Police say the victim was also carrying a gun and returned fire at the suspect. But it’s not clear whether the suspect was hit.

From Summerfield, Florida;

An intruder armed with a handgun entered the home at 10420 SE 158th Place in the Sunset Harbor area and injured the homeowner’s dog, according to the Marion County Sheriff’s Office.

The victim told deputies he barricaded himself in a room in the house to get away from the intruder who attempted to forcefully enter the room. He then shot the intruder who then fled. Soon after the home invasion, the suspect was dropped off by unknown persons outside the Ocala Health Summerfield Emergency Room, where he was later pronounced dead.

In Hampton, Virginia;

Police think a 22-year-old Newport News man forced his way inside the residence and began rummaging throughout the home. The homeowner, who was armed with a firearm, was awakened by the alarm and got up to investigate. The suspect charged at the homeowner and was shot one time during the incident, Jenrette said.

The 22-year-old man was taken to the hospital for treatment of a gunshot wound that is not believed to be life-threatening, according to Jenrette.

In Canada, a man caught thieves coming out of his house and gave them a good pounding. When one of them tried to escape with his cell phone and wallet, he took a shovel to the head and shoulders of the punk, who had a hammer and a knife. He has the support of his neighbors, but not the government;

Crown prosecutors will have to decide whether the homeowner in this crossed the line.

“The fundamental rule is you can defend yourself, but don’t inflict punishment on those who are breaking into your home. Protect yourself, protect your property, but if you find yourself inflicting punishment, you might be charged,” Schneider said.

The investigator in the case will determine later this week whether or not to recommend charges be laid.

From Anchorage, Alaska;

The man shot at a Jewel Lake four-plex early Tuesday has died, according to Anchorage Police, who describe him as one of two suspects in a “home invasion shooting”.

An updated statement on the shooting in the 3700 block of Core Court near Jewel Lake Road and East 88th Avenue, first reported at about 5:20 a.m., said the man found with a gunshot wound to his torso succumbed to his injuries at a local hospital.

“One of the residents shot one of the suspects as they were attempting to enter the residence,” police wrote. “Both suspects (adult males) ran off. The injured suspect was found by officers lying in a driveway.”

From Chicago, Illinois;

Police said two men and a woman entered a home on the 10200 block of South Ewing through the basement just before 5:30 p.m. Sunday.

But the homeowner was inside with a gun, and shot the intruders before securing himself inside the house and calling 911. Police responding to the call found two men and a woman dead in the basement.

According to police, the shooting is being investigated as self defense, and the owner does have a valid FOID card.

In Chesterfield County, Virginia;

A Chesterfield family recently opened their door to find a scene from a horror film. There was blood covering the walls and floors of their home…“We noticed something when we walked in, when I walked in with my mother and there is blood spots on the ground, we looked up stairs and you see trails of blood coming from up stairs going all the way down,” said Murrin.

The entire upstairs covered in blood. Someone had broken in not knowing the family’s guard dog was inside, that intruder quickly realized they picked the wrong home.

“My dog, he’s a pretty big dog, it’s a larger German shepherd,” said Murrin.

Hack Stone sends us a story from Woodbury, New Jersey;

Woodbury police responded to a report of shoplifting at 3:50 a.m. The suspect ran when officers attempted to speak to him, and entered the lake behind the Carriage House Apartments on Evergreen Avenue, according to preliminary findings by prosecutors.

The suspect refused commands to leave the water and swam under the Evergreen Avenue bridge, officials said. Police lost sight of him, and emergency responders in a Woodbury fire company boat were unable to find him.

A New Jersey State Police dive team recovered the man’s body at 10:30 a.m., the Prosecutor’s Office said. An autopsy by the county Medical Examiner’s Office found the cause of death to be accidental drowning.

From Miami, Florida;

A rookie Miami police officer fatally shot a man stabbing a woman in Miami Lakes on Sunday morning, according to the head of the local police union.

Javier Ortiz, president of Miami Fraternal Order of Police, said the officer heading home from work saw a woman being stabbed near Miami Lakes Middle School, 6425 Miami Lakeway North.

Ortiz said the officer will be put on desk duty during the investigation.

“On behalf of the FOP, there is no doubt in our mind that when the investigation is completed, this officer will be declared a hero,” Ortiz said. “If it wasn’t for the swift actions of this officer, we would not only have had just one homicide here, we would’ve had a victim that would’ve been tragically injured.”

USAFRetired sends a link from Warner Robins, Georgia;

Police believe Cartrell Brooks, 24, forced his way inside the apartment armed with a gun and was shot, Parson said. Malandon West, 26, and James Alderson, 26, were inside the apartment. Parson said exactly what happened and who did the shooting is still being investigated. No one has been charged at this time, she said.

The shooting happened at Lake Vista Apartments off North Lake Drive. Investigators were still on the scene there after noon Sunday.

Brooks was transported to the hospital where he was pronounced dead.