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An update from yesterday’s story from Hobart, Indiana.

Anthony J. Crenshaw, 20, address unknown, faces nine felony counts, including one charge of murder in perpetration of a robbery, according to a probable cause affidavit filed Wednesday in Lake Criminal Court.

One of four robbery suspects, Jordan Davis, 28, of Indianapolis, suffered a fatal gunshot wound during a gunfire exchange and attempted home invasion, according to law enforcement and the Lake County coroner’s office….The affidavit did not state whether Crenshaw fired the fatal round that hit Davis.

However, because of Crenshaw’s involvement in the felony, Hobart police said they secured charges against him for murder in perpetration of a robbery, two counts of attempted murder, and one count each of attempted robbery resulting in serious bodily injury, burglary while armed with a deadly weapon, burglary resulting in serious bodily injury, aggravated battery, attempted armed robbery and residential entry.

From Slidell, Louisiana;

Police say the homeowner heard a commotion outside, so she opened her front door to investigate. The woman saw a man, identified as 23-year-old, Rakeem Ash, chasing someone down the street.

Ash then diverted his attention to the homeowner and started running towards her. Before the homeowner could get back inside, Ash charged at her, punched her in the face several times, and forced his way into her home.

The woman armed herself with a wooden club and began to strike Ash until he was subdued.

When police arrived, Ash became agitated and began jumping around.

Police say it was apparent that Ash was under the influence of narcotics and was acting irrational.

From Dade County, Georgia;

Deputies were called to Carrell Road for a home invasion.

The homeowner, who was armed, told officers the man broke into his home through a window.

The homeowner fired two shots to scare the man away.

K-9 deputies were arrived at the scene to track the suspect down.

A second victim from Pebblebrook Lane called 911, saying a man had just broken into her home.

Deputies were able to find the suspect.

He was arrested and taken to a hospital for his injuries he received from the broken window.

From Mesa County, Colorado, John Daniel Stene killed Travis Carothers last month in what he says was a robbery attempt by Carothers. The prosecutor seems angry that he can’t prove otherwise;

Mesa County prosecutors will not file murder charges against the man who killed 36-year-old Travis Carothers last month, based on evidence that the shooter was acting in self-defense during an armed robbery attempt.

Citing an interview that shooting suspect John Daniel Stene, 27, gave law enforcement as well as physical evidence collected at the crime scene and through Carothers’ autopsy, Mesa County District Attorney Dan Rubinstein said prosecutors believe they wouldn’t be able to prove to a jury that Stene was not acting in self-defense when he fatally shot Carothers in the 2900 block of N. View Drive late at night on June 17.

“If he’s not telling the truth, he’s going to convince the jury he is,” Rubinstein said. “There is no way we can disprove self-defense beyond a reasonable doubt.”

David sends us a link from Houston, Texas;

Two suspects were shot during a robbery of a jewelry store Tuesday afternoon in northwest Houston.

Harris County Sheriff’s deputies arrived at Your Jeweler at 12155 Jones Road around 2:40 p.m. Tuesday. They initially said an employee had been shot during a robbery of the business, but further investigation revealed two suspects were shot.

From another link;

One suspect somehow made it to a nearby hospital with multiple gunshot wounds. A second suspect did not survive. His body was dumped about six miles away from the scene on Rosehearty — a dead end street. It appeared a pistol was placed nearby, according to investigators. The third suspect was caught on surveillance video two doors down at a restaurant. He had stopped to use the restroom. He is the only one not in custody.

From Hobart, Indiana;

When police responded at about 11:50 p.m., they found one person wounded — later identified as [Jordan] Davis — lying on the ground and a female inside the home with a gunshot wound.

The homeowner who was not injured told police he was approached by four people while outside his home before he reportedly retreated back inside, police said. The suspects entered the residence behind him, he told police.

The homeowner told police he exchanged gunfire with one of the suspects, including Davis, who was fatally wounded, according to authorities.

Davis was able to crawl outside the home, and the woman inside the residence reportedly suffered a single gunshot wound.

The remaining suspects fled, but one stopped to check on Davis. According to police and coroner investigators, when the homeowner came to the door to see if the suspects were gone, the person checking on Davis fired at him before fleeing on foot.

Also from Houston, Texas;

A customer, Corey Martin, told police that he was sitting down eating when the man came in wearing a mask and dressed in all black.

Witnesses told investigators that the man kept reaching into his waistband as if he had a weapon. He demanded money from the register and an employee handed over $350, police said.

When the masked man ran away, the employee, who had a gun, gave chase, according to police.

Investigators said the two exchanged gunfire.

“We all ran to the back of the restroom when we heard gunshots,” Martin said. “I don’t know, it was crazy.”

Several customers ran to the bathroom and called police, investigators said.

Police found the man a few blocks away at a bus stop on Cleburne and Canefield with a single gunshot wound to his leg.

He was taken to a hospital. He is expected to be OK.

From McAlester, Oklahoma;

“Upon arrival, officers found that the homeowner…had shot at an unknown person attempting to break into the residence,” McAlester Police officer Shawn Delana said in a probable cause affidavit.

When Delana arrived at the residence, he observed the homeowner had an eight-foot privacy fence around the entire back yard, with both gates latched from the inside.

He also saw that a window screen had been taken off a back window and leaned against the residence.

Police conducted an interview with the homeowner, who said he had earlier seen a man walk past a window at the back of the home, according to the affidavit.

“(The homeowner) also stated he grabbed a pistol and went to the doorway of the master bedroom,” Delana said in the affidavit. The homeowner went on to state that he could see a figure shadowing against the blinds and could hear someone talking, leading him to believe more than one person was outside the window, police said.

“(The homeowner) stated the figure continued moving outside the window and (the homeowner) feared they were coming into the residence through the window,” Delana said in the affidavit. The homeowner told police he began firing at the windows, according to Delana.

Meanwhile, McAlester Police officers Blake Palmer and Jonothan O’Dell responded to report that a man, later identified as Wimmer, arrived at the MRHC emergency room a short time after the shots were fired.

From DeKalb County, Georgia, the good news that a homeowner has been cleared of wrongdoing in regards to the shooting death of the cross-dressing burglar from yesterday’s stories.

From Tulsa, Oklahoma;

Officers responded to the home near 21st and Sheridan around 11:30 p.m. Monday. Police say a woman smashed out a window with a hammer and then threw the hammer at a woman sitting in a bedroom. The victim then got a handgun and fired a shot out the window toward the prowler and scared her off, according to police.

Police say they responded to the same home earlier in the evening after two females approached the victim at her home. The suspects told the victim they were looking for her daughter and threatened to harm her, according to police.

From DeKalb County, Georgia;

Police say a homeowner shot and killed a man dressed like a woman after he broke into his home.

It happened in Lithonia near Brownsmill Road just after 2 a.m.

Channel 2’s Liz Artz spoke to DeKalb County Police Lieutenant Lonzy Robertson about the case Monday.

“The homeowner gave him a warning. The suspect continued to approach him at which time the homeowner fired one shot,” Robertson said.

From Jackson, Mississippi;

Boyd is accused of breaking down the front door of a home in the 500 block of N. Waterloo Street with two other men at about 2 a.m., July 17, 2016, with the intent to steal the homeowner’s medical marijuana, police said.

The homeowner, who had armed himself after previous break-ins, confronted the men inside his home and fired a single shot, striking Boyd as he approached, police said.

Officers arrived at the scene to find the door knocked off its hinges and flattened to the floor and Boyd with a single gunshot wound, police said.

Since the incident, Boyd has been at a rehabilitation facility recovering from the gunshot wound, police said. He was discharged Wednesday, June 21 and was arrested at that time.

The homeowner, Richard Snyder, was found to have justifiably acted in self-defense and the Jackson County Prosecutor’s Office declined to charge him with any crime.

From Killeen, Texas;

When officers arrived to the scene, they found a woman later identified as 23-year-old Raven Symone Fisher lying on the ground at the apartments. Officers then began to perform life-saving measures.

A preliminary investigation determine that Fisher confronted the male victim about a parking complaint while she was armed with a handgun. The victim who is licensed to carry a handgun attempted to diffuse the confrontation with the suspect unsuccessfully. He defended himself with his handgun from the assault, police said.

The victim was initially detained by police and later released with no charges.

Fisher succumbed to her injuries at the scene and was pronounced dead at the scene at 3:44 a.m.

Last month, in Midwest City, Oklahoma, Michael F. Moler, 16, broke into the New Community Church. After stealing some items there, he broke into the home of 62-year-old George Martin. Moler tried to attack Mr. Martin with a hammer, who responded with gunfire. Moler stumbled outside and collapsed in the driveway where police found him. Mr. Martin has been cleared of wrongdoing;

Oklahoma County District Attorney David Prater has reviewed the circumstances and determined the shooting was justified.

The police chief said: “Any person who makes a conscious decision to commit this type of crime should take note that homeowners have the legal right to protect themselves. That’s what happened in this event and the law saved an innocent victim.”

From Fresno, California;

Fresno police say the suspect walked into the Starbucks with a “Transformers” mask and a replica handgun. When the clerk seemed hesitant about giving up the money, he took out his knife. Seconds later, customer Cregg Jerri, 58, snuck up behind the suspect – armed with a chair – and struck. You can see the two get into a fight that led back into another part of the store. Police say the customer took the knife and stabbed the would-be robber several times until he took off running.

Police say Jerri was stabbed in the neck but will be OK; they’re calling him a hero.

As for the suspect, he was found a few blocks away and will be booked when he’s out of the hospital.

From Columbia Township, Ohio;

The break-in happened at about 3:15 a.m. on Kenoak Lane, off Kennedy Avenue. The men startled the family living there, and the homeowner grabbed a hammer.

After a struggle, the homeowner got a gun and shot both men, the sheriff’s office said.

They were found not far away, in Cincinnati. Both were taken to University of Cincinnati Medical Center.

A story of a little frontier justice from Kenya;

Residents said the two were riding on a motorbike and used the wrong lane as they were in a hurry.

They collided with a Probox at a slip road towards Wangige town, after which a pistol and its magazine slipped from one of the suspects.

The man picked the pistol and magazine quickly and shot twice in the air before hijacking a matatu filled with passengers.

Passengers who were waiting to board the matatu fled the scene as a confrontation ensued.

“When some people suspected the other one who was left was not armed, he was arrested by members of the public who started interrogating him,” Ongaya said.

“Within no time, old tires were brought and tied around his body, petrol was poured on him and he was set ablaze.”

Ongaya said the bodies were taken to City Mortuary,

While thanking residents for raising an alarm over the incident, he also faulted them for lynching the second suspect.

From Clovis, New Mexico;

Clovis police say it was late Thursday night when a homeowner walked inside to find a person robbing him.

The suspect spotted the homeowner and threw something at them, but the homeowner pulled out a gun and shot the robber.

When police arrived they rushed the suspect to the hospital.

In Las Vegas, Nevada;

The man and the woman, who’d been dating for over a decade, were involved in a domestic-violence incident in their apartment, McGrath said. The woman had bloody signs of physical abuse to her face.

The woman was able to flee from her boyfriend and run through the complex, leaving behind a trail of blood, McGrath said. At the complex’s parking lot, she found a man the couple apparently knew, who was in his vehicle.

The boyfriend caught up and an argument between the men ensued, McGrath said. The shooter was able to exit his car while this was going on.

A security guard who witnessed the gunfire told detectives that the shooter told the man to back off before pulling the trigger, McGrath said.

In possession of the man who tumbled and fell after being wounded, detectives found a piece of a door, McGrath said. Police later found that the door to the couple’s apartment was heavily damaged and was being propped up with screws, possibly after prior violent incidents in the apartment.

From McAlester, Oklahoma;

“We got a call from a guy who said somebody had tried to break into his house,” McAlester Police Det. Capt. Don Hass said. Police described the man living in the house as a combat veteran of Vietnam.

When the veteran saw his home was being broken into, he opened fire, Hass said.

“He fired several shots at him and he thought he hit him,” said Hass, referring to the homeowner firing at the man who was breaking into his home and hitting the suspected burglar.

Seven minutes later, a McAlester man with a chest wound checked into the emergency room at the McAlester Regional Health Center, Hass said. The man with the gunshot wound underwent surgery and was reported in stable condition at the hospital on Monday, he said.

From Sarasota, Florida;

According to the Sheriff’s Office, two masked men attempted to rob the Pizza Hut at 3251 17th St. at about 11:30 p.m. One of the employees reported that he drew his lawfully carried firearm after one of the robbers pointed a gun at him. The 22-year-old employee, who said he feared for his life, fired three times at the robber before taking cover. The robbers fled, leaving a firearm and blood behind.

The Sheriff’s Office responded to reports of a gunshot victim being driven to Sarasota Memorial Hospital. Shawnathan Young, 21, of Bradenton was treated for a gunshot wound and charged with armed robbery. The three men who were in the car that brought Young to the hospital were arrested.

In Louisville, Kentucky;

Police say a man called them to report that he’d just shot 19-year-old (now 20-year-old) Keith Dawson after Dawson tried to rob him.

Police say the victim told them Dawson walked up to him, pulled a handgun and demanded cash. At that point, the victim said, he gave Dawson $200, and Dawson pistol-whipped him.

The victim says he then pulled his own handgun and fired several shots at Dawson, hitting him in the chest.

Dawson was transported to University of Louisville Hospital for treatment of his injuries.

Police say they later determined that the gun Dawson used to commit the robbery had been reported to Shively Police as stolen.

The victim was able to identify Dawson through a photo, according to an arrest warrant, which was issued on Jan. 31, 2017.

Dawson was taken into custody by Louisville Metro Police on Wednesday night. He is charged with receipt of stolen property (a firearm) and first-degree robbery.

From Houston, Texas;

Deputies said two teens came through the side door of the Applebee’s in the 5900 block of Sam Houston Parkway around 1 a.m. Tuesday. One of them allegedly had a knife, while the other approached the bar and demanded money from the register.

The employee at the bar showed the teen the register, and as he was trying to open it, another worker grabbed the suspect and threw him to the ground, deputies said.

The teen with a knife ran toward his friend to help him, but one of the employees threw him down and grabbed the knife out of his hand.

Exclusive eyewitness video shows the suspects being held down by workers as they waited for deputies.

“If they had had a gun, our lives could have been a whole different story,” said the customer who shot the video.

From Zachary, Louisiana;

One person was shot and killed in a home invasion late Tuesday night in Zachary.

According to the Zachary Police Department, the shooting occurred in the 4000 block of McHugh Road when a robbery suspect attempted to break into an apartment.

The suspect was shot and killed by a homeowner.

From Jackson, Mississippi;

When officers arrived, they found an unidentified 18-year-old with multiple gunshot wounds. He was taken to UMMC for medical treatment and has been listed in critical condition.

Police also found a deceased black male inside the home. He also had multiple gunshot wounds to the body.

A 7-year-old was found inside the home unharmed.

After investigating, police believe this was a home invasion. Police believe the deceased male was the suspect of this burglary. Evidence shows that he was armed when he entered the home.

From Cedar Rapids, Iowa;

26-year-old Ethan Deyo was living in the home when the crime happened, police say he called them saying he shot a burglar inside his house.

Police say 43-year-old Sherman Hopkins is charged with Kidnapping in the First Degree, Robbery in the First Degree and Burglary in the First Degree.
According to the criminal complaint Deyo went into a bedroom to try and get away from Hopkins after he came into his house but he forced his way into the bedroom.

The complaint goes on to say Hopkins ordered Deyo to log in to his computer and transfer a domain name to a third party, that’s when Deyo grabbed the gun and a struggle began between the two.

During the altercation the gun went off shooting Deyo in the foot, according to the complaint, that’s when Deyo grabbed the gun and shot Hopkins twice before calling police.

Hopkins went straight from the hospital to jail.