Category: Feel Good Stories

From Houston, Texas;

“Then I see my neighbor pulling inside, then I seen the guy aiming the gun at him,” Castillo said.

ABC13 spoke with the homeowner by phone who says he had been out to dinner with his wife and young son. When they got back home, they noticed their front door was open.

He says the robbers started shooting at them with his shotgun they had just stolen and then they ran away.

According to the Harris County Sheriff’s Office, the pair ended up a few blocks away on Brownsville Street.

Neighbors say the suspects were beating up an elderly man with the stolen shotgun when someone else in the second home shot and killed one of the suspects.

From Los Angeles, California;

The off-duty officer was attending a family party and heard shots fired before he or she went outside and saw a person who had been shot in the leg by someone in a vehicle. The officer then fired at the car and the suspect took off.

It was not yet unknown whether anyone in the car was struck by gunfire.

“It was not yet unknown whether anyone in the car was struck by gunfire.” So it’s known? [shakes head]

Amy sends us a link from Houston, Texas;

Deputies say a homeowner shot and killed someone who broke into his northeast Harris County home overnight.

According to the Harris County Sheriff’s Office, it happened on the 14100 block of Brownsville Street.

Investigators said the suspect beat the homeowner, but the homeowner managed to get a gun and shoot the suspect.

AW1Ed sends a link from Springfield, Florida;

When officers arrived to the home, the residents and a witness told them a man named “Bennie” had been at the home and hit the woman knocking her unconscious. Police say a man came to her aid and Bennie began hitting that man with a hammer.

In self defense, the man pulled out a folding pocket knife and stabbed Bennie. Bennie then left the home..

Police later found and identified Bennie Lee Teague, 36, who lives in Oakland Terrace.

Teague was treated at Bay Medical Sacred Heart for minor stab wound. He was arrested and taken to the Bay County Jail with a charge of aggravated battery.

From High Point, North Carolina;

Officers said the initial investigation revealed that three males forced entry into the home and exchanged gunfire with a male who was inside.

Police said one of the men who broke into the home was shot and killed. He was identified as 21-year-old Christopher Lamont Gidderon.

The investigation is in its very early stages and no charges have been filed at this point.

From Troy, Ohio;

While the woman was on the phone with 911, her husband went to the garage and encountered a burglar, Lachey said.

“The homeowner had a gun and was confronted by the burglar and shot him,” Lachey said.

The male suspect was shot two times in the leg and once in the hand, according to Lachey. He said the man — who has not yet been been named — is in Miami Valley Hospital, and was having surgery Monday for a shattered femur.

[Miami County Sheriff’s Office Lt. Eric] Lachey said as there was no sign of forced entry, they believe the male suspect entered the home through a “doggie” door.

From Riverhead, New York;

A River Road resident yesterday afternoon reported someone had broken into his shed and stole tools, according to Riverhead Town Police. A police report was filed documenting the incident. Then just before 10 p.m. last night, the resident called police again to report that a man was burglarizing the shed. Upon police arrival, the owner of the residence reported that he went outside with a shotgun and fired a warning shot at the burglar, according to the police report. The burglar fled and he followed the subject to the Calverton Hills area of Calverton, the homeowner told police.

A short time later the Suffolk County Police Department was contacted and advised that there was a victim of a shooting in Calverton Hills, Riverhead Police said. He was transported to Stony Brook Hospital for treatment of non-life-threatening injuries.

From Kingman, Arizona;

Deputies were dispatched to the home after a call from the homeowner, saying someone had entered his residence, robbed him and was causing a disturbance.

The man used a Taser [on] the homeowner several times.

The homeowner shot the suspect, who died at the scene.

From Cary, North Carolina;

Cary spokeswoman Carrie Roman said in a news release that officers went to the home in the Raleigh suburb after getting a call about an intruder around 2:30 a.m. Sunday.

Authorities say the shooting happened a few blocks from the home after the suspect was apprehended and officers were trying to take him into custody. He died a short time later in the hospital. The city did not release any other details.

From Portland, Oregon;

The shirtless suspect, later identified as 19-year-old Noel Stivensson, by all accounts kicked in the door of an apartment, and was acting “out of it” according to its resident, who asked not to be identified.

The resident said the trespasser “appeared to be high” and, out of concern for his own safety, took a knife in hand and chased Stivensson out the door and into the parking lot where he turned and confronted the resident – and got sliced in the ribcage for it – before taking off again on foot.

Mr Stivensson was subsequently arrested by the responding officers.

From Arcadia, California;

The customs agent was walking on a sidewalk when he was attacked from behind by the boys – two 14-year-olds and a 15-year-old, the LASD spokeswoman said. One of the assailants allegedly repeatedly struck the agent in the head as another pointed a gun at him and demanded his property.

“The victim thought the subjects were going to rob and shoot him so he retrieved his department-issued handgun,” Rodriguez said. “The victim shot at the subjects in an effort to defend himself.”

According to investigators, the armed teen and one of his accomplices were struck by the agent’s gunfire. The third boy, who was unharmed, fled the scene on foot.

One of the 15-years-old was DOT (dead over there) at the hospital. The others are either being treated at the hospital or rotting in a jail cell.

From Chicago, Illinois;

A 16-year-old Chicago boy was shot and killed this morning after attempting to rob a 24-year-old man in the parking lot of a bank near Madison Street and Austin Boulevard in Oak Park, according to a news release from the Oak Park police department.

Police said that the 24-year-old man, who is from Chicago, has a valid conceal-carry permit.

“The pair apparently exchanged gunfire before the alleged robber reportedly entered a waiting car and fled into Chicago,” the release stated.

Police said the teen was taken to Stroger Hospital, where he was pronounced dead.

From Mobile, Alabama;

The alleged victims said two men forced their front door open.

Police say when one of the suspects kicked in the bedroom door, he was shot.

Mobile Police say 31 year-old James Key was shot in the head and shoulder.

Investigators say the other suspect, 26 year-old Tony Daniel Baggett, was arrested in the woods near the apartment complex.

Police said Key was arrested and taken to the hospital for sustained life-threatening injuries.

From Baltimore, Maryland;

“ATF was conducting an undercover operation [on West Baltimore Street near Kinsey Avenue,” said Baltimore Police Commissioner Kevin Davis at a late afternoon press briefing at the scene. “Three ATF special agents were inside of a pickup truck during that undercover operation, and they were approached by two armed gunmen.”

A special ATF agent saw the robbery attempt and “discharged their service firearm at the suspects.”

Police recovered a “Dirty Harry” gun, as Davis called it – an 8-inch, 44 Magnum revolver that “can do a lot of damage,” the commissioner noted.

One suspect suffered non-life-threatening injuries after being shot by the ATF agent and is being treated at a local hospital.

From Albuquerque, New Mexico;

His break-in at the shop sent a 6 a.m. alarm to Maestas’s cell phone, and he took off immediately toward the store. He was ready for anything.

“I snuck in the front door so he wouldn’t hear me, and I see his foot going up the hole,” Maestas said as he pointed upward to an air vent smashed aside to reveal an escape hatch through the shop’s ceiling.

When Maestas walked in on the guy, he was in the middle of robbing him blind. According to Maestas, he jumped up on the countertop and made his way up to a heating vent. Maestas shot at him, but he got up and escaped across the rooftop.

“I just reached over and didn’t even look, shot one round close as I could get to him,” Maestas said.

Maestas was packing miniature shotgun shells in his revolver, and the jolt from the blast must have spooked the guy. Workers on the roof Wednesday afternoon found the burglar’s booty abandoned.

From Statesville, North Carolina;

According to a police report, an 80-year-old man was woken up late Wednesday night by a man wearing a mask demanding money. The elderly man had a handgun nearby, was able to get it and shot at the masked intruder. The masked man then forced the gun away from the elderly man and then shot at him. Police say the elderly man was also pistol-whipped during the incident.

The masked suspect fled with the elderly man’s handgun, as well as the cash he had stolen.

40-year-old Marcus Dshawn Brown was arrested at a hospital and charged with first-degree burglary, assault with a deadly weapon with intent to kill inflicting serious injury, common law robbery, larceny of a firearm and possession of firearm by a convicted felon. Brown and his victim are expected to recover.

From Llano, Texas;

Llano police say officers responded to 109 W. Main Street around 12:50 a.m. Thursday in reference to a burglary in progress. When they arrived, officers found 29-year-old Robert Sutton, of Llano, lying on the ground with a single gunshot wound. Sutton was taken to the hospital where he died.

A second suspect identified as Jonathan Tuma, 19, of Tow, was taken into custody and charged with burglary of a habitation. Authorities are not releasing any information as to who might have shot Sutton.

Wilted Willy sends us our first story from somewhere in upstate New York;

Surveillance video shows the terrifying moment masked men storm the Markanda Market while armed with knives on Monday.

Gurchran Singh and his wife Parvinder Chahal simply weren’t in the mood, however.

“They jumped in and said give me the money!” Singh told WRBG. “My wife said, ‘Take it, take the money!’”

But instead off fleeing in fear, the husband and wife teamed up to beat back the onslaught.

In the video, Singh is seen grabbing a metal baseball bat from behind the counter. Chahal then follows him, picking up a stick to defend the store.

Thanks to the couple’s bravery, the encounter lasted only a few seconds and the suspect made off only with a pack of cigarettes, cops say.

Even when the robbery attempt ended, Singh’s pursuit continued. He and a friend chased down the suspects and followed behind their vehicle until cops arrived.

Police then arrested 21-year-old Ryan Kelly Jr. and 20-year-old Brandon Ehlers.

From Columbus, Ohio;

Michael E. Ruffin, 21, was sentenced to 13 years in prison and Dusty E. Thomas, 20, to 10 years after each pleaded guilty to involuntary manslaughter and aggravated robbery. Ruffin also pleaded guilty to two gun specifications and Thomas to one.

Ruffin, Thomas and Brandon Bolin, 18, forced their way into a residence in the 500 block of Station Road on the night of Dec. 12, 2014, said Assistant Prosecutor Scott Shumaker. One of the occupants of the home, a 21-year-old man, fired at them in self-defense, killing Bolin.

Both of Bolin’s accomplices were indicted for murder, but pleaded guilty to the lesser charge as part of a plea agreement. Under Ohio law, murder charges can be filed against a person whose accomplice dies while they are committing or fleeing from a crime.

From Stockbridge, Georgia;

Robert MacDonald, 26, held a knife to an employee of a Dollar General in Stockbridge while demanding money. The suspect fled the scene after jumping onto the bed of a truck that was waiting for him outside.

MacDonald jumped from the truck when officers attempted to stop the vehicle.

While officers were investigating the armed robbery, patrol officers were dispatched to a home invasion on Kinsey Drive. According to police, the suspect matched the description of MacDonald.

The homeowner told officers he heard glass break inside the home and the suspect entered the home a short while later. The homeowner made contact with suspect and said the suspect approached him in a threatening manner.

The homeowner grabbed his gun from behind the door, pointed it at the suspect, yell for help. The homeowner’s father heard his son, came down the stairs with a gun, and shot the suspect in the chest.

From Lynchburg, Virginia;

Police said they responded to a reported burglary in progress on Dearing Street on May 15 where the caller said someone was trying to rob their home and shots had been fired inside it.

When officers got to the scene, they found one man lying in the yard and a second man lying in the doorway to the home.

Police said both men were suffering from multiple gunshot wounds.

Both were taken to the hospital for treatment of critical injuries.

Police said they were notified on Tuesday that Dedric Shyheim Megginson, 18, of Lynchbug had died from his injuries.

Darrell Jermaine Saunders, 18, of Lynchburg was listed in serious, but stable condition.

In Pitt County, North Carolina, sheriff deputies responded to a burglary call;

Deputies were called to the break-in happening on Abbott Farm Road about 7:30 a.m. between Ayden and Winterville. The home is at the intersection of Abbott Farm Road and Jolly Road.

Sheriff Neil Elks says a witness called authorities and when deputies arrived, the three burglars started to run.

The sheriff says one of the burglars was armed and fought with a deputy as he was attempting an arrest. That deputy began yelling for backup, and when another deputy came to help, Elks says the suspect pointed the gun at that second deputy who then shot the suspect.

The sheriff says the wounded man is expected to be okay and will be released from the hospital.

From Las Vegas, Nevada;

Just before 5 a.m. Monday, Grajeda says Moncayo went back to the 7-Eleven on Lake Mead and Pecos.

“He came back with one of his friends, and they say he started shooting up to the ceiling,” she explained.

It just so happened, an armed security guard was working in the convenience store.

“One of the security guards went in and shot him (Moncayo) in the back,” said Grajeda.

Moncayo died, and now North Las Vegas Police investigators are trying to figure out if Moncayo’s family’s story lines up with the clerk’s.

From Kensington, Pennsylvania;

A Kensington homeowner shot a 47-year-old man who was breaking into his residence Tuesday afternoon, police said.

Just before 1:20 p.m. in the 2000 block of Albright Street, the intruder was shot in the chest by the homeowner, who was not described further.

The man was taken to Temple University Hospital and was reported in stabled condition. The homeowner’s gun was recovered by police.

From Charlotte, North Carolina;

A family member said the man was in the shower when he heard voices of two to three strangers in his house. He thought they intended to rob him.

His cellphone battery died so he grabbed his gun and fired at them, ran to a bedroom and fired one shot through this small closet window to escape.

“He was actually freaking out,” the neighbor said. “He didn’t know what else to do.”

The call for help brought in a flurry of police activity in the neighborhood.

Concerned loved ones rushed to check on him and his fiancée.

I asked police if the shots hit any of the suspects in the house.

“There was not an overt indication of (anyone shot), but we are checking with area hospitals to see if anyone checks in there with gunshot wounds,” Charlotte-Mecklenburg police Capt. Ryan Butler said.

Dude says that he fired 14 rounds at the intruders.