Category: Feel Good Stories

One in the slam, one in the wind.
Hardin County man faced with the decision to open fire on suspected home burglars
Author: Parris Kane

At around 3:30 in the morning, Travis Yust was faced with a tough decision, to pull the trigger or let the men he believed to be responsible for breaking into his home get away.

BATSON — Travis Yust has lived in Batson all his life, but on November 8th he was forced to realize it’s no longer the safe town where he grew up.

In a matter of minutes, Yust went from sleeping peacefully in his home, to protecting it. At around 3:30 in the morning, Yust was faced with a tough decision, to pull the trigger or let the men he believed to be responsible for breaking into his home get away.

“My wife woke me up and said the dogs are barking and our door beeped,” explained Yust.

Yust said they have a home alarm, but it wasn’t activated that night. The door, however, beeps every time it’s opened. He said he assumed the wind blew open the door.

“I turned on the light and noticed that my gun safe door was wide open, and right then I panicked,” said Yust, “I said, I’ve been robbed.”

Yust ran outside and grabbed his thermal imaging scope. He managed to spot the alleged thieves hiding across the street on the property of one of his relatives.

“I immediately went and grabbed my rifle, mounted my scope onto the rifle, grabbed a pistol, and headed off down the driveway,” said Yust.

Read the entire article at 12 News Now

More poor target selection.
Intruder shot to death by Tigard homeowne
By:Elise Haas, Amy Frazier and KOIN 6 News Staff

Jose Luis Gonzalez Jr., 41, was known by the homeowner

TIGARD, Ore. (KOIN) — An intruder was shot to death by the owner of a small townhouse in Tigard early Wednesday while 2 teenagers were at home.

Tigard police said the homeowner called 911 around 7 a.m. to report the trespasser. When officers arrived at the home on SW Sage Terrace, the suspect, later identified as Jose Luis Gonzalez Jr., was dead.

Gonzalez was 41.

“We received a 911 call to our dispatch center shortly after 7 o’clock this morning and it was from a homeowner advising that there was someone trespassing, an intruder,” said Jim Wolf with Tigard police. “Initially the call also provided information that the intruder was shot. So at this point, police are investigating the intruder, who is deceased at the scene.”

Tigard police said Wednesday afternoon Gonzalez and the homeowner knew each other, but it’s not known why he tried to enter the townhouse. Officials also said the homeowner is fully cooperating.

The entire article may be viewed at KOIN 6

Didn’t stay in the car and it got all stabby.
Lisle man acquitted in road rage stabbing of Naperville man; judge says it was self-defense
By Clifford Ward
DuPage County judge Thursday acquitted a Lisle man of battery charges in a 2017 road rage stabbing incident.

Lloyd Rose, 31, was found not guilty in an incident in which, he admitted, he stabbed another driver. But Rose said the other motorist was pummeling him. Rose said he feared for his life when he pulled out a knife and stabbed Matthew Frasier about 10 times. Frasier, of Naperville, spent three days in a hospital, but he recovered from the wounds.

Judge Liam Brennan, who heard the bench trial, said the evidence supported Rose’s version of the incident — that Frasier was the aggressor who threw the first punch.

Rose’s actions “were not conduct anybody likes to see,” and it was “stupid” for Rose to have gotten out of his car during the scuffle, the judge said, However, Brennan said, it was reasonable for Rose to think he was facing the imminent threat of great bodily harm when he stabbed Frasier, and his actions met the standard for self-defense.

The rest of the story may be viewed at The Chicago Tribune

Poor victim selection.
Hillyard store owner pulls gun on armed robber
SPOKANE, Wash. – When Spokane Police responded to an armed robbery at a convenience store in northeast

Spokane Tuesday night, they learned the suspect had already fled, thanks to the quick-thinking owner behind the counter.

The owner of Hai’s Mini Mart on N. Market tells kxly4 exactly what he did after a robbery suspect pulled a knife on him Tuesday night.

“He said, ‘Give me money!’, and then I knew exactly what to do,” said Tan Ho, the store owner who happened to be behind the cash register Tuesday night. “I pulled out my gun – like this – and I pointed it right at him, and he ran.”

View the article in its entirity at KXLY.com

Don’t taze me bro part 2
Police officer tasers boy, 17, in front of stunned college students because he was ‘resisting arrest’

Dramatic footage has emerged showing the moment a police officer tasers a 17-year-old boy – directly in front of his fellow college students.

The student had reportedly been refusing to leave Middlesbrough College this afternoon and was ‘resisting arrest’.

In the footage, the young student can be seen tackling a police officer and grabbing on to his clothes.

We all know the ending, and the video is poor, but you’re going to look anyway. Find the rather breathless article here at The Daily Mail.com

Police investigated a fatal shooting at Washington Park. Photo: Channel 2 Action News

Another misuse of ‘victim.’
Police: Deadly shooting at Atlanta park was self-defense
By Steve Burns, The Atlanta Journal-Constitution

A man acted in self-defense when he fatally shot another man at a northwest Atlanta park Saturday night, police said.

Based on the investigation, police are treating the shooting as self-defense and have not made any arrests in the case, police spokeswoman Lisa Bender said Wednesday in a statement.

“The case will be forwarded to the Fulton County DA’s office for further investigation,” she said.

The victim was found dead when officers arrived at Washington Park on Ollie Street at about 8:15 p.m., police spokesman Sgt. John Chafee said in a statement. He was identified by the Fulton County Medical Examiner’s office as Brian Bell, 41, of Decatur.

The remainder of the article may be found at Atlanta Journal-Constitution

Restraining orders, don’t
No indictments in case of woman fatally stabbed in Harrison Twp.
By Breaking News Staff

A grand jury didn’t indict anyone after a woman was stabbed to death in the backyard of a home.

Amber Hoover was found stabbed on June 22 on Embury Park Road in Harrison Twp.

A grand jury didn’t indict anyone after a woman was stabbed to death in the backyard of a home.

Amber Hoover was found stabbed on June 22 on Embury Park Road in Harrison Twp.

When Montgomery County deputies responded, Hoover’s ex-boyfriend was performing CPR on her and his new girlfriend was nearby. When deputies asked who stabbed Hoover, they said the girlfriend raised her hand.

Both Hoover’s ex-boyfriend and his new girlfriend had a restraining order against Hoover.

The rest may be viewed at myDayton Daily News

Don’t taze me, Bro.
Shoplifter stopped at ‘taser-point’ outside Forsyth Menards store, police say
TONY REID tony.reid@lee.net

FORSYTH — An accused shoplifter’s dash from the Forsyth Menards store came to an abrupt halt Sunday afternoon when he was confronted by a sheriff’s deputy who ordered him to the ground at “taser-point,” according to a sworn affidavit.

Macon County sheriff’s deputy Byron Ebbert said the 31-year-old man was fleeing a loss prevention officer who caught him trying to steal a $670 paint sprayer and a 5-gallon bucket of stain priced at $200.

The entire article , well, you know. The Herald-Review

Not that Austin- the one near Chicago.
Shooting of 59-year-old man in Austin ruled self-defense
By Sun-Times Wire email

An investigation into a shooting that fatally wounded a man Sunday night during a domestic-related altercation in the Austin neighborhood has been closed after investigators determined it was committed in self-defense.

Henry Ratcliff Jr, 59, was involved in a “domestic-related altercation” about 7:50 p.m. in the 4800 bock of West Gladys Avenue when he was shot multiple times in the abdomen, according to Chicago police and the Cook County medical examiner’s office.

Read the remainder at The Chicago Sun Times

Amateur pharmacologists.
Former mayor won’t face charges for shooting man in pharmacy

LANCASTER, Pa. (AP) — A former Pennsylvania mayor won’t face charges for firing at an armed man who tried to rob his pharmacy last month.

The Lancaster County district attorney’s office said in a statement Friday that authorities “anticipate no charges against the store employee who fired upon the robber,” who was wounded.

LNP reports court documents have identified the employee as former mayor Charlie Smithgall.

Documents filed by Lancaster city police say 72-year-old Smithgall fired four times at Brandon Galette after he and an unidentified man entered Smithgall’s Pharmacy and repeatedly asked for Oxycodone while brandishing a gun.

Reposted at Pennsylvania Self Defense

And one for OldManchu
Alliance police use Taser to subdue uncooperative suspect
By Lori Steineck
CantonRep.com staff writer

Alliance police had been called to a report of a suspicious man lying in the road.

ALLIANCE Police called to a report of a man lying in the road found him walking away.

When they yelled for him to stop, he continued on, walking into a nearby home.

A “few seconds” later, he walked out of the house, began yelling at the officers and then started fighting with them, according to Stark County Jail records.

Jail records show that at some point, police used a stun gun to arrest Quinton S. Howard, 27, of the 100 block of W. Harrison Avenue.

Find the article at The Alliance Review

Bad hair day?
Barber Shoots Man in North Philadelphia Barbershop, Police Say
By Dan Stamm

A barbershop owner shot an alleged attacker inside his North Philadelphia Philadelphia barbershop Monday morning, Philadelphia police said.

The barber was acting in self defense when he shot the 26-year-old man at a barbershop along Germantown Avenue near Oakdale Street around 10:30 a.m., police said.

The shooting left the man in stable condition with gunshot wounds to the stomach and groin.

Read the article in its entirety at NBC Phiadelphia

There’a a lesson here.
Man Shot On Red Line Disarms Shooter, Beats Him With Gun: Cops
By Joe Vince, Patch Staff

The shooter told police that he opened fire in self-defense after an argument turned violent on the train over the weekend.

CHICAGO — A South Shore parolee who was shot on a Red Line train over the weekend disarmed the shooter and then pistol-whipped the 24-year-old man with the gun, breaking the weapon in two, according to authorities. Both men were hospitalized, and the shooter told Chicago police that he was acting in self-defense, the Chicago Tribune reports.

Roy Lee — the 38-year-old man who was shot — was charged with aggravated battery with a deadly weapon in the incident. He is being held without bail, and a hold has been placed on him by state prison officials, according to the Tribune.

The shooting happened at around 12:15 a.m. Saturday, Nov. 10, on a Red Line train traveling from the Loop to the Cermak-Chinatown Station, the report stated. The shooter — who has concealed carry license — told police that he opened fire in self-defense after Lee, an acquaintance, started beating him following an argument, the report added.

The entire article amy be found at Chicago Patch

“No” means No.
Frederick County woman shoots man, claims self-defense
By: Ellie Williams

Law enforcement says woman feared for her safety
A California man was shot early Thursday morning by a Frederick County, Va. woman who claims it was in self-defense.

According to the Frederick County Sheriff’s Office, deputies responded to a 911 call on Lake Holiday Road just before 1 a.m., by a caller who allegedly shot her acquaintance twice in the leg.

The victim, Jimmy Tucker, 42, of Victorville, Calif. allegedly made repeated unwanted sexual advances toward the woman in her home, leading her to fear for her safety. When the woman told Tucker to leave her residence, deputies say he refused and threatened to kill her.

The entire article may be found at
Local DVM.com

He fought the law and the law, eventually, won.
Escaped work release inmate shot after breaking into a home in Mobile County

MOBILE COUNTY, Ala. (WALA) – The Mobile County Sheriff’s Office said an escaped work release inmate was shot after he broke into his uncle’s house.

Investigators said Danny Fox walked away from his job site on Wednesday, November 7.

After the escape, deputies said Fox broke into his ex-wife’s home. Later in the night, Fox broke into his uncle’s house.

According to the sheriff’s office, the uncle fired a shot at Fox when he discovered him in his home. The uncle told deputies it was dark and he didn’t realize it was his nephew.

Read the entire article at Fox 10 News

The video is worth the price of admission.
VIDEO: Unfazed woman shoots back at masked men trying to rob her store
Bia Roldan

Cullen, LA – A store manager with a gun pointed at her face remained calm as two men in masks tried to rob their family owned liquor- store in Cullen, Louisiana.

The Cullen Police Chief, Rosette Harris said in her two years as top cop it’s the first armed robbery she’s had to investigate.

The security video has been uploaded on social media and has gotten a lot of attention.

Harris said they have gotten many phone calls from those who’ve seen it. They also have some evidence and an idea of who the robbers are.

It happened at First Stop Liquor Store 10:19 p.m. on Monday.

Catch the video and read the rest of the article at KTBS3 CBS News

Good guy with a gun.
Licensed gun owner helps save metro mom of three from violent attack
Posted by Zac Summers

KANSAS CITY, Mo. – The quick actions by a licensed gun owner helped save a woman from a violent attack over the weekend.

Benjamin Seadorf was with his four children on Saturday when he suddenly heard what he described as “blood-curling screams” coming from outside his home near 12th Street and Van Brunt Boulevard.

“She definitely was in fear of her life,” Seadorf said. “She was screaming at the top of her lungs, profusely bawling. She just kept screaming, ‘Help me! Help! Somebody, please help me!’ over and over again.”

Security video shows Seadorf running out his front door with his 9-millimeter handgun toward the intersection where a silver car was stopped at a traffic light.

You can’t see much of what happens next because a tree is blocking the car, but a police report details a brutal attack involving Alarick Williams and the mother of his three children.

The entire article may be viewed at Fox 4 Kansas City

Poor target selection skills.
Business owner shoots, kills masked gunman in Sacramento, deputies say
Brian Hickey, Reporter

SACRAMENTO, Calif. (KCRA) —An armed robber was shot and killed Wednesday night when the owner of the business he targeted fired back, according to the Sacramento County Sheriff’s Department.

The Sheriff’s Department said it was notified about the shooting just after 10:30 p.m. in the 2700 block of Cottage Way.
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A business owner reported that an armed and masked gunman entered the office in an alleged robbery attempt. The business owner said he shot the suspect, ending the incident.

The rest of the article may be found at KCRA 3

He was a good lad, except for the gang-related arrest last Tuesday.
Gunman shoots assailant dead inside Brooklyn Target store after being chased and threatened by six gang members
By Wes Parnell , JOHN ANNESE and Graham Rayman

A man chased into a Brooklyn Target store and threatened at knifepoint by six alleged gang members fatally shot one of his pursuers, cops said Thursday.

The men, all affiliated with the Bloods, confronted the shooter outside the City Point shopping center in Downtown Brooklyn around 11:15 p.m. Wednesday, according to police.

The shooter dashed into Target on the shopping center’s second floor with the group in pursuit, surveillance video obtained by cops shows.

At the store’s entrance, security guards tried to intervene but the group threatened them and they backed off, police said. The group surrounded and argued with the shooter, with one of them pulling out a large knife.

The shooter drew a gun, warned them to leave him alone, and walked away.

The rest of the article may be found at NYC Daily News

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You don’t see this every day.
Texas burglar bleeds to death in home he targeted: police
Bradford Betz | Fox News

A Texas man thwarted his own burglary attempt Tuesday evening after bleeding to death inside the home he had broken into, police said.

The homeowner found 28-year-old Javier Tellez Jr. dead inside their El Paso home, KFOX-TV reported.

The homeowner told responding officers he had found the would-be burglar after discovering a broken window and pools of blood, police said in a news release.

The entire article may be viewed at Fox News

The Greenville Sun
Man Fires Gun To Scare Away Intruder

A man whose mobile home was being broken into about 1:30 a.m. Wednesday fired a gun into the ground to scare off the intruder, sheriff’s Sgt. Jeff Caudill said in a report.

The Camelot Park resident told deputies that he was in bed “when he heard someone jerk his back door open violently,” the report said.

The door was padlocked from the inside and the screws holding it in place were jerked out of the door bracket. Nothing was taken. The person who entered the trailer fled when the resident walked toward the door.

The occupant “also had a revolver and when he saw his door open, he looked first then shot is gun into the ground just to scare them away,” the report said.

The incident remains under investigation.

The Witchita Eagle
His roommate shot him. He was taken to hospital and then to jail, Wichita police say
By Jason Tidd

Wichita police arrested a man after he was shot by his roommate on Tuesday.

Reginald Dean Griffith, 47, was booked into the Sedgwick County Jail on suspicion of aggravated robbery and domestic battery, Officer Charley Davidson said in a release. Griffith was shot once in his leg, treated at a hospital then arrested after he was released.

Investigators determined that Griffith had battered a 28-year-old man, Davidson said. The man, who was Griffith’s roommate, had a gun. The roommate shot Griffith after Griffith tried to take the gun from him, police said.

Griffith remains in jail on $50,000 bond, records show.

Today’s FGS format wins. I haven’t heard from management about possible copyright issues, but I’ve taken a couple tips from Perry Gaskill and others. Thanks everyone for your inputs, much appreciated.