Sgt. Michael Woody said the shooting happened around 5:40 a.m. Wednesday after a man and woman, roughly 19-years-old, tried breaking into a home on Asbury Park, near 8 Mile Road and the Southfield Freeway.<\/p>\n
\u201cA 47-year-old male homeowner fired shots with a rifle, several shots, striking the male suspect one time and fatally wounding him,\u201d Woody said. \u201cHe was transported to Sinai-Grace Hospital where he was pronounced dead on arrival.\u201d<\/p>\n
The woman, who received a gunshot wound to the leg, was transported to the hospital in critical condition. No one else was injured.<\/p>\n
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DETROIT (WWJ) – Two people were shot on Detroit\u2019s west side, one fatally, in what police say is another case of a homeowner standing their ground.<\/p>\n
Sgt. Michael Woody said the shooting happened around 5:40 a.m. Wednesday after a man and woman, roughly 19-years-old, tried breaking into a home on Asbury Park, near 8 Mile Road and the Southfield Freeway.<\/p>\n
\u201cA 47-year-old male homeowner fired shots with a rifle, several shots, striking the male suspect one time and fatally wounding him,\u201d Woody said. \u201cHe was transported to Sinai-Grace Hospital where he was pronounced dead on arrival.\u201d<\/p>\n
The woman, who received a gunshot wound to the leg, was transported to the hospital in critical condition. No one else was injured.<\/p>\n
Reporting live from the scene, WWJ\u2019s Charlie Langton said there was a commotion with neighbors gathering around the house after the shooting, but that quickly dispersed once police arrived.<\/p>\n
An investigation is ongoing, although police say they are treating the situation as the homeowner legally protecting his property.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe fully support our good Detroiters, good Americans that are legally in possession of weapons, defending their homes<\/strong>,\u201d Woody said. \u201cWe will support our citizens in that manner. This seems to be another one of those incidents.\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote>\nHooah, Detroit, you’re finally doing something right.<\/p>\n
The next story comes from Missouri<\/a> where Harley Johnson tried to rob a convenience store;<\/p>\nJohnson arrived and allegedly walking in wearing a bandana on his face.<\/p>\n
\u201cHe had a big can of mace and a hunting knife,\u201d Cobb said of Johnson. \u201cMy son pulled a gun out and pointed at him. The guy run to the door and turned around and that\u2019s when my son shot him.\u201d<\/p>\n
Johnson was hit in the abdomen by Kenny Cobb, who tells FOX 2 it was that action of turning around and pointing the knife at he and his wife a second time that led him to fire.<\/p>\n
Johnson, now injured, managed to leave the store and get into the stolen pickup he was driving. He made it about four miles before being stopped by a Washington County deputy who was in the area.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n
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