{"id":82272,"date":"2018-10-12T06:48:35","date_gmt":"2018-10-12T10:48:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/valorguardians.com\/blog\/?p=82272"},"modified":"2022-01-13T20:33:07","modified_gmt":"2022-01-14T01:33:07","slug":"friday-morning-feel-good-stories-192","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.azuse.cloud\/?p=82272","title":{"rendered":"Friday morning feel good stories."},"content":{"rendered":"

From\u00a0Clallam County, WA<\/a><\/p>\n

Sgt. John Hollis said a road rage incident led to Steve Thompson of Joyce, 62, telling deputies he shot Garry Edwards of Joyce, 46, in self-defense with a 9mm Springfield XD handgun.<\/p>\n

The Clallam County Sheriff\u2019s Office likely will recommend assault charges against Edwards.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe facts and circumstances available to us at this time suggest [Thompson] acted in self-defense,\u201d said Chief Criminal Deputy Brian King.<\/p>\n

King said Tuesday that investigators have more questions and that the incident remains under investigation.<\/p>\n

Edwards suffered a single gunshot to his upper left arm and chest, Hollis said. King said Edwards, who was initially transported to Olympic Medical Center, was airlifted to Harborview Medical Center in Seattle.<\/p>\n

Edwards was listed in satisfactory condition Tuesday morning, according to hospital personnel. King said deputies attempted to interview him and his wife Monday.<\/p>\n

The shooting was reported at about 4:50 p.m. Monday on the 100 block of Whiskey Creek Beach Road, about 18 miles west of Port Angeles off state Highway 112. Four deputies and one Lower Elwha Klallam Tribal police officer arrived at the scene at about 5:10 p.m.<\/p>\n

When they arrived they were met with a chaotic scene that involved a vehicle that had been run off the roadway, a man who had been shot in his left bicep and several people and vehicles in the road.<\/p>\n

King said Thompson was released because it appears he acted in self-defense, though the investigation will be forwarded to the Clallam County Prosecuting Attorney\u2019s Office for a charging decision.<\/p>\n

King said the incident appears to have started with Edwards\u2019 belief that Thompson had been trespassing on his family\u2019s property while hunting.<\/p>\n

\u201cSomehow Edwards received word Thompson was trespassing,\u201d King said. \u201cThat\u2019s something we\u2019re still going to be working on.\u201d<\/p>\n

King said that investigators are checking GPS data for Thompson\u2019s vehicle to determine where he has been in the past few days.<\/p>\n

He said that Thompson said he was hunting on Merrill & Ring land in the area. It is currently muzzleloader elk season and a black powder rifle and hunting equipment were found in Thompson\u2019s vehicle, according to King.<\/p>\n

King said there\u2019s no evidence that shows Thompson was trespassing Monday, but said he is suspected to have trespassed in the days prior.<\/p>\n

Edwards\u2019 adult son told investigators that Thompson had trespassed in the past and that Edwards went to confront him.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt\u2019s still our position that even if an individual is trespassing, it does not justify the events that transpired, regardless of if they were trespassing or not,\u201d King said.<\/p>\n

Thompson told investigators he was driving back to state Highway 112 when Edwards\u2019 vehicle stopped in the middle of the road, blocking him.<\/p>\n

Thompson said he drove around the vehicle and that Edwards followed him, eventually passing him in a no passing zone and sideswiping him, causing Thompson to lose control of his vehicle.<\/p>\n

King said damage to Thompson\u2019s and Edwards\u2019 vehicles was consistent with Thompson\u2019s claim that Edwards forced Thompson off of the road.<\/p>\n

\u201cAccording to Steve\u2019s son \u2026 by the time Steve opened the door \u2026 Garry was at the door and started punching him and assaulting him,\u201d Hollis said.<\/p>\n

\u201cAfter being rammed off the road and this guy attacking him, he was in fear of his life,\u201d King said.<\/p>\n

Thompson suffered bruises and cuts to his face, officials said.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

From\u00a0COLORADO SPRINGS, CO<\/a><\/p>\n

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Police in\u00a0Colorado\u00a0Springs say a homeowner shot and killed an apparent burglar over the weekend.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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Investigators determine 30-year-old Houston Malachai Cookson was trying to break into a home Saturday night. A woman called 911 while her husband confronted Cookson with a gun.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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Responding officers found Cookson on a rear patio suffering from a gunshot wound to the torso. Cookson later died of his injuries.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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Officers determined Cookson had items that had been stolen in an unrelated incident.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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Police Lt. Howard Black tells KKTV it appeared the homeowner was protecting his residence and family. Colorado law allows a person to kill an intruder in self-defense.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/blockquote>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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