{"id":82546,"date":"2018-10-28T06:12:13","date_gmt":"2018-10-28T10:12:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/valorguardians.com\/blog\/?p=82546"},"modified":"2022-01-13T20:33:04","modified_gmt":"2022-01-14T01:33:04","slug":"sunday-morning-feel-good-stories-179","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.azuse.cloud\/?p=82546","title":{"rendered":"Sunday morning feel good stories."},"content":{"rendered":"

From Anderson County, SC<\/a><\/p>\n

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No charges will be filed in the death of a man who was shot in his car Tuesday outside Sunset Grill on U.S. 29,\u00a0\u00a0Anderson County Sheriff Chad McBride said Friday.<\/p>\n

Antwan Evans, 32, who lived in Atlanta and had family in Albany, Georgia, had driven two hours to Anderson\u00a0to meet with\u00a0the woman who was in the car with him, according to Deputy Coroner Don McCown.\u00a0McCown said Evans and the woman,\u00a0whose identity has not been disclosed by investigators, had previously been in a relationship. She\u00a0is an employee of the\u00a0Independent Mail<\/em>.<\/p>\n

Evans and the woman were supposed to be going to breakfast to talk when things went sour, investigators said.\u00a0Evans and the\u00a0woman got into a disagreement over several things, one of which was that Evans wanted to see her phone and to know who she had been talking to, McBride said.<\/p>\n

“He pulled a gun on her inside the car,” McBride said in an interview Friday. “She had a split second to grab it and fight for her life. A struggle ensued, and he was shot.”<\/p>\n

Evans was shot in the chest.<\/p>\n

When deputies arrived, he was dead in the driver’s seat of a red Camaro.<\/p>\n

McBride said the woman acted in self-defense.<\/p>\n

“She did what she had to do to survive,” he said. “She survived to tell her story, and her story adds up.”<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

From Yoakum, TX<\/a><\/p>\n

The gunfight happened in the early morning hours of 17 August 2018. The location was 867 Bootlegger Lane in Yoakum, Texas.\u00a0 Yoakum is a small town in Texas, about halfway between San Antonio and Houston.<\/p>\n

There was \u201cbad blood\u201d between Dakota Wayne Kirkman, 19, and Manuel Martinez III, 36.\u00a0 The men lived about 22 miles apart. Yoakum is in DeWitt County, Texas. Kirkman and his girlfriend lived in Hallettsville in Lavaca County, Texas.<\/p>\n

Dakota did not want his live-in girlfriend to hang around Martinez and his wife. His girlfriend, Martinez, and Martinez’ wife were at Martinez’ house when Kirkman came to bring his girlfriend home.\u00a0 Kirkman arrived in his truck. He had a singleshot .22 rifle and one cartridge, loaded in the chamber.<\/p>\n

Kirkman and Martinez got into a verbal altercation. The Sheriff reported that alcohol was involved.<\/p>\n

The altercation escalated into a gunfight. Cartridge cases found at the scene indicated that Martinez fired 15 shots from an AR15 type rifle and 12 shots from a .40 caliber pistol.<\/p>\n

Most of the action seems to have happened while Kirkman was in or around his truck. 13 bullet holes were found in the truck. 11 of the bullet holes were from\u00a0 .223 cartridges. Two of the bullet holes were from a .40 caliber pistol.<\/p>\n

Kirkman is recorded as firing one shot from his single shot .22 caliber rifle. The shot struck Martinez in the chest, killing him.<\/h3>\n

Law enforcement was called at 2:43 a.m.\u00a0\u00a0From cuerorecord.com<\/a>:<\/p>\n

When law enforcement made it to the location, a man was found lying in the front yard with an apparent gunshot wound. The initial investigation indicated an ongoing tension between the deceased and the alleged shooter. The murder weapon was a .22 rifle.<\/i><\/p>\n

DeWitt County Justice of the Peace, Pct. 1, Peggy Mayer was called at 3:08 a.m. and later announced Martinez dead at the scene.<\/em><\/p>\n

\u201cThis is a tragic loss of life, and our hearts go out to Martinez\u2019s family,\u201d DeWitt County Sheriff Carl Bowen said in a press release.<\/em><\/p>\n

According to Bowen, there was an altercation and an exchange of gunfire between two men. Kirkman left the location on Bootlegger Lane with his girlfriend and ended up at their home at 32 Private Road 4006 in Hallettsville.<\/em><\/p>\n

Kirkman was taken into custody without incident.<\/em><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Dakota Kirkman was held at the DeWitt County jail for 55 days. Bail was set at $500,000.<\/p>\n

On October 11, 2018, the grand jury found Kirkman to have been justified by reason of self-defense.\u00a0From victoriaadvocate.com<\/a>:<\/p>\n

Investigators documented 11 bullet holes made by a .223-caliber rifle and two from a .40-caliber pistol. An AR-15 and .40-caliber pistol were found near Martinez\u2019s body along with 15 rifle and 12 pistol casings. One of the bullets passed through the truck\u2019s frame near the driver\u2019s seat belt fastener, said Lassmann, who added if Kirkman had not been crouching in his seat, he likely would have been shot.<\/em><\/p>\n

\u201c(Kirkman) must have been scared to death,\u201d Lassmann said.<\/em><\/p>\n

The number of bullets fired by Martinez stood in stark contrast to the single, fatal shot from Kirkman\u2019s antique, bolt-action .22-caliber rifle. Additionally, evidence showed Kirkman went to the home on Bootlegger Lane with only a single round chambered in his rifle and no other ammo in his vehicle.<\/em><\/p>\n

That contrast further emphasized the likelihood that Kirkman acted in self-defense, Lassmann said.<\/em><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

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Investigators documented 11 bullet holes made by a .223-caliber rifle and two from a .40-caliber pistol. An AR-15 and .40-caliber pistol were found near Martinez\u2019s body along with 15 rifle and 12 pistol casings.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/blockquote>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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