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One in the cooler, one in the wind.<\/span> A woman who admitted to the September shooting death of 26-year-old Brandon Sanchez will not face a murder charge, because the case meets all the criteria for self-defense under Colorado’s “Make My Day” law, according to a recent ruling by Mesa County District Attorney Dan Rubinstein.<\/p>\n Melissa Pruitt, 34, told investigators she shot and killed Sanchez after he and another man entered a Grand Junction garage where she and three other people were sleeping, and the two intruders beat up one of the people in the garage.<\/p>\n Pruitt said she had permission and had been staying for a few days at the home at 3116 Chipeta Ave. when she was woken up the night of Sept. 16 by two men hitting “Lil A” \u2014 a man later identified as Adam Rodriguez, 27. Pruitt told investigators Sanchez and the other man hit Rodriguez in the face, until his teeth were bashed out and “there was blood everywhere each time they hit him,” an affidavit for her arrest said.<\/p>\n According to the record, Pruitt had seen guns in an unlocked case in the garage so she ran to it, picked out a gun and shot one of the intruders, who then ran outside after being shot.<\/p>\n Police were called to the home and found Sanchez lying in the backyard, dead from a gunshot wound to the chest, according to the affidavit.<\/p>\n “I shot him, I didn’t know what to do. He was beating that kid,” Pruitt spontaneously told a deputy, according to the affidavit. “I was woken up by him beating that kid. I didn’t know what to do. I needed to make it stop.”<\/p><\/blockquote>\n More to read here at The Daily Sentinel<\/a><\/p>\n Note the employee didn’t pursue the wounded robber- good headwork.<\/span> SYRACUSE, N.Y. — The employee at a North Side market is facing no charges for shooting an alleged robber who entered the market Friday evening, according to police.<\/p>\n A man armed with a handgun entered the Alibaba Market at 419 Wolf St., around 7:45 p.m. and tried to rob the store, said police spokesman Sgt. Richard Helterline.<\/p>\n The employee shot the suspect, who fled on foot, police said.<\/p>\n Soon afterward, police found a man on the 600 block of Lemoyne Avenue with gunshot wounds. That’s about a tenth of a mile away from the store.<\/p>\n The alleged, would-be robber was rushed to the hospital and into surgery for his injuries. He was in critical condition but is now in stable condition, according to police.<\/p>\n Police said it doesn’t look like the store employee will be charged, though the investigation is ongoing.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n The entire article may be viewed here at Syracuse.com<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
\nNo murder charge in shooting, DA rules <\/strong>By AMY HAMILTON<\/p>\n
\nNorth Side market employee facing no charges for shooting alleged robber<\/strong>
\nAn Alibaba Market employee shot and injured a would-be robber Friday night, police said. The employee is not facing any charges at this time, police said. (Chris Libonati | clibonati@syracuse.com) <\/em><\/p>\n