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More\u00a0confusion of the term “victim.”\u00a0 <\/span> ATLANTA (FOX 5 Atlanta) – Atlanta Police say they believe a 21-year-old man who was shot multiple times in the parking deck of a popular Midtown Atlanta destination was shot in self-defense.<\/p>\n The shooting happened on Dec. 13 a little before 7:30 p.m. at an Atlantic Station parking deck. After an investigation, police say that the shooting victim had traveled to the area “to engage in a criminal transaction.”<\/p>\n The next day, police say they were contacted by a man who said he was the shooter in the incident. After talking with the suspect, police believe the shooting was an act of self-defense.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n Read the article at: Fox 5 Atlanta<\/a><\/p>\n “Textbook example” of Defensive Gun Use.<\/span> Pickens, County (FOX Carolina) – The Pickens County sheriff said one inmate is dead and another is back behind bars after they escaped the Pickens County Jail early Tuesday morning.On December 7, they also announced a third man had been charged with attempting to escape during the ordeal.<\/p>\n Deputies say around 2:40 a.m. two to three inmates physically assaulted two detention officers in what Sheriff Rick Clark called a “pre-meditated plan to escape from the facility.”<\/p>\n Around 2:53 a.m. Sheriff Clark says the first 911 calls came in to the communications center notifying deputies of the incident in progress.<\/p>\n As deputies arrived on scene, they say one of the inmates, identified as Timothy Cleveland Dill, was captured on Concord Church Road. Deputies say he was taken into custody without incident and is back behind bars.<\/p>\n Deputies say at the same time Dill was being arrested, a female homeowner, living in Meece Mill Road, called 911 reporting an unknown subject had kicked in her back door and she had shot him.<\/p>\n Sheriff Clark said the victim, a CWP holder, was home alone at the time of the incident, and fired one shot, striking the escaped convict. Deputies said when they arrived at the home, the suspect was dressed in prison clothing and was immediately identified as the second escapee.<\/p>\n The Pickens County coroner identified the deceased as Bruce Webb McLaughlin Jr., 30. He died from a gunshot wound to the head.<\/p>\n After an investigation from the 13th Judicial Circuit Court Solicitor’s Office, it was determined that no criminal charges would be sought against the woman.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n The rest of the article may be viewed here at: Fox News Carolina<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
\nPolice: Shooting at Atlantic Station parking deck was ‘self defense’<\/strong><\/p>\n
\nUpdate: No criminal charges sought against homeowner who shot and killed escaped inmate in Pickens County <\/strong>
\nBy Jon Randall<\/p>\n