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82-Year-Old Shoots Burglar During North St. Louis Home Invasion<\/strong><\/p>\n Posted By Doyle Murphy The suspected prowler is 37 years old and was seriously wounded. Police say he was taken from the scene by ambulance and was listed in critical\/unstable condition.<\/p>\n The confrontation began about 2:40 a.m. when police received a call of someone trying to break into the house in the 900 block of Laurel Street, which is in the West End neighborhood about six blocks north of the Delmar Loop.<\/p>\n By the time police arrived, the 82-year-old had already shot the alleged intruder. He and a 59-year-old man who also lives in the house told officers the invader had forced his way inside before the older man fired on him. <\/p><\/blockquote>\n 0 \/ 1 \/ 0 Hit-and-run victim is shot minutes later by man trying to help him, police say<\/strong><\/p>\n By: Ryan Hughes “Our officers responded to what would have been a hit-and-run crash,” said police spokesman Lt. Randall Chaney.<\/p>\n That was around 8 p.m. Sunday.<\/p>\n Investigators talked to witnesses who said they saw pedestrian lying in the road and assumed he had been hit by a car.<\/p>\n While trying to help the pedestrian, bystanders urged him to stay down and wait for medical assistance. The pedestrian collected his belongings and began walking away from the scene.<\/p>\n The good Samaritans followed, Chaney said.<\/p>\n After walking for a block and a half, the pedestrian became angry.<\/p>\n “The pedestrian turned, opened a box cutter and lunged at the good Samaritan. <\/p><\/blockquote>\n 0 \/ 1 \/ 0 Witness pulls out gun, stops suspect from kidnapping 11-year-old girl, police say<\/strong><\/p>\n By Brent Corrado According to Sgt. Tommy Thompson with Phoenix police, the suspect approached the girl from behind, grabbed her arm and pulled it behind her back and put his arm over her face while she was walking to school near 19th Avenue and Bell Road on April 3.<\/p>\n When the suspect started talking to the girl, a witness knocked him down and told him to leave the girl alone.<\/p>\n The witness then pointed a handgun at the suspect and told him to leave.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n 0 \/ 0 \/ 1 A couple very good reasons to carry if you can, Delta Whiskies and Whiskettes. Today totaled zero morts, but two feeling the pain and one in the wind, but without a little girl. This one will try again.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
\nWhen a burglar tried to break into his home early Sunday morning, an 82-year-old man pulled out a gun and shot him, police say.<\/p>\n
\nThe rest of the article may be viewed here: River Front Times<\/a><\/p>\n
\nLARGO, Fla. (WFLA) – Largo Police Department detectives are investigating after a good Samaritan found a man lying in the road and tried to help the man, but wound up shooting him when the man lunged at him with a knife.<\/p>\n
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\nPHOENIX (FOX 10) – Police need your help finding a man who they say tried to kidnap an 11-year-old girl while she was walking to school.<\/p>\n
\nRead the rest here: Fox 10 Phoenix<\/a><\/p>\n