11/4/09
Goldenrod, Florida
From October 24, 2009 central Florida channel 13:
GOLDENROD -- A home invasion ended with one of the suspects dead and several others injured early Saturday morning.
Seminole County deputies said two men returned to a home on Fernbrook Way, when witnesses said the two were confronted by armed suspects who forced their way inside and opened fire.
That, deputies said, was when one of the victims grabbed a gun and started shooting back.
When deputies arrived, they found Maurice Thomas collapsed in the street. He was rushed to Orlando Regional Medical Center, but he did not survive.
Three other people were shot, but officials said they were expected to be OK.
A second suspect was found in a nearby wooded area, and faces charges.
Officials said, Mack Brooks, one of the victims found in the home, was also shot during a previous home invasion in Orange County.
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10/7/09
Akron, Ohio
From the October 3, 2009 Akron Beacon Journal:
A Chicago man suspected in an attempted armed robbery was shot and killed Thursday night in what Akron police are calling a confrontation with the owner of a neighborhood market at Raymond and Campbell streets.
Akron Police Lt. Rick Edwards said the store owner, Ali Ahmed, 59, had closed for the night and was walking to his vehicle in the rear parking lot at about 7:30 when the suspect approached.
There was an exchange of gunfire — witnesses reported seven or eight shots — and both men were hit, Edwards said.
Ahmed was taken by ambulance to Akron General Medical Center with wounds that were not life threatening, Edwards said.
A hospital official declined Friday to release any details about Ahmed's condition.
Edwards, the department's spokesman, identified the robbery suspect as Timothy Grant, 29, of Chicago's west side. He said Grant died at 9:04 p.m. Thursday at Akron General from unspecified gunshot wounds.
According to police radio traffic moments after the shooting, one man was shot in the head and the other in the hand.
Grant's mother, Sharon Grant, 50, said in a phone interview from her Chicago residence that her son was visiting an aunt in Barberton — his second trip there in the past year — and that she talked to him by phone about noon Thursday.
She said he asked to be wired some money for a bus ride back home and that she was preparing to do that when hospital officials called and said her son was deceased.
Labels: business robbery, defender shot, OH
10/3/09
Halifax, North Carolina
From WRAL of October 2, 2009
Sheriff: Revenge likely motive for fatal home invasion
A New Jersey man who was shot and killed during a home invasion in Halifax Friday morning was likely seeking revenge for a two decade-old domestic dispute, according to Halifax County Sheriff Jeff Frazier.
The investigation is ongoing into details of the 1988 dispute between Marcel Alston, of Halifax, and Carlton L. Burgess, 61, of Lumberton, N.J. Frazier said.
"It's baffling right now. We've got a lot of loose ends that we've got to try to tie up," said Lt. Bobby Martin, with the Halifax County Sheriff's Office.
Investigators said that a knock woke up Alston around 7 a.m. at his house at 5524 U.S. Highway 301, where he lives alone. When Alston opened the door, Burgess, who had a gun, began assaulting Alston.
Alston got away and was climbing up the stairs when Burgess fired, striking his victim in the buttocks, investigators said. Alston managed to get to his bedroom and got out a gun he kept there.
Burgess followed Alston into the bedroom, and Alston fatally shot him in the upper torso, according to investigators.
According to a 911 call, Alston went to a neighbor's for help after the shootings.
In addition to a gunshot wound, Alston suffered a gash on the head. He was undergoing surgery at Halifax Regional Hospital Friday afternoon. His condition was stable, Frazier said.
Alston acknowledged his acquaintance with Burgess and said they hadn't seen each other in several years.
Deputies were examining a white van with New Jersey license plate parked in front of Alston's house that Burgess might have driven. Investigators were also searching a room at the Days Inn in Weldon where Burgess had checked in Wednesday.
Frazier said the killing appeared to be a case of self-defense. The Halifax County District Attorney's Office has to decide whether charges will be filed.
Neighbors said they were stunned this happened to Alston, who has been their friend for years.
"It shocked me," neighbor Leroy Lynch said. "I'm really sad. He's a real nice man."
Labels: defender shot, domestic dispute, NC
8/13/09
Durham, North Carolina
From WRAL of August 9, 2009
Duke student shot during struggle with would-be robber
A Duke student struggled with a man who tried to rob him, resulting in gunfire that wounded him and possibly the would-be robber, Durham police said.
The student and a woman were walking in the 500 block of Watts Street shortly before midnight Saturday when a man armed with a gun approached them from behind, police said. He ordered the pair to put their hands on their heads and started to search them.
A struggle ensued over the gun, and two shots were fired, police said. The student was shot in the abdomen, and the attempted robber fled.
"I was pretty sure that it was shots, not firecrackers. ... It was like right here, and the woman, she was screaming her guts out,” said Anita Akella, a Duke graduate student who lives nearby.
The victim, whose identity hasn't been released, was treated at a nearby hospital. The woman was uninjured.
The gunman was limping when he fled and might have been shot, police said. He was described as black, approximately 40 years old, 5 feet 11 inches tall, with a stocky build. He has bulging eyes. He wore a gray shirt and dark jeans.
The shooting happened one block from Duke's East Campus, where first-year students are to move in next week.
Graduate student Melanie Oberman said the shooting happened outside the apartment she recently rented.
"I definitely don't feel comfortable living in the house until I have security put in," she said. "I had no idea that something could happen right outside my door like that."
Residents said Trinity Park neighborhood has long been a safe area.
“It makes me very sad, more than it does fearful," homeowner Sally Spears said. "But the world we live in now has turned into the situation that it is."
Anyone with any information about the shooting should call Crime Stoppers at 919-683-1200. Crime Stoppers pays cash rewards for information leading to arrests in felony cases, and callers never have to identify themselves.
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Las Vegas, Nevada
From the Las Vegas Sun of July 29, 2009
Woman, intruder shot during home invasion attempt
An attempted home invasion late Tuesday in North Las Vegas resulted in an exchange of gunfire and a woman and an intruder being shot.
Police said someone tried to enter a home shortly before midnight in the 4100 block of Karma Drive, between West Craig and Alexander roads, when the homeowner opened fire. The intruder fired back and injured the woman, authorities said.
Officers were dispatched to the home at 11:52 p.m. and upon arrival found a 31-year-old North Las Vegas resident with gunshot wounds to her leg. The injured woman said she had exchanged gunfire with unidentified men who had entered her home and threatened to shoot her 14-year-old son.
The boy wasn’t injured.
Police found a blood trail that left the residence and ended in the street in front of the house.
Sgt. Tim Bedwell of the North Las Vegas Police Department said he isn't sure who fired first.
He said the woman suffered a minor non-life threatening gunshot wound and was transported to University Medical Center. At the hospital, officers were notified a male gunshot victim had recently arrived to be treated who matched the description of one of the suspects.
His injuries are described as serious but non-life threatening.
Authorities said they do not know if the woman knew the intruder. Bedwell said an arrest hasn’t been made in the case.
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6/12/09
Norfolk, Virginia
From June 12, 2009 WAVY channel 10:
UPDATE: From the June 13, 2009 Hampton Roads Virginian-Pilot:NORFOLK, Va. - An attempted robbery led to a gunfight at a Norfolk motel Thursday. Three suspects, one armed with a handgun, stormed into a room at the Econo Lodge. Much to the surprise of the suspected criminals, one of the victims was also carrying a gun.
Police say two of the suspects were shot by the victim. One of the suspects died at the scene, the other was transported to a local hospital where he remains in critical condition.
The suspect who died has been identified as 22-year-old Dante Cooley of Virginia Beach. Police have not yet released the names of the other two suspects, one of which fled the scene and remains on the run.
The victim, who was also shot by one of the suspects and transported to the hospital is expected to recover.
A second man has died as the result of a gunfight inside a motel room, and police said Friday that an attempted robbery appeared to be what set things off.
Trevor L. Pauley, 20, of Norfolk had been hospitalized in grave condition after the incident early Thursday at the Econo Lodge at 865 N. Military Hwy. A Sentara Norfolk General Hospital spokeswoman said Pauley died about 1:45 a.m. Friday.
Police said Pauley was one of three men, at least one of whom was armed, who forced their way shortly before 2:15 a.m. Thursday into a room occupied by two men, one of whom legally had a weapon.
Labels: defender shot, home invasion, VA
6/11/09
Bradenton, Florida
From the Tampa Bay Online of June 1, 2009
Homeowner shoots would-be intruder
A homeowner confronted a pistol-wielding, bandana-wearing man at his front door, wrestled the weapon away and shot the would-be intruder late Saturday, deputies said.
The Manatee County Sheriff's Office said Christopher Mullins, 23, answered the door at his Bradenton home about 11 p.m. Saturday and found Tron Calloway, 26, on the doorstep.
The two struggled over Calloway's gun and Calloway fired several shots, wounding Mullins, the sheriff's office said. Mullins got control of the weapon and shot Calloway.
Mullins was treated and released from Bayfront Medical Center in St. Petesrburg, the sheriff's office said.
Calloway was taken to Tampa General Hospital, where he is listed in critical but stable condition.
No charges have been filed and the investigation is continuing.
Labels: criminal's gun taken away and used against him, defender shot, FL, residence robbery
6/10/09
Long Beach, California
From the Press Telegram of June 9, 2009
Attempted robbery at North Long Beach pawn shop ends with robber, employee shot
Three would-be robbers stormed a North Long Beach pawn shop Tuesday morning armed with one gun and a lot of bravado.
When the suspects fled Long Beach Pawn & Jewelry, however, all they had to show for their efforts was a bullet from the shop supervisor's gun lodged in one suspect's leg, witnesses said.
The 64-year-old supervisor from Long Beach was also shot, and hit in the face, but is expected to survive, authorities said.
Police at the scene said the suspects clearly picked the wrong target, which is at 5106 Long Beach Blvd.
"I mean, who's stupid enough to try and rob a pawn shop?," said one witness, who spoke on condition of anonymity. "They have tons of security, it's covered in cameras, who doesn't know that?"
The witness told the Press-Telegram that he was walking into the pawn shop to pay his bill when the armed suspect walked in right before him. He recalled the gunman vividly due to his custom-looking, three-piece white suit, which looked like it belonged in church more than a pawn shop.
"(The shop's employees) even complimented him on his dress," the witness recalled, saying the suspect asked a female employee to show him some rings because he was shopping for his girlfriend.
After she took the armed man to the back of the shop, the other two suspects - dressed in casual clothes - rushed in, the witness said.
One man jumped the counter and the other stayed by the front door as the armed suspect ordered everyone on the floor. That prompted the shop's supervisor - who the witness knew only as Bob - to confront the trio, the witness said.
As the other employees ran to the back of the store and customers hit the ground, the shop's supervisor and the gunman faced off and both opened fire, the witness said.
The supervisor was shot in the cheek and fell back while one of the suspects was hit in the leg, the witness said.
"After the first shots I heard three more shots, and then (the suspects) crawled out of there," the witness said.
"They got nothing...but one of them left his gun behind," he added.
Long Beach police were called to the business at about 10:30 a.m. and confirmed an employee was shot but did not release any information about the shootout or the extent of the victim's injuries.
Long Beach Fire Department paramedics treated the victim at the scene and took him to a hospital. He was listed in mild distress and stable condition, said Capt. Jackawa Jackson.
The witness said that a river of blood gushed from the victim's cheek wound, prompting the witness to take off his shirt and use it to apply pressure to the wound while he talked to a 911 operator.
"He was saying 'I can't feel my arms, I can't feel my legs, I'm going to pass out, I'm going to die!" the witness recalled. "He was (going into shock) but we were able to keep him with us."
After the shooting, several people were seen inside the pawn shop talking with police. Shattered glass was scattered everywhere from the gunshots.
Detectives were checking security camera footage at the shop and other businesses in the area to help identify the suspects, said officers at the scene.
A search area was set up immediately after the botched robbery, but as of 5 p.m. the suspects were still at large, said Officer Jackie Bezart, an LBPD spokeswoman.
The three suspects were described as black males in their 20s, Bezart said.
Witnesses said the two suspects who were not armed were wearing sweat shirts with hoods and said the supervisor who was shot was an older man known to wear his gun in a holster while working in the shop.
They also said there were several more guns behind the counter, but that none of the other employees could get to the weapons because one suspect had jumped the counter and blocked their access.
"I hate to think what would have happened if Bob didn't have his gun," the witness said. "It probably would have turned into a take-over."
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Winston-Salem, North Carolina
From the News-Record of June 10, 2009
Winston-Salem resident shoots intruder
A resident shot and wounded one of four men who forced themselves into his apartment Tuesday night, police said.
About 10:18 p.m., Joseph Tyler Cox, of 5039 Winster Dr., Apt. 203, responded to a knock on the door, according to Winston-Salem police.
Four men dressed in dark clothes with their faces concealed forced themselves inside. One was armed with a knife.
Cox retrieved a handgun and began to fire at the suspects, police said.
Quenton Alphonzo Taylor, 18, of 5489 Country Side Drive, Apt. F, was struck by several rounds, according to police.
Cox also shot himself in the hand and was stabbed several times in the back.
The three other suspects fled on foot, leaving Taylor behind, police said.
Cox and Taylor were taken to Wake Forest University Baptist Medical Center, where they were treated for their injuries.
Charges are pending for Taylor, police said.
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5/6/09
Corryton, Tennessee
From the May 3, 2009 Knoxville News:
KNOXVILLE -- A Corryton man who was shot during a Saturday night robbery at his home is in “very critical condition” at the University of Tennessee Medical Center, a Knox County Sheriff’s Office spokeswoman said today.
Billy Graves, 42, was shot in the abdomen during an exchange of gunfire with two masked robbers who burst into the home he shares with his wife at 9920 Washington Pike just after 9 p.m., said Sheriff’s Office spokeswoman Martha Dooley. His wife, 47-year-old Vickie Graves, wasn’t injured.
Authorities don’t know if either of the robbers was hit, and authorities don’t have detailed descriptions of either male suspect because they wore bandanas over their faces, she said.
A safe that was stolen during the robbery was later found near the couple’s home with the contents missing, she said.
Labels: defender shot, home invasion, TN
4/17/09
Palm City, Florida
From WPBF of April 16, 2009
Palm City Woman Shot In Home Shoots Suspect
A Palm City woman was shot Thursday morning during a home invasion, but she was also able to shoot the suspect, who fled and was apprehended a short time later, neighbors and authorities said.
The incident occurred at a home in the 1500 block of Southwest Crossings Circle shortly before 9 a.m.
Neighbors said they heard a loud noise and came outside to find Linda Schultz, who turned 47 earlier this month, bleeding from a gunshot wound. She was airlifted to St. Mary's Medical Center, but her condition was not immediately available.
According to the Martin County Sheriff's Office, Christopher Reber was arrested in connection with the crime. Deputies located him in a room at the Suburban Lodge in Stuart after one of his family members told them where he was shortly after 10 a.m.
Reber, 23, suffered a gunshot wound and was also airlifted to St. Mary's Medical Center.
Neighbors said Schultz came running out of her home carrying the suspect's gun.
"She was trying to describe to the police what had happened and what the gentleman looked like, what he was driving and that she had shot him," neighbor Linda Smyth told WPBF News 25. "She knew she shot him."
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4/1/09
Grand Rapids, Michigan
From Grand Rapids News of March 31, 2009
Man who assisted wounded store owner says he knows the suspect in Leonard Short Stop robbery
When Amos Bell spotted the owner of the Leonard Short Stop chasing a masked gunman Tuesday morning, he didn't hesitate to help.
He got out of the car he was riding in, and gave chase.
"(The owner) was running up the street with a gun," said Bell, 18. "I knew it wasn't going to be nothing good."
Bell and the owner, who had been shot in the leg in the 10:40 a.m. holdup, lost sight of the robber, but police caught the suspect a half-hour later hiding in some bushes. Police brought Bell and the hobbled owner, whose name wasn't released, to the scene of the capture to identify the robber.
Once there, it got a little more complicated for Bell: Not only was he a friend to the store owner, stopping to chat every day, but he knew the alleged robber, too.
"It was one of my buddies, that's the bad thing about it," Bell said. "A guy I'm cool with."
Still, he said, he could not defend the robbery, particularly hitting the store, at 1038 Leonard St. NW, that serves the neighborhood and seems to sell virtually everything.
"He's a nice guy," Bell said of the store's owner. "This is the corner store. He's just trying to help us out."
Police caught up to the suspect just after 11 a.m., and found a handgun, too. Officers were responding to a call that a store owner, armed with a long gun, was chasing a man who had just shot him.
The owner told Bell that he was shot in the leg when he refused the robber's demand for cash. Police recovered the $800 reported stolen.
The owner returned to his store after Tuesday's shooting, walking with a limp and the sides of his denims slit for examination by paramedics. Awaiting ambulances soon left after the man said he didn't need to go to the hospital, Bell said.
The store remained closed after Tuesday's shooting.
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3/24/09
Miami, Florida
From the Miami Herald of March 24, 2009
1 dead, one injured in Miami Burger King shooting
One man was killed and another seriously wounded in a shootout inside a Miami Burger King on Tuesday, officials said.
Police said a man wearing a ski mask walked into the store at Biscayne Boulevard and 54th Street and demanded money from a clerk.
A customer, who has a concealed weapons permit, pulled a gun, said Officer Jeff Giordano, a Miami police spokesman.
The customer and robber exchanged fire.
The robber was shot dead at the scene.
The customer, who had several gunshot wounds, was taken to Ryder Trauma Center in serious but stable condition, said Lt. Ignatius Carroll, a Miami Fire Rescue spokesman.
At about 4 p.m., officials got several 911 calls reporting people shot inside the Burger King.
Labels: business robbery, concealed carry permit, defender shot, FL
3/6/09
Waukegan, Illinois
From the Lake County News-Sun of March 5, 2009
Gun shop employee shoots robbery suspect
Five suspects were in custody after a shooting incident Wednesday afternoon at Schrank's Smoke 'N Gun where police said robbery was the apparent motive.
One male suspect was flown to a hospital after suffering three gunshot wounds. An employee of the gun shop was treated at an area hospital.
According to witness accounts, a subject went behind the counter at the store at 2010 Washington St., and was engaged with a store clerk in a verbal altercation that turned physical, Waukegan Police Cmdr. Wayne Walles said.
At one point, the store clerk produced a pistol and fired at the subject, striking him in the chest twice and once in the leg.
The injured male suspect was flown by Flight For Life to Advocate Lutheran General Hospital in Park Ridge where he was in surgery late Wednesday.
The store clerk inadvertently shot himself in the hand during the struggle, police said.
Two men outside the store were taken into custody immediately after the shooting. Police Chief William Biang said they were detained because they had been inside the store with the other suspect at some point.
Police later said a total of four people, besides the male who was shot, were taken into custody in connection with the incident.
"Four other subjects who were at the scene at the time of this incident have been located and are being interviewed by police," said Walles. No identities in the case were released.
Two men who didn't want to be identified at the scene at 1:45 p.m. said they had an appointment to sell or trade some guns, but couldn't because of the police and emergency vehicle at the store.
"If we had come 15 minutes earlier, we would have been in there," one said. They were both amazed anyone would try anything in the store because employees openly carry weapons, and the manager of the store is a marksman who teaches shooting classes.
Washington Street was shut down for about an hour and nearby Waukegan High School was put on lock down.
Police told the school to put "Code White" into effect, which means everyone must stay put, said Biang, but the school issued a "Code Red" instead, used when a gunman is inside the school.
The shooting is the second by a store employee in Waukegan in less than six months. A store clerk fatally shot a 20-year-old robber who tried to flee the scene of a grocery store on Lincoln Avenue in October after the North Chicago man entered the store carrying a gun and demanding money.
In January, the clerk was cleared of any wrongdoing by a Lake County grand jury which ruled the shooting was in self defense.
Labels: business robbery, defender shot, IL
2/14/09
Atlanta, Georiga
From the Atlanta Journal-Constitution of February 8, 2009
Two crime victims kill their attackers in metro Atlanta
Two crime victims in metro Atlanta fought back on Saturday and killed their attackers, authorities reported.
In Cobb County, police said a man shot in his own garage grabbed the would-be robber’s gun and shot and killed the man.
In Atlanta, police said a woman fatally stabbed a home-invasion robbery suspect who broke into her apartment while her 11-year-old child slept.
No charges have been filed in either case.
Cobb police spokesman Sgt. Dana Pierce said Richard Ellis, 38, of Cauthen Court in Marietta was getting out of his car in his garage late Saturday night when he was approached by a man with a handgun. The man demanded money from Ellis and shot him in the leg, police said. Pierce said the incident was not a random crime and that the two men had “previous contact” in the past.
“Within moments of being shot and while the male is briefly distracted, Ellis grabbed the gun and a fight ensued in the driveway of the residence over control of it,” Pierce said. “Detectives believe that Ellis was eventually able to wrestle the weapon away from the male before shooting him twice with it.”
The wounded man, identified as John Harrison, 33, of Palmetto, ran to the front porch of a nearby house and collapsed, Pierce said. Harrison was taken to Wellstar Kennestone Hospital but died of his injuries. Ellis was treated at the hospital for his wound and released.
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1/28/09
Fort Wayne, Indiana
From WSJV of January 22, 2009
Suspected robber dies in liquor store shooting
Fort Wayne police are investigating a shooting at a liquor store that left a suspected robber dead and a store clerk wounded.
The shooting occurred Wednesday afternoon at Belmont Beverage on the city's south side.
Police spokesman Mike Joyner says the store employee was shot in the leg and was hospitalized in fair condition Wednesday night.
Police say the robbery suspect entered the store and demanded money. When police arrived, they found him lying in the middle of the street. He was pronounced dead at the scene.
Joyner says the shots were fired inside the building. He says the suspect was armed with a handgun, which was found at the scene.
The names of the robbery suspect and store employee were not immediately released.
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Tuscon, Arizona
From the Arizona Star of January 27, 2009
Apparent robber shot dead at store
An employee at a South Side convenience store shot and killed one of two men trying to rob the store Monday and was himself wounded in the brief shootout, police said.
Two men walked into the Grand Market, in the 6200 block of South Sixth Avenue, sometime before 5:30 p.m., said Sgt. Mark Robinson, a Tucson Police Department spokesman.
They shot at an employee, a man in his early 50s, who fired back, Robinson said.
The employee shot one of the would-be-robbers, an 18-year-old, who ran outside into the parking lot where he collapsed and died. The other robber ran away, and police are still looking for him, Robinson said.
The employee was also shot. He was taken to a hospital with non-life-threatening injuries, Robinson said.
Witnesses described the missing suspect as in his mid-20s to early 30s. He was wearing a black-and-white football jersey and a red bandanna, Robinson said.
Margarita Grajeda lives in the area and drops into the Grand Market from time to time.
Grajeda wasn't surprised that someone could get shot trying to rob the market. She said the store had been robbed before, and it was only a matter of time before someone at the store was forced to shoot.
"I knew somebody was going to get shot someday," she said.
As for the store owners, she said she hoped they were all right.
"They're such nice people. So nice," she said.
Labels: AZ, business robbery, defender shot
12/27/08
Lillington, North Carolina
From December 19, 2008 WRAL:
Lillington, N.C. — Harnett County authorities are investigating a shooting that happened late Thursday night during a home invasion in Lillington.
Sheriff Larry Rollins said Derrick Womack, 31, was at home with his wife and stepson around 10 p.m. when four men entered his home at 232 Tacia Drive and tried to rob them.
Womack said he heard banging on the door and that when he opened it, he saw a man pointing a handgun at him.
Womack said he wrestled the gun away from the man and that in the process the gun went off.
He noticed another man on his porch and two others in his yard and with the gun, started shooting. He also said he believed another assailant had a shotgun and might have shot a third assailant.
Rollins would not say how many guns were involved or how many shots were fired. He said Womack did not have a gun.
Womack, who was shot in the hand, was taken to a hospital, treated and later released.
Labels: criminal's gun taken away and used against him, defender shot, home invasion, NC
12/22/08
Dallas, Texas
From the Houston Chronicle of December 17, 2008
Police ID suspect killed in bank robbery attempt
Police on Wednesday identified the suspect and the security guard who fatally shot him during an attempted bank robbery in south Dallas.
The suspect in the attempted bank robbery Tuesday was 31-year-old Christopher Sebastian Jones.
Jones was fatally shot inside a bank after exchanging gunfire with security guard Matthew Scott Prindle, 36. Jones entered a branch of Chase Bank and shot at Prindle, who was grazed in the upper body but not seriously injured. Prindle returned fire, striking Jones, who died inside the bank.
Members of a police tactical unit entered the bank after seeing a woman hiding under a desk. Officers then found Jones' body.
Labels: business robbery, defender shot, private security, TX
Chandler, Arizona
From December 21, 2008 KNXV channel 15:
A store owner shot by a would-be robber is expected to make a full recovery following a shootout Saturday night in Chandler.
Police said two men walked into Christopher Diamonds at Chandler Boulevard and Coronado just before 7 p.m.
One had a gun and apparently tried to rob the place.
Police said Christopher Diamonds is a family run business and only three people were in the store at the time, including the owner, his wife and his son.
Another employee was outside the business.
Police said the owner, Rusty Uptain, grabbed a gun to defend his family and store.
A gun battle ensued and both Uptain and one of the suspects, 46-year-old Kevin William Murray, was shot.
Police said Uptain was shot in the face, but is expected to be okay.
Murray reportedly jumped into a stolen pick-up truck and fled the scene.
A police officer spotted the truck and chased him to the 101 and Broadway in Tempe.
That's where they said Murray died.
At about 8:15 p.m., a police dog tracked the scent of the second robber, 27-year-old Kenneth Wayne Simpson Jr.
Officers peeled out of the parking lot and caught Simpson a few blocks away near a wash.
Police said the suspects did not steal anything.
Family spokesperson Nancy Uptain told ABC 15, "My brother-in-law is an incredible marksman he's a hunter and we're very gratefully for our gun rights because with him being able to have his own protection he was able to save his family."
"These men came in and they had full intentions of killing the family and taking the jewelry," she said.
"It hit his nose the side of his nose and the corner of his eye."
Doctors are confident they are able to save not only Uptain's vision, but his eye.
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12/18/08
Lexington, Kentucky
From the Lexington Herald-Leader of December 18, 2008
Lexington man shoots, kills intruder
A Lexington man told police he shot an intruder, who later died, after the man entered his apartment near Shillito Park Wednesday night and tried to rob him, Lexington police said.
About 10:45 p.m., police found the resident suffering from gunshot wounds that weren't considered life threatening when they arrived at an apartment complex at 3500 Beaver Place, near Nicholasville Road and Man o' War Boulevard.
The resident, whose name has not been released, said he was shot during a fight after two men entered his apartment and tried to rob him. The resident was armed with a handgun and shot one of the intruders, Lexington police said.
Officer Ann Gutierrez, a Lexington police spokeswoman, said the resident opened the door after the two men knocked. No information was available Thursday morning about whether the resident recognized the intruders.
The alleged intruder and the resident were taken to University of Kentucky Hospital. The alleged intruder later died. The Fayette County coroner has not yet released his name.
No charges have been filed.
On Thursday, Lexington police were still searching for the other alleged intruder who witnesses saw running toward Shillito Park Wednesday night. The man was described as about 6 feet 3 inches tall and wearing a dark gray, hooded jacket.
Lexington police said anyone with information about the incident should call the Personal Crimes Section at (859) 258-3700 or Bluegrass Crime Stoppers at (859) 253-2020.
Labels: defender shot, home invasion, KY
11/25/08
Miami, Florida
From NBC6 of November 17, 2008
Coral Springs Man Shot In Groin During Robbery Attempt
A Coral Springs man is recovering after being shot in the groin by a man demanding his wallet, police said.
Mark David Braun was confronted outside his home before dawn Monday, NBC 6 reported.
Braun said he went out for a pack of cigarettes, and as he was coming back home a stranger approached him with a gun and asked for his wallet.
He pushed the would-be robber's gun away, and then the robber saw Braun's gun and ran, but not before firing one shot, Braun said.
Braun was airlifted to North Broward Medical Center. His wife, who was home with their 3-year-old son, saw the shooter run away and get into a car.
Braun was released from the hospital a few hours after being shot.
Police are still searching for the shooter.
Labels: defender shot, FL, street robbery
11/16/08
Stockton, California
From the Stockton Record of November 10, 2008
Man in critical condition after weekend domestic violence attack
A 60-year-old Stockton man remains in critical condition in an area hospital after he was shot several times early Sunday by a neighbor trying to intervene in a domestic violence attack.
Alcide Doucet, 60, shortly after 1:50 a.m. Sunday allegedly went to the Kelley Drive home of a 43-year-old woman and kicked in the door, according to a police report. Doucet allegedly hit the woman in the head with his fists and a handgun.
A 42-year-old neighbor heard screaming and other noise coming from the woman's house and went to help, according to the report. The neighbor, who police did not identify, apparently knew of the problems between the woman and Doucet, according to the report.
Once inside the woman's home, the neighbor saw Doucet holding the woman by her hair and raising his hand with the gun in it, according to the report. The neighbor told Doucet several times to stop. Doucet allegedly turned the gun on the neighbor and fired once, hitting the man.
The neighbor returned fire with his own gun, hitting Doucet several times in the upper body.
The woman and neighbor were treated for non-life threatening wounds and Doucet was taken to an area hospital and underwent surgery for his wounds.
Doucet likely will face at least felony domestic violence and assault with a deadly weapon once released from the hospital. The neighbor will not face charges since he was defending the woman, according to police.
Labels: CA, defender shot, domestic dispute
8/18/08
Indianapolis, Indiana
From the Indy Channel of August 18, 2008
2 Shot In Apparent Apartment Break-In
Two people were shot in a home break-in early Monday morning at an apartment complex on Indianapolis' east side.
Indianapolis Metro police were called to 42nd Street and Post Road just after 1 a.m.
Police said they found two men had been shot. One was believed to be a resident of the apartment complex and the other was possibly an intruder, officers said.
The resident was struck in the head and the other man was hit in the chest. Their injuries were believed to be serious but not life-threatening.
"There was possibly a break-in through the rear of the house," said IMPD Detective Kevin Duley. "Two occupants were in the apartment at the time of the break-in."
Police said they think the two men traded shots. The other resident who was not hurt was questioned as police hoped to determine if any other people were involved.
Labels: defender shot, home invasion, IN
8/4/08
Houston, Texas
From the August 4, 2008 Houston Chronicle:
Gunfire broke out during a holdup at a family-owned roofing company early Sunday, leaving one attempted robber dead and the business owner seriously wounded, Houston police said.
Detectives said Sergio Rodriguez, his brother and a co-worker were preparing to open about 6:50 a.m. when three or four armed men forced their way inside the building in the 10500 block of Foy.
"Somewhere in the middle of the (robbery), Mr. Rodriguez was shot," said Houston Police Department homicide investigator Fil Waters.
One of the roofers managed to grab a gun and began shooting, fatally striking one of the intruders and wounding another. Rodriguez also was struck during the gunfire exchange, police said.
"My understanding is that he's in surgery and will recover," Waters said.
Sergio Rodriguez Jr. stood outside the crime-scene tape later Sunday as police continued their investigation.
"To me, he's the man of steel," Rodriguez said of his wounded father. "He works every day, trying to take care of the family. Without him, I don't know what to do."
Labels: business robbery, defender shot, TX
6/3/08
La Mesa, California
From CBS8 of May 28, 2008
Alleged Robber In Fatal Store Holdup Identified
Authorities released the name today of an alleged robber killed in an exchange of gunfire that erupted during a holdup at a small East County business, seriously injuring the shop's two proprietors.
Phillip Lashon Whitmore, 29, died at the scene of Tuesday afternoon's shootout at Travel Wizard in the 7700 block of University Avenue in La Mesa, according to the county Medical Examiner's Office.
Whitmore allegedly was robbing the business -- a combination vacation-planning agency, currency-exchange outlet and coin shop -- when gunfire erupted shortly before 1 p.m., according to police. It was unclear who fired first.
Whitmore suffered two to four bullet wounds, LMPD Lt. David Bond told reporters. The La Mesa resident ran out of the business with a satchel of stolen money, fell to the ground about 50 feet away and died, Bond said.
Medics took the wounded business owners -- a 59-year-old man and 58-year-old woman, both of whom suffered at least two gunshot wounds -- to Sharp Memorial Hospital in San Diego. Their names and conditions were not released.
Labels: business robbery, CA, defender shot
6/2/08
Phoenix, Arizona
From KPHO of June 2, 2008
1 Dead, 2 Hurt In Phoenix Shooting
Police say a homeowner confronted two men who forced their way into a house with the intention to rob it, shot and killed one of the men and injured the other.
The robbers injured the unidentified homeowner, who was rushed to the hospital, in the Monday morning incident at 2809 W. Almeria Road, Sgt. Andy Hill said.
His condition was not immediately known.
"I heard two shots, real loud, then saw dust on the ground," said Josie Carillo, a neighbor. "Don't know if it was a bullet or what."
Police said they were are especially concerned because children also live in the home.
"We believe two suspects came to rob the house, do a home invasion, and forced their way in," Hill said.
The other intruder who was hurt is believed to have jumped in a getaway vehicle parked down the street. Police gave no immediate description of the robber.
Updated 06/08/2008:
From KPHO of June 8, 2008
Man Accused In Home Invasion Found Dead
Phoenix police said they've found a man they wanted to question for an attempted home investigation on Monday, but he was dead of a gunshot wound.
Travis Jarred was found in his west Phoenix home Friday by police who broke in after his girlfriend called them worried after not seeing him since last Sunday, Detective Stacie Derge said
The 35-year-old was wanted for a home invasion Monday morning where a home's resident fatally shot a second intruder.
Derge identified the second dead man as 30-year-old Shaun Martine.
The victim, his wife, and several small children were asleep when the suspects forced their way in through the back door armed with a rifle and a knife. The home resident was stabbed, but grabbed a pistol and opened fire.
Martine died at the scene, and Jarred apparently drove home before dying.
Labels: AZ, defender shot, home invasion
5/4/08
Avondale, Arizona
From the Arizona Family of May 1, 2008
Another homeowner shoots would-be invader
Two people were rushed to the hospital after a home invasion turned violent in Avondale.
According to police, a homeowner thought he heard somebody breaking into his home at 110th Avenue and Washington Street.
The man went outside to check it out and reportedly saw at least one armed suspect. That suspect fired at the homeowner.
The homeowner returned fire, police said.
Both men were hit.
The suspect reportedly was critically wounded.
The homeowner suffered minor injuries.
Police are investigating the incident.
Labels: AZ, defender shot, home invasion
5/3/08
Inver Grove Heights, Minnesota
From the Star-Tribune of May 2, 2008
Suspect killed in Inver Grove Heights liquor store robbery
Fearing he would be shot if he let the liquor store robber tie him up, Matt Huerta made a grab for the gun.
As the two men struggled for control of the weapon at Trail Liquors in Inver Grove Heights Thursday morning, it fired several times. The suspect was hit in the chest and died several hours later. Huerta was able to call 911 for help and is recovering at a St. Paul hospital.
Minutes before the scuffle, the suspect had walked into the store and demanded money from the cash register.
The suspect then walked Huerta, the store manager, to a back room and demanded he open the safe.
Huerta, the only employee in the store at about 10:30 a.m., told the man he didn't know the combination.
"The robber wanted to tie Matt up, and Matt thought if he was tied up, he could be shot,'' said Kathleen Schneider, the store's co-owner. When the man put the gun in the top of his pants, Huerta went to grab it, she said. That's when the scuffle began. The gun apparently discharged several times, she said.
Shots hit the suspect in the chest and the manager in the leg, according to investigators.
The manager then called 911 to report an armed robbery, said Lt. Jerry Salmey, a spokesman for the Inver Grove Heights police.
Huerta, 57, of Rosemount, was listed in good condition at Regions Hospital in St. Paul on Thursday. He declined requests for interviews.
The suspect's name won't be released until family members are notified, the Ramsey County Medical Examiner's office said Thursday night.
Huerta is in "disbelief" over what happened, Schneider said. "He said it probably all happened in 15 minutes, but it felt like 15 hours."
"You just never think something like this is going to happen,'' Schneider said. "It's so tragic to think that someone would try to do this for a couple hundred dollars."
Labels: business robbery, criminal's gun taken away and used against him, defender shot, MN
4/29/08
Houston, Texas
From Click2Houston of April 29, 2008
Clerk, Suspect Shot During Robbery
A clerk traded shots with two men during a robbery at a northwest Harris County convenience store late Monday, KPRC Local 2 reported.
Harris County sheriff's deputies said the men held up the clerk at the Phillips 66 station on Veteran's Memorial Drive near West Road at about 11:25 a.m.
The men opened fire on the clerk, who was working by himself, investigators said.
Deputies said the clerk pulled out a gun and fired back, wounding one of the men several times.
The clerk suffered one gunshot wound and was taken to Lyndon B. Johnson Hospital for treatment. He is expected to be OK.
The wounded suspect was taken to Ben Taub Hospital in critical condition.
Investigators said the second man got away.
Labels: business robbery, defender shot, TX
4/23/08
Wyoming, Michigan
From April 19, 2008 WOOD channel 8:
WYOMING, Mich (WOOD) - Three armed robberies occured in less than 45 minutes late Thursday night, but police are not officially linking the incidents. Two suspects are in custody for one of the robberies, and are undergoing questioning.
In the last of the three, shots were fired. One of the store clerks exchanged gunfire with the robber. The bullet pierced a metal cabinet wall and struck Hung Ngyn in the leg. Ngyn, 42, is being released from the hospital and is said to be doing well Friday.
Two men, one with a gun, went into Gerk's Party Works on 36th St. around 11:15 p.m. and demanded money. That's when the exchange of gunfire took place. Police aren't sure if anyone was hit.
A police dog tracked the men after they ran from the store, but lost their scent in an area where investigators think they got in a car and took off.
Labels: business robbery, defender shot, MI
Milwaukee, Wisconsin
From the April 14, 2008 Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel:
A man who was shot to death about 3:45 a.m. Saturday in a flat in the 2900 block of S. 7th St. has been identified as Joseph Biando, 40.
Police said Sunday that Biando had first fired a shotgun at a 29-year-old man who was living in the same flat. Police declined to name the younger man. They said he was unarmed when he was hit by a blast from the shotgun, got a handgun and shot Biando more than once. The younger man is hospitalized but is expected to live.
As of Sunday, police were not characterizing the shooting as a criminal homicide. Prosecutors will likely review the case and determine whether to charge anyone or rule the incident a justifiable homicide.
Labels: altercation, defender shot, WI
4/10/08
St. Petersburg, Florida
From the Tampa Bay Online of April 9, 2008
Man Shoots Self In Leg Defending SUV
A man shot himself in the leg about 6 a.m. today as he wrestled with someone trying to break into his SUV in St. Petersburg, said George Kajtsa of the St. Petersburg Police Department.
Police found Richard X. Summers,39, wounded in the upper leg and holding down 18-year-old Marlos M. Conrad.
Kajtsa said Conrad, of 3801 W. Wallace Ave., Tampa, followed Summers' fiancé into their housing complex at 10265 Gandy Boulevard while she was driving a GMC Yukon Denali. She exited the SUV, someone tripped the alarm and she yelled for Summers.
Police say Summers, armed with a handgun, confronted Conrad inside the SUV. They struggled and the gun went off.
Conrad is being held at Pinellas County Jail on charges of strong-arm robbery and auto burglary.
Labels: defender shot, FL, street property theft
4/4/08
Shreveport, Louisiana
From KTBS of April 2, 2008
Attempted carjacking victim accidentally shoots self
A man accidentally shot himself last night after an attempted carjacking. Police were called to the 4400 block of Pines Road around midnight.
The victim was sitting in his car at a gas station when he was approached by two black males wearing all black clothing and black bandanas over their faces.
They produced a silver revolver and demanded the car. The victim refused and produced his own handgun.
He accidentally shot himself in the leg, and the suspects fled the scene. The victim then went inside the gas station and told the clerk what happened.
Labels: accident, carjacking, defender shot, LA
4/2/08
North Miami, Florida
From the March 31, 2008 Miami Herald:
A shooting outside a North Miami-Dade shopping plaza Sunday morning left a security guard wounded, a man dead and another on the run, Miami-Dade police said.
The wild scene played out at around 9 a.m. as early-morning shoppers began arriving at the center anchored by a Winn-Dixie supermarket at Northwest Seventh Avenue and 111th Street.
It's unclear yet what sparked the incident, but it may have been a confrontation between two young men and the guard, and not an attempted robbery.
''There are a lot of customers who did see what happened and we are interviewing them as well,'' said Robert Williams, a spokesman for the Miami-Dade Police Department.
An aunt of the dead man said the victim was 19 years old, according to Miami Herald news partner CBS4. She said she did not believe her nephew was involved in a crime.
''I don't know what happened in the parking lot, what went on,'' said Antoinette Cobb, who told the station she was the dead man's aunt. ``I want to know what happened. . . . The police are not giving me any information.''
Witnesses said the security guard appeared to be making his rounds at the center in a golf cart when he was approached by the men.
There was a confrontation that escalated. Investigators said one of the men pulled a gun and shot the guard in the upper chest. The guard returned fire, hitting one of the men, who fell in the parking lot.
The second man took off into a neighborhood just northeast of the shopping center.
The security guard along with the other man were taken to Jackson Memorial Hospital's Ryder Trauma Hospital, Williams said. The wounded man was declared dead at the hospital. His name has not been released.
SHOT IN TORSO
The security guard, who was shot in the upper torso, was undergoing surgery. He also had not been identified Sunday night.
''Right now we do not have a motive,'' Williams said, adding that homicide investigators are still conducting interviews.
Detectives need to talk to the hospitalized security guard for a clear picture of what sparked the violence.
''We do not know yet if robbery was the motive. We want to make absolutely sure that that was the motive for this so we need to talk to that security guard to get a statement from him,'' Williams said.
Labels: altercation, defender shot, FL, private security
3/28/08
Memphis, Tennessee
From MyEyewitnessNews of March 28, 2008
Homeowner Kills Intruder During Hickory Hill Home Invasion
A car thief and home invasion robber is dead after a shootout with a homeowner in Hickory Hill.
Memphis police are investigating the homicide in the 3700 block of Hyacinth, near Winchester and Mendenhall.
Investigators say a man who had been breaking into cars on Hyacinth forced his way into a home around 2:30 a.m. Friday, March 28, 2008.
Once inside, the crook got into a gunfight with the homeowner. The intruder was killed and the homeowner was rushed to The Med with a gun shot wound. He is in non-critical condition and preparing to give police a statement.
Police did not know what motive the car thief had for breaking into the home.
The area has been a hot spot for car and home burglaries lately and officers have been focusing on the problem as part of the Blue Crush crime initiative, according to police.
Labels: defender shot, home invasion, TN
3/20/08
Frisco, Texas
From the Courier Gazette of March 20, 2008
Man shot in home by intruder
A Frisco man received minor injuries after being shot in the arm by an intruder after arriving home from work Thursday afternoon.
Steven Geddie, 24, told police that he grabbed a 12 gauge shotgun when he heard someone breaking into the rear door of his home after arriving home from work in the 8400 block of Hickory Street shortly after 6 p.m.
“Initial reports show that he and another subject exchanged gunshots,” Frisco police Sgt. Gerald Meadors said.
Police said that the intruder used a small caliber pistol to fire two rounds at Geddie, who then fired one round at the intruder. Geddie suffered a minor injury to the left arm but refused to be transported to the hospital.
Police said Geddie described the suspect as a Hispanic or Oriental male wearing a blue Dallas Cowboys cap, grey and white jacket, jeans, and a red bandana over his face.
The motive for the shooting is unknown, and the incident is still under investigation.
Labels: defender shot, home invasion, TX
3/18/08
Kent County, Delaware
From the News Journal of March 18, 2008
Man shot in home invasion south of Hartly
A 29-year-old man was shot in the leg during a home invasion early Monday south of Hartly, state police said.
The victim was not seriously injured and refused to be taken to the hospital, state police spokesman Cpl. John W. Barnett Jr. said.
According to investigators, two or three men entered the home in the 3000 block of Hourglass Road by an unsecured ground-floor door about 2 a.m.
When the intruders were confronted by the homeowner, one of the intruders fired a gun at him.
The homeowner returned fire at the suspects using a handgun, Barnett said.
After several shots were fired, the intruders fled without taking anything.
The homeowner was struck once in the left leg, Barnett said. The gunshot wound was minor and he was treated at the scene.
A 22-year-old woman and two children, ages 2 and 11, were also home during the incident. They were not injured.
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Labels: DE, defender shot, home invasion
2/29/08
Tuscon, Arizona
From KOLD of February 29, 2008
Tucson Homeowner Kills Intruder
A deadly shootout between burglars and a homeowner took place Thursday night just after nine on Tucson's east side, near I-10 and Wilmot Road.
Police say three men busted into a home in a quiet new neighborhood. They then shot the homeowner in the arm; the homeowner returned fire and hit one of the burglars, who later died at a hospital. According to Tucson police, when they arrived the 29 year-old home owner and his two year old daughter had taken refuge in a bathroom. The home owner suffered minor injuries, and the little girl was not hurt.
Police are looking for two suspects, but have not released a description. Investigators said they do not know what the relationship is between the home owner and the suspects.
Labels: AZ, defender shot, home invasion
2/27/08
Hebron, Kentucky
From Local 12 WKRC of February 26, 2008
Hebron Man Shoots Himself in Foot
Police are investigating a shooting in Hebron this morning.
49 year old Leonard Gibbons was shot around 11 a.m. in the 2800 block of Donjoy Drive. Gibbons tells officers he heard his garage door open and took a gun to investigate.
Gibbons says when he got to the family room he was attacked from behind by a man wearing a black hood and ski mask with black driving gloves.
The revolver in Gibbons hand discharged, striking him in the inner thigh and foot.
The intruder reportedly took Gibbons money and ran out the garage door. Gibbons was transported to University Hospital with non life-threatening injuries.
Labels: defender shot, home invasion, KY
2/7/08
Thonotosassa, Florida
From Tampa Bay Online of February 7, 2008
Thonotosassa Man Wounded In Gunfight At His Home
A Thonotosassa man was shot twice early today during a home invasion, Hillsborough County Sheriff's Office spokeswoman Debbie Carter said.
The gunman has not been caught.
Shortly after 12:30 a.m., a man pushed open a sliding glass door at 3408 Cooper Road and fired a gun, Carter said.
A resident, Grover Cochrane, 59, was shot twice in the arm and pulled out his own gun and fired at the intruder, who escaped, Carter said.
Cochrane's girlfriend saw the shootout, and her name is being withheld by the sheriff's office as a witness.
The victim has been "very uncooperative" with investigators and has not given a description of the attacker, Carter said.
Labels: defender shot, FL
1/25/08
Houston, Texas
From the Houston Chronicle of January 25, 2008
Attempted robbery ends with shootout in north Houston
An attempted robbery outside a convenience store in north Houston on Friday afternoon ended in a shootout between the robber and his intended victim, police said.
Both men were taken to hospitals and described as stable with gunshot wounds to their torsos following the shooting in front of Handi Food Mart in the 500 block of Yorkshire.
According to police, the gunman approached the son of the store's owners in the parking lot and tried to rob him at gunpoint about 3:20 p.m.
But the intended victim managed to pull out his gun, said Sgt. Robert Odom of HPD's homicide division.
Several shots were fired and both men were wounded, Odom said.
The suspect was taken to Memorial Hermann-The Texas Medical Center while the intended victim was taken to Ben Taub General Hospital, where he was in surgery. The names of both men were withheld.
Residents living on street where the store is were shaken by the shooting.
When Mary Rogers drove home Friday afternoon to find police tape cordoning off The Handi Food Mart down the street, she felt tears well in her eyes.
"I was getting ready to start crying," said Rogers, 54. "I hate this happening because this neighborhood is basically quiet."
The little family-owned and operated store has been a neighborhood fixture for years, she said. The store owners have a large brood of grown children, many of whom help out at the store, Rogers said.
"Most of the people here know them," Rogers said. "They're just as sweet as they can be. Always give people credit when they need it."
"They help everybody out and they know everybody pretty much by name," agreed Debra Sanchez, who lives across the street from the Handi Food Mart. Her 16-year-old son was inside the store getting quarters to do the laundry when the shooting happened.
"Man this is just too close to home, you know?" Sanchez said, shivering in the cold as daylight began to fade.
Labels: defender shot, street robbery, TX
1/22/08
Montgomery, Alabama
From January 22, 2008 WFSA channel 12:
Witnesses say three men kicked down the door to a Montgomery man's home and only two made it out without being shot.
Montgomery police responded to the shooting in the 2700 block of Cherry Street around 6:30 Monday evening and found 22-year-old Tavaris Trammer lying on the floor with gunshot wounds to the neck and leg.
The resident was also shot in the arm.
According to MPD spokesman Captain Huey Thornton witnesses reported that three men kicked in the door, attempted to rob the resident and then shot him in the arm.
The resident then used a 9mm handgun and shot Mr. Trammer in the neck and leg.
The other two suspects fled the scene, one ran out the front door and the other jumped out a window.
Trammer was taken to Jackson Hospital where he is in serious but stable condition. Doctors say he may be paralyzed from the neck down.
The resident was also treated for his wounds.
Meanwhile, a Robbery 1st Degree warrant has been issued against Trammer.
Labels: AL, defender shot, home invasion
1/13/08
Houston, Texas
From the Star Telegram of January 13, 2008
Security guard shoots, kills man
A shootout at a Richland Hills apartment complex early Sunday left one person dead and a security guard in the hospital, according to reports.
The incident happened about 4 a.m. Sunday at the Bellaire Apartments, 7030 Baker Boulevard.
It is unclear what started the incident, but according to NBC5 and CBS 11, an armed security guard was shot and returned fire at several people attempting to flee in a minivan.
One of the bullets hit the driver of the van in the head, and after jumping a median on Baker Boulevard (also known as Highway 10), the van came to a stop off the road, the reports said. The driver died at the scene, the reports said.
Two people were in custody, the reports said, but CBS 11reported that two others had fled the scene.
The condition of the guard, who was taken to John Peter Smith Hospital, was not known.
Labels: defender shot, private security, TX
1/7/08
Gastonia, North Carolina
From the January 7, 2008 Charlotte [North Carolina] Observer:
A 16-year-old was arrested late Sunday night in connection with an attempted Gastonia convenience store robbery that left two clerks seriously injured.
Police say a suspect apparently engaged in a shootout with a clerk during the Saturday night incident.
Gastonia police said Brandon Carson of Gastonia has been charged with two counts of attempted first-degree murder and assault with a deadly weapon with intent to kill.
A couple working together at the Gastonia store are hospitalized in Charlotte. Luke Williams, 45, and girlfriend Vickie Madsen, who is in her early 50s, were airlifted to Carolinas Medical Center late Saturday with multiple gunshot wounds, Gastonia police said. Williams is listed in critical condition this morning. Madsen is in serious condition.
The robbery occurred about 9:45 p.m. Saturday, when an armed man walked into Ken's Superette at 1528 W. May Ave. and demanded money. A gunfight ensued, police said, preventing the robber from getting anything of value.
The suspect fled the scene on foot, police said.
Faye Allen, Vickie Madsen's mother, said the Allen family has owned the store for about 25 years. Vickie Madsen has worked there much of that time as the manager.
Williams, Madsen's fiancee, had gone to the store Saturday night to help her close the place for the night, says Allen.
"My understanding is that the man intended to kill them," Allen said. She said it was her daughter who shot at the robber. "Vickie firing back at him probably saved their lives," says Allen, 77, who has often worked at the store herself.
"She takes after me. Somebody tried to rob me there one night, 10 years ago, and I grabbed his gun and my husband and youngest son jumped on him. The guy got loose and ran, and I chased him down May Street with his own gun, but I couldn't get it to fire."
Labels: business robbery, defender shot, female, minor offender, NC
12/3/07
Indianapolis, Indiana
From the Indy Channel of December 1, 2007
Man Injured In Garage Shooting
A man was injured when he was struck with a bullet during an exchange of gunfire at his garage on Indianapolis' northeast side Saturday morning.
Donald Dancy and his wife returned to their home in the 3700 block of North Denny Avenue and found a man in the garage, police said.
Dancy fired a shot at the intruder and missed, but the intruder's shot hit him, police said.
Dancy was listed in good condition at Methodist Hospital on Saturday evening. Police did not identify a suspect.
Labels: defender shot, home invasion, IN
11/30/07
Toledo, Ohio
From WTOL of November 30, 2007
Home invasion suspect lands in hospital
Toledo police are investigating an attempted home invasion that ended with two people shot.
This all happened around 1:45 a.m Friday in the 100 block of Spencer near Western Ave. in south Toledo. Police tell us two men came to the back door of the house and allegedly told the man living inside -- who works as a "repo-man" -- that they wanted to talk about a tow.
The man told police they then tried to force their way inside. The homeowner was shot once in the arm. He said he fired back on the suspects, hitting one four times.
The suspects took off, and a short time later, the injured suspect was dropped off at University of Toledo Medical Center. His condition is not being released.
Labels: defender shot, home invasion, OH
11/28/07
Darlington County, South Carolina
From South Carolina Now of November 28, 2007
Darlington County woman shot after home invasion
Darlington County Sheriff's deputies are searching for a man who they claim shot a woman after breaking into her residence. According to Darlington County Chief Deputy Tom Gainey, the incident happened around 9:40am on 108 Woodhaven Drive. Gainey says someone broke into the house and a woman inside got her own pistol to defend herself. The suspect then managed to take the pistol away from the woman and shot her in the leg. He then fled the scene on foot through some nearby woods. The woman, who's name has not been released yet , was transported to a local hospital for treatment.
Chief Gainey describes the suspect as a black male, approximately 6 feet tall, wearing a black jacket, blue jeans, and toboggan.
Chief Gainey says the Sheriff's Bloodhound Team is now actively searching the area for the suspect. Nearby Darlington High School is now under lockdown until further notice according to Chief Gainey.
Labels: defender shot, home invasion, SC
11/27/07
East Point, Georgia
From WSBTV of November 27, 2007
Businessman Wounded, Suspect Killed In Shootout
One suspect is dead and another man wounded after a shoot out during a home invasion robbery in East Point early Tuesday morning.
Police said two men burst into an apartment at 3029 Dobbs Way around midnight and held several people at gunpoint.
The armed men started ransacking the apartment.
At some point a woman who lives at the apartment, but was outside during the attack called her father for help.
The father, who police describe as a well-known local businessman, rushed to the apartment with his own gun.
When he entered the apartment a gun battle broke out with both the home invaders and the father trading shots. One of the suspects was shot and killed. The father also was hit and wounded.
The apartment residents then attacked the surviving robber and held him until police arrived.
Investigators have not released the names of those involved.
Labels: defender shot, home invasion, residence robbery
11/26/07
Douglasville, Georgia
From Atlanta’s CBS46.com of November 26, 2007
Arbor Place Mall Reopens After Shootings
A Brinks employee and a suspected robber were shot as two men tried to rob a Brinks Security truck outside a shopping mall in west Georgia.
Douglasville police chief Joe Whisenant told CNN that at least one suspect fired shots at the Brinks employee as he was leaving the mall with money. Whisenant said the employee returned fire, hitting one of the suspects.
Both the guard and the suspect are recovering in Atlanta hospitals. Whisenant told CNN both are expected to survive, but the suspect was in worse shape than the Brinks employee.
"It was a lot of shots, like nine," witness Leigh Knight told the Atlanta Journal-Constitution. "After about the fourth one, we figured out what it was and we threw the kids under the table and we laid down on top of them. I saw a Brinks man laying face up, he was conscious. There was another man next to him laying face down."
A store owner told the newspaper that police SWAT team members roamed the mall with guns drawn.
The mall is a stand-alone mall in the suburb of Douglasville, which is west of Atlanta.
The mall was locked down after the shootings, but it has reopened.
Labels: defender shot, GA, private security, street robbery
11/20/07
Indio, California
From November 20, 2007 CBS channel 2 Los Angeles:
(CBS) INDIO, Calif. An Indio man disarmed and fatally shot a would-be intruder early Tuesday during a struggle that left the resident with a gunshot wound in his foot, authorities said.
Police sent to a home on Hamilton Court in the Indian Palms Country Club at 1:30 a.m. found the body of 31-year-old Genaro Chavez Munoz lying partially in the front window of the residence, according to Ben Guitron with Indio police.
The preliminary investigation indicated that the homeowner was awakened by the sounds of someone trying to enter his home through the front window, according to Guitron.
"The homeowner managed to disarm the intruder and shot him several times, killing him in the process," Guitron said. Police believe there may have been other suspects outside the residence who ran away after the shooting, he said.
The homeowner, whose name was not being released, was taken to John F. Kennedy Hospital.
Guitron said no charges would be filed against him at this time, but that the investigation was ongoing.
Labels: CA, defender shot, residence burglary
11/19/07
Augusta, Georgia
From Augusta’s WRDW.com of November 19, 2007
Homeowner sends burglars to hospital
Investigators say two armed burglars invaded a home Friday night around 8:30pm on the 3000-block of Tate Rd.
A struggle occurred between the homeowner and one of the men. The homeowner was shot in the arm, but was able to get the gun away from the burglars to shoot back.
The two burglars drove themselves to the hospital where they were arrested.
The two men have been identified as Montrelle Teasley and Marcus Turner. Both will be charged with armed robbery, burglary, aggravated assault, and possession of a firearm during a crime.
Teasley is a juvenile, but will be charged as an adult.
Labels: criminal's gun taken away and used against him, defender shot, GA, home invasion, residence robbery
11/1/07
Bridge City, Texas
From Port Arthur’s PANews.com of November 1, 2007
Bridge City police looking for burglar, homeowner recovering from self-inflicted wound
Bridge City police continued their search Thursday for a man who reportedly tried to burglarize a home with the homeowner still inside.
Meanwhile, the homeowner is recuperating from surgery after accidentally shooting himself in the foot; an injury he received while trying to keep the burglar from entering the home.
The quiet town of Bridge City is not known for such residential burglaries and BCPD Chief Steve Faircloth said he cannot remember the last time the city had a home robbery.
Police received the call of a residential burglary in progress at about 12:51 a.m. Oct. 30 in the 300 block of Rachel. According to a press release, the suspect forced open the front door of the home and the homeowner fired several shots at the suspect with a semi-automatic pistol. The suspect then left the scene on foot and has not been identified. There is no indication the suspect was shot during the incident.
“This continues to be investigated thoroughly and vigorously,” Faircloth said.
Faircloth said nothing was taken during the crime.
The suspect is described as a white male with thin build and a long goatee. He was last seen wearing a dark jacket and jeans.
Labels: defender shot, home invasion, residence robbery, TX
10/29/07
Tampa, Florida
From the University of South Florida‘s The Oracle of October 29, 2007
Robed man chases robbers with rifle
A resident of Campus Lodge wearing a bathrobe and armed with a rifle chased three would-be robbers from his apartment Sunday afternoon.
The man, whose name was not released by deputies, was shot in the neck by one of the robbery suspects before a deputy patrolling the area spotted him running in a parking lot, said J.D. Calloway, spokesman for the Hillsborough County Sheriff's Office.
Witnesses said he fired a round into the air, Calloway said.
The three men, one carrying a handgun, allegedly barged into the victim's apartment, located at 2608 Rusty Ridge Loop, around 3:41 p.m., but were chased out by the victim.
Frank Prather, a resident of Campus Lodge, said he was drawn outside his apartment by the sound of people arguing. He thought it came from the floor under his.
He heard a man pleading not to be shot before a gun was fired. Prather said he ducked into his house to grab his phone, and when he went outside a second time, he heard another shot.
The victim was shot from behind in the base of the neck outside his apartment, Calloway said. His injuries were not life threatening, but the victim was taken to Tampa General Hospital for examination.
The suspects, who drove a red Chevy Impala, got lost in the complex, and a deputy blocked their escape through the entrance, Calloway said. They then abandoned their vehicle and fled into the surrounding area.
The Sheriff's office sent deputies, K-9 units and helicopters to search the area around Campus Lodge. No arrests have been made.
Labels: defender shot, FL, home invasion
10/20/07
Shreveport, Louisiana
From Shreveport’s ArkLaTexHomepage.com of October 20, 2007
Two Injured, One Charged in Early Morning Shooting
Shortly after midnight Saturday morning, Shreveport police officers responded to the 2900 block of Penick in reference to two males who had been shot. A Yellow Checker Cab advised they went to the Cajun Inn Hotel and picked up Luther Mcduffy, along with two black females and they requested to be driven to a vacant house directly across from 2921 Penick. The cab driver stated Mcduffy and one of the black females got out of the cab and walked up to the vacant residence where several subjects were standing around. That's when the cab driver said he heard gunfire and saw muzzle flashes. The cab driver thought two subjects were shooting. The crowd near the vacant house quickly scattered, leaving both Mcduffy and Randy Bennett shot in the yard. Both were transported to LSUMC with multiple gunshot wounds. Mcduffy advised investigators that he went to this location with the two black females but did not give a reason why. Upon approaching the house he stated that the subject he shot, Bennett, attempted to rob him and they exchanged gunfire. Two different caliber shell casings were recovered at the scene along with cash. Bennett told investigators he was walking down the street when some guys started shooting and he got shot. Bennett was taken into surgery but both he and Mcduffy wounds are considered non life threatening. Bennett faces one count of Attempted 1st Degree Homicide.
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10/17/07
Chattanooga, Tennessee
From Chattanoogan.com of October 17, 2007
Man Fights Off Home Invaders
An Eastview Drive man fought off three home invaders and traded shots with one of them on Tuesday night.
Police said 30-year-old Courtney Brown was treated for several injuries, including a shot to the calf.
Around 9:30 p.m., Chattanooga Police responded to a home invasion call with shots fired at 311 Eastview Dr.
Upon arrival, officers talked with the victim, who said he was returning home and was backing his vehicle into the garage when three black males came out of the closet and attempted to rob him.
Mr. Brown said he fought the three suspects and yelled for his daughter to call the police. One of the suspects got into the house and went upstairs to where the daughter had locked herself in the bedroom. The suspect then kicked the door in and demanded she lie on the bed and she would not be hurt. He then took her cell phone.
Mr. Brown continued to fight with the other two suspects and was able to get away from them. He managed to lock the door behind him.
Mr. Brown then encountered the suspect who was inside the house and they fought in the hallway. Mr. Brown broke free, retrieved a handgun from his bedroom and started back to the front door area. The man who was still inside then fired a shot at Mr. Brown, striking him in the calf. Mr. Brown returned fire but did not hit the suspect.
All three of the suspects fled on foot.
Mr. Brown was taken to Erlanger where he was treated for several cuts to his head and face and the gunshot wound to his calf. He was treated and released.
Chattanooga Police are looking for suspect #1 who is tall and thin wearing a dark-hooded sweatshirt and dark pants. Suspects 2 and 3 were medium build with scarves over their faces and knit caps on their heads.
All three of the suspects were armed with chrome handguns.
Labels: defender shot, home invasion, TN
10/15/07
Grand Rapids, Michigan
From the Grand Rapids Press of October 15, 2007
Gas station clerk pulled gun before he was shot
A gas station clerk wounded in a holdup Friday night was shot after pulling a gun on the robbery suspect, police now say.
Grand Rapids police said the clerk, Eugene Earl-Evonta Eursher, 27, complied with the gunman's demand for money from the register but then pulled a handgun on the thin, bearded robber, who shot and critically wounded Eursher.
Police first said there was only a confrontation between the alleged robber and the clerk.
Police said they believe the suspect is the same man who robbed two other businesses, taking time to say "I'm sorry" during one heist.
Eursher's parents said Sunday that they are not interested in the apologies of whoever pulled the trigger -- they just want that person off the street.
Eursher is recovering at a local hospital from the gunshot wound he received at the Boston Square Shell station, which is owned by his father, Edward Earl Eursher.
Labels: business robbery, defender shot, MI
10/9/07
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
From ThePittsburghChannel.com of October 9, 2007
Man Kicked Out Of Home, Returns With Gun, Is Shot Dead
A young man was wounded by gunfire while he shot and killed an intruder at a home in Pittsburgh's Homewood area Tuesday morning, according to homicide detectives.
Police officers patrolling the neighborhood said they heard gunshots near the home in the 1500 block of North Murtland Street around 2:40 a.m. (See Map)
They found one man on nearby Lincoln Avenue with a chest wound and a gun in his possession, police said. He was taken to UPMC Presbyterian hospital in critical condition but later died.
Police identified that man as Ronnell Pittman, 34. No address for Pittman was given.
Pittman had entered the home without being invited and was told to leave, then came back with a gun and started shooting at James Hill, 19, police said.
Hill fired a gun and shot Pittman, who was able to run away but eventually died from his injuries, police said.
Police did not say why Pittman entered the home in the first place. They said he may have gone there by mistake.
Hill, of the Lincoln-Lemington neighborhood, was treated at UPMC Presbyterian for a gunshot wound to the foot.
His uncle said Hill fired the gun to protect his family.
Hill is being held at the Allegheny County Jail on an alleged firearms violation but is not facing any charges for Pittman's death, police said.
Homicide detectives are still investigating. The District Attorney's Office is also involved in the case.
Labels: defender shot, home invasion, PA
10/7/07
Salt Lake City, Utah
From the Salt Lake Tribune of October 7, 2007
Man shot in face during SLC jewelry store robbery
Salt Lake City police are investigating a robbery that left a man with three gunshot wounds, including one to the face.
The unidentified victim was transported at about 2:30 p.m. Saturday to LDS Hospital in serious condition with two gunshot wounds to the side and one to the face, said Lt. Rich Brede.
Police throughout the Salt Lake Valley were on the lookout for a gray passenger car that fled the shooting at The Mouthpiece Company, located at 40 E. 1300 South. The suspected shooter is described as a black man, about 6 feet 2 inches tall, with red and white shoes.
Police were dispatched to a robbery that escalated into a shooting at the business. Authorities believe the suspect entered the store and got into an altercation with the victim. Both men eventually pulled guns and "several" gunshots were fired, Brede said.
"There are four holes in the wall within the store," Brede said.
Police believe the suspect also may have been wounded in the exchange. Investigators recovered a handgun and several spent bullet casings, Brede said.
The business's motto, etched in lettering on a window, advises customers to "Give them something to talk about." The store specializes in watches, chains, pendants, bracelets, rings and custom grills - jewelry worn over one's teeth.
Labels: business robbery, defender shot, UT
10/5/07
Bexar County, Texas
From San Antonio’s WOAI.com of October 5, 2007
Gunfight Leads To Man Getting Shot, Gunman Wanted
A man remains in critical condition after being shot by a rifle during a fight near the Bexar County / Atascosa County line.
Investigators with the Bexar County Sheriff's office say two men got into an argument, one man left, but came back with a rifle and began shooting at the house.
Deputies say that's when the other man came outside with a handgun and began shooting back. Within minutes the man with the handgun was shot two twice, once in the neck and once in the arm.
Deputies say they know who the gunman is, and are expected to make an arrest in this case pretty soon.
Labels: assault, defender shot, TX
10/4/07
Louisville, Kentucky
From the Louisville Courier-Journal of October 3, 2007
Robbery attempt leads to shooting of 2, including bystander
Two Louisville men -- one a bystander -- were shot during an attempted robbery early yesterday, police said.
Officers from the 4th Division were called to an apartment in the 700 block of South Clay Street just before 1 a.m. on the report of a robbery and shooting, said Alicia Smiley, spokeswoman for Louisville Metro Police.
The two people who live in the apartment, Jonathon Postell, 29, and Chiquita Cooper, 23, told police that they both shot at a man who broke in and tried to rob them, Smiley said. The intruder fired back, striking Postell in the ankle and the buttocks, she said.
Postell was transported to University Hospital with non-life-threatening injuries, Smiley said.
Hearing the shooting, a neighbor ran out of his apartment to get his juvenile nephew inside and was hit in the shoulder, Smiley said. The wounded neighbor, who was not identified, later walked about five blocks to University Hospital, where he was treated for non-life-threatening injuries, she said.
It was not immediately clear which of the people firing shots wounded the neighbor, Smiley said.
Police are looking for the man Postell and Cooper said tried to rob them, Smiley said.
Meanwhile, Postell has been charged with possession of a handgun by a felon; and both he and Cooper have been charged with trafficking in a controlled substance, wanted endangerment, possession of a controlled substance and possession of drug paraphernalia, Smiley said.
Labels: defender shot, home invasion, KY, residence robbery
10/2/07
Shaftsbury, Vermont
From WCAX of October 2, 2007
Man Fights Off Attackers, Accidentally Shoots Self
Police are investigating a bizarre shooting in southern Vermont.
It happened on the East Road in Shaftsbury. Police say a 49-year-old man went to check on his neighbor's home after he saw a suspicious car pull into the driveway. When he got to the home, the victim claims either two or three masked men jumped him and pointed a gun to his head.
A scuffle ensued, and the victim was able to grab the gun. He then accidentally shot himself in the hand.
The suspects fled.
The victim was treated at the hospital.
Labels: criminal's gun taken away and used against him, defender shot, VT
9/25/07
Macon, Georgia
From the Macon Telegraph of September 25, 2007
Macon homeowner gets shot, responds by shooting armed robber in eye
A Macon man was shot in the stomach by an armed robber and returned fire, shooting the robber in the eye Monday night, according to a Macon Police Department report.
Grover E. Glover, 64, of Lamont St., reported to police that Jamel Scott came to his house just before 11 p.m. and asked to use the telephone to call for help for his broken down car.
Once inside, Scott pulled out a gun and demanded money from Glover, according to the report.
After striking him in the head with the gun, Glover told Scott his wallet was in a drawer in his bedroom. Once in the bedroom, Glover instead pulled a gun from the drawer and Scott fired before he could turn around, according to the report.
Glover told officers he then shot Scott in the eye and Scott ran out of the house, leaving his gun behind, according to the report.
Warrants have been issued for Scott's arrest on the charges of armed robbery and aggravated assault, said Macon police spokeswoman Sgt. Melanie Hofmann.
Labels: defender shot, GA, home invasion
9/13/07
Denver, Colorado
From the Denver Post of September 11, 2007
Man shoots self when aiming for robbers
A 64-year-old Denver businessman accidentally shot himself in the chest Sunday night as he chased a pair of robbers from his dry cleaning business.
Rick Bugdanowitz went to his business, La Nouvelle Fine Cleaners, 4025 E. Dickenson Place, Sunday at about 7:20 p.m. to check a security alarm, said Denver Police spokesman Sonny Jackson.
Bugdanowitz found two robbers inside and they threatened him, Jackson said. The business owner grabbed a handgun he keeps in the store, Jackson said, and fired two shots at the robbers.
The pair fled and as Bugdanowitz chased them out the front door he tripped, Jackson said. The gun he was holding fired and hit Bugdanowitz in the chest.
His injury was not life-threatening, Jackson said.
Bugdanowitz is married to Sheila Bugdanowitz, president of the Rose Community Foundation, a civic and philanthropic organization formed in 1995 to enhance the quality of life in greater Denver.
Details on Bugdanowitz's injuries were not available Tuesday. An employee at his store referred questions to a manager who was unavailable for comment.
Labels: business robbery, CO, defender shot
9/12/07
Laurens, South Carolina
From the Greenwood Index Journal of September 12, 2007
1 dead, 1 injured during shootout in Laurens
A Tuesday night shootout at a horse farm in Laurens left one man dead and another injured, according to regional television outlet WYFF.
The shooting claimed the life of 64-year-old Robert Reid, of 3660 Indian Mound Road, Laurens. Reports indicate Reid died at the scene.
Meanwhile, Michael Smith, 32, of 3662 Indian Mound Road, Laurens, suffered one gunshot wound to the back and was taken to Greenville Memorial Hospital for treatment.
Reports indicate that Reid and Smith were working together at Treadway Farms Tuesday and spent a large portion of the day arguing with one another.
Smith reportedly told officers he was cleaning a gun on the farm property late in the day when Reid approached him, brandishing a gun.
Smith reportedly told the officers Reid fired and hit him in the back. Smith said he then picked up his gun and, in alleged self-defense, fired back at Reid.
An investigation by the Laurens County Sheriff’s Office is ongoing.
Labels: altercation, defender shot, SC
8/30/07
Memphis, Tennessee
From MyFoxMemphis of August 30, 2007
Victim and Suspect Show Up at The Med, Suspect Arrested
Memphis Police have arrested a man who showed up for treatment at the same emergency room as the man he's accused of shooting.
It happened Monday at the Regional Medical Center.
Police records show Samuel Anderson was shot several times by a man who came into his house and fired when Anderson tried to run. Anderson was hit in both thighs, his right calf and his right hand.
The report says the intruder ran when Anderson got to his bedroom, picked up a pistol and fired one shot. The report says the man broke out a window to escape, cutting himself.
At the hospital, Anderson recognized a man awaiting treatment, noting his crooked teeth. He told a nurse and police arrested 19-year-old Richard Terrell Blackburn.
After Blackburn was bandaged, police questioned him and say Blackburn admitted the shooting and told detectives where to find the gun, stashed in a lawn mower bag.
Labels: defender shot, home invasion, TN
Houston, Texas
From Houston’s KTRK.com of August 30, 2007
Store owner fights back against would-be robber
A store owner at a metal scrap business tried to turn the tables on a young man who held him at gunpoint overnight. But as the victim fought back, he was shot.
Police say it happened around 7:30pm last night on Frick near Woodington when the teen walked into the business and demanded money from the owner.
"(The owner) said a black male came over the fence who was brandishing a shotgun and he was in the office, and the black male came into the office and demanded money. Apparently, he was acting like he was getting the money and he went for a weapon," said Sgt. Scott Ashmore with the Harris County Sheriff's Department. "The suspect saw him, shot the complainant in the arm, possibly severing the complainants arm and they apparently got into a gun battle, there were some shell casings out here at the scene. "
The suspect got into a dark colored SUV and fled the scene. There is not much of a description of the suspect. If you have any information on this case, you're asked to call the Harris County sheriff's department.
The owner of the recycling business is in stable condition. But there is some concern that he may end up losing his arm.
Labels: business robbery, defender shot, TX
8/23/07
North Shreveport, Louisiana
From August 22, 2007 KTBS channel 3:
A man with a history of mental problems started a shootout with another man in North Shreveport Wednesday morning that left the instigator critically wounded, authorities and neighbors said.
Donald Richardson, 35, faces attempted murder charges upon his release from the hospital.
A neighbor, Diane Howard, took out a protective order against Richardson back in January.
Police Chief Henry Whitehorn said Richardson hadn't violated the protective order, but had been harrassing others.
Labels: altercation, defender shot, LA
Griffin, Georgia
From MyFoxAtlanta.com of August 23, 2007
Convenience Store Owner Fires Back at Armed RobbersFrom Atlanta‘s 11Alive.com of August 23, 2007
A frightening night for customers and the store owner at a convenience store in Griffin.
The robbery happened at Tony's One Stop just before midnight Wednesday on U.S. 41.
A customer, Chris Albright, says he had taken a short cut through the woods to the store where he says two robbers, wearing orange ski masks, jumped him and told him to get on the ground and put a gun to his head. He says they also told him to stand against a wall.
Spalding County deputies say the two later confronted customers behind the store and robbed them.
Deputies say the robbers shot the store owner in the face; he fired back, wounding at least one of the suspects.
Officers later arrested two 17-year-old suspects when they showed up for treatment at a hospital in Clayton County. They also arrested a 17-year-old girl from Henry County who they believe was driving the getaway car, which they also recovered.
The store owner remains in critical condition at Grady Memorial Hospital in Atlanta.
Wounded Store Owner to be Released
The Spalding County convenience store owner who was shot and wounded in a shootout with some teen robbers late Wednesday night was scheduled for release from Atlanta's Grady Memorial Hospital Thursday afternoon, according to his father.
"It's a miracle that saved his life," Parish Harvil's father, Ron Harvil, told 11Alive News. Harvil said that as one of the gunmen shot at Parish, Parish instinctively raised his hand in front of his face.
"That deflected the bullet and caused it to tumble" and lose velocity, Harvil said. It embedded in Parish Harvil's skin, in his head, and did not cause a serious wound.
"It took the tip of his middle finger off" on his left hand, Ron said. He said doctors have reattached it.
Parish Harvil was still able to wound one of the robbers in his hand, and that's what led police to arrest the three suspects who are now in custody. Now, Sheriff James Stewart said one of the suspects is cooperating with investigators. Stewart has scheduled an afternoon news conference to update the public on the on-going investigation.
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Labels: business robbery, defender shot, GA
8/16/07
Arden, California
From the Sacramento Bee of August 16, 2007
Store employee shot in leg while chasing robbersFrom Sacramento's Fox40.com of August 16, 2007
An employee of an Arden-area market was shot in the leg Thursday morning while chasing three men who had just robbed his store at gunpoint, the Sheriff's Department reported.
The three suspects -- last seen in dark clothing and black knit masks -- escaped with cash, and they remained at large in the early afternoon, said Sgt. Tim Curran, sheriff's spokesman.
The status of the wounded employee was not immediately known, but Curran said he was expected to survive. He was described as a 39-year-old relative of the family that owns Toledo's Mexican Market in the 1300 block of Fulton Avenue.
No one answered the phone at the store on Thursday afternoon.
Shortly before 8:30 a.m. the store was robbed, but the crime was not reported to authorities, Curran said. In fact, deputies were first alerted to trouble minutes later when residents at a nearby apartment complex on Wittkop Way reported hearing gunshots.
Curran said a gun battle had ensued at the complex between the robbers and at least two store employees, who had armed themselves with a shotgun and a handgun.
Curran said he did not know if the two groups were wildly shooting through the area or if the exchange took place as the robbers were getting into a car, but it was during that time when the store employee was shot.
Robbery And Shootout At Local Store
Witnesses say it was something out of the Wild West, after a gun battle erupted in a Sacramento apartment complex.
"Six or seven shots and then it was followed by a very, very, loud bang," said Kurt Richter who lives at the Bella Vita Apartments. Sheriff's deputies scoured the complex, trying to piece together an incident that had tenants ducking for cover.
"I'm not going to take a stray bullet in the face," said Richter.
It all started next door, where three armed robbers entered Toledo's Mexican Market on Fulton Avenue.
"It was a take over robbery they held them at gunpoint while they forced one of the employees to get the money," said Sgt. Tim Curran of the Sacramento Sheriff's Department. The three robbers ran out of the back of the store, and crawled through a hole in a fence leading to the apartment complex where a get away car was waiting.
What they didn't know, the store owner and an employee were hot on their heels. The owner had a handgun and a shotgun. A running gun-battle with the suspects took place around the apartments. Shell casings marked the gunmen's path. They got away in a silver four door sedan, but not before leaving some of their loot behind.
Store owner Jaime Toledo showed detectives how the suspects shot at him. The worker who was with him was hit by a bullet. "He was shot through the leg. He's ok, he's at the hospital already," said Toledo.
Toledo been at this location for seven years, but it's the first time he's been robbed. He says he wasn't scared, but then again he admits there wasn't time to think. "I don't know, when that thing happened, nobody was thinking," said Toledo.
Cops prefer victims to be good witnesses, and not take matters into their own hands. But Jaime doesn't regret his actions.
Labels: business robbery, CA, defender shot
8/13/07
Jacksonville, Florida
From Jacksonville’s Fox30Online.com of August 13, 2007
Suspect Killed in Shootout During Attempted RobberyFrom Jacksonville.com of August 14, 2007
Two people are being questioned by police after a robbery escalated into a deadly shooting spree on the Westside.
It happened at Avatar Graphics on Blanding Boulevard at around 6:30 a.m. Monday morning.
Police say at least one person tried to rob the shop at gunpoint. That's when the owner, Bryan Martin, pulled out his own gun and bullets started flying.
Martin was found shot and in critical condition at the shop. The would-be robber was found a block down the road in a car with two other men. He later died from his injuries.
LAW & DISORDER: Shop owner shot, kills robbery suspect
He returned fire after being shot as he opened his shop, police say.
A Jacksonville shop owner shot and killed an apparent robber after taking a bullet in the stomach himself Monday morning on Blanding Boulevard, police said.
The owner of Avatar Graphics, a T-shirt design company on Blanding between San Juan Avenue and Park Street, was opening his store about 6:30 a.m. when he was shot. Police said the shop owner shot the suspect. Police confirmed the suspect later died. Police did not identify the shop owner.
Surgery was performed on the owner Monday at Shands Jacksonville hospital, Lt. Darryl Daniels said.
Two other males were with the gunman, Daniels said, and were detained for questioning. Daniels said the three, whose names were not released, were possibly teenagers.
Sheriff's spokeswoman Melissa Bujeda said no charges have been filed in the ongoing investigation.
Labels: business robbery, defender shot, FL
7/5/07
Little Rock, Arkansas
From Memphis’ WMCtv.com of July 5, 2007
Police: Suspect dead in home invasion, shot by victim
Little Rock police are investigating a home invasion in which 1 of the suspects was shot dead by 1 of the victims. Police say the incident began early this morning when someone banged on the apartment door of 27-year-old Julian Armstrong and demanded to see someone named "Steve."
Armstrong told the person he had the wrong apartment. A while later, the man returned with a second person. Armstrong told police the men kicked in his door and that he exchanged gunfire with the second suspect.
Police say Armstrong sustained a gunshot wound to the abdomen and that the suspect was shot dead. Police say Armstrong's injury isn't life-threatening. No name has been released for the dead suspect, and police said they have not been able to find the other assailant.
Police say the shooting at southwest Little Rock apartment occurred at 2:20 a.m.
Labels: AR, assault, defender shot, home invasion
6/27/07
Pittsburg, California
From the Contra Costa Times of June 27, 2007
Suspect sought in Pittsburg barber shop gunfight
Police are looking for a gunman in connection with a morning gun battle at a local barber shop that left at least one of the shooters injured.
At 11:10 a.m., police received calls of gunfire at Phatcuts in the 3900 block of Railroad Avenue, said Lt. Brian Addington.
Officers on the scene found a 31-year-old Antioch man, who is a barber at the shop, bleeding from several gunshots to his legs. He is in stable condition at a nearby hospital, Addington said.
No customers were reportedly in the store, and no other injuries were reported.
The barber told police that he was alone inside the barbershop when a man walked in and started spraying gunfire.
The barber pulled out a .45 caliber handgun that he had in his waist band, and returned fire, Addington said.
The gunman fled and jumped into a Buick Park Avenue that sped away.
Nearly two hours later, police received a call from an area car dismantler and salvage yard about a suspicious car that had just been left there. A man dropped it off minutes before wanting to buy windshields to replace the car's front and back windows, which had been shot out, Addington said.
The car was also punctured by myriad bullet holes. The driver fled the scene before officers arrived at yard, Addington said.
Detectives are actively investigating leads to the gunman's identity, Addington said.
Labels: assault, CA, defender shot
6/8/07
Duncanville, Texas
From the Dallas Morning News of June 8, 2007
2 injured in home invasion shootout
Two men were injured in Duncanville early Friday after a home invasion shootout.
Duncanville police were called to the 200 block of Martin Luther Circle around 5 a.m. after resident Derrick Johnson, 35, told authorities he woke up to find someone ransacking his home.
Mr. Jackson said he shot at the burglar and the suspect fired back. Mr. Jackson was struck in the lower abdomen and transported to Methodist Dallas Medical Center for surgery.
A man was found about an hour later in a field at the 300 block of South Cockrell Hill Road with a gunshot to his pelvic area, police said. He was transported to Methodist in unknown condition. Police did not release the man’s name, but said he was a possible suspect.
The matter remained under investigation.
Labels: defender shot, home invasion, TX
5/31/07
Mesa, Arizona
From Phoenix’ AzCentral.com of May 31, 2007
Man shoots himself in foot during attack at motel
A man shot himself in the foot as he was defending himself from an attacker at a Mesa motel early Thursday, police said.
Police said a man went to a room at the Tails West Motel, 6205 E. Main St., about 2:30 a.m. looking for another man who he said owed him money.
During an altercation, the man in the room was pushed down onto a bed, where he reached over and grabbed a handgun and fired at the attacker. The first shot hit his foot, and the next two struck the attacker in the upper thigh and hand, police said.
The men were taken to hospitals.
Police plan to release the men's names sometime Thursday.
Labels: assault, AZ, defender shot
New Haven, Connecticut
From the New Britain Herald of May 31, 2007
New Britain man takes gun, bullet in left hand from attempted robber
A 32-year-old New Britain man was shot in the hand during an attempted robbery Tuesday in Newhallville.
The victim was identified as Walter Mills.
According to police, Mills and his brother were selling sneakers on Brewster Street when two gunmen pulled up in a car and ordered them to "run it."
One had a handgun and the other a shotgun or rifle.
When one of the gunmen tried to force the victim to the ground, however, Mills resisted and grabbed the gun, which discharged and struck him in the left hand, police said.
He nonetheless managed to disarm the gunman and tossed the weapon as the robbers fled.
Labels: criminal's gun taken away and used against him, CT, defender shot, street robbery
5/25/07
Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
From the May 25, 2007 Oklahoman:
A convenience store clerk is in good condition at a local hospital after being shot during a robbery attempt in northwest Oklahoma City this morning, a police spokesman said.
The suspect is also thought to have been shot, police Sgt. Paco Balderrama said. The suspected robber is in police custody after calling for paramedics shortly after the attempted heist.
Police have not released the identities of either the clerk or the robber.
About 2:15 a.m., police responded to the 4 Seasons Gas & Food at northwest 63 and Santa Fe, where the clerk at the store had been shot in the chest and left hand by a robber, Balderrama said.
The suspect ran, but the clerk told police he had shot the robber before the man left the store. A short time later, the suspected robber called for medical help about a gunshot wound from 6316 W Wilshire Blvd., Balderrama said.
The man was taken to a hospital and is currently in police custody. Police think he is responsible for the robbery, Balderrama said.
Labels: business robbery, defender shot, OK
4/26/07
Charlotte, North Carolina
From Charlotte’s WSOCtv.com of April 26, 2007
Cab Driver Shot, Then Shoots Back During Attempted Robbery
3 people could be charged with trying to rob a car driver in East Charlotte. It all happened around 11:30 on Wednesday night. The cab driver pulled up in front of a home on Wilora Landing Road. Three people in the cab attempted to rob the driver. A scuffle ensued and the driver was shot in the ring finger. During the struggle, the cab rolled into the porch of the building. The driver was able to wrestle the gun away from one of the suspects. He then shot that person in the leg and shoulder. The injuries to the cab driver and robber are non-life threatening. All three passengers in the cab are in police custody.
Labels: criminal's gun taken away and used against him, defender shot, NC, street robbery
4/23/07
Memphis, Tennessee
From Memphis’ MyEyewitnessNews.com of April 23, 2007
Robber Killed During Home Invasion Robbery
Memphis Police are investigating a home invasion robbery in North Memphis. It happened just after midnight on Monday morning, April 23rd in the 1200 block of Clearpark Drive.
Police say there were two men in the home. The two robbers then forced their way into the home, where they met the two men who live there. A struggle ensued over a gun and one of the robbers was shot and killed. The other robber fled the scene. One of the men in the house was shot in the arm, but will be okay.
Labels: criminal's gun taken away and used against him, defender shot, home invasion, residence robbery, TN
4/19/07
Shreveport, Louisiana
From Shreveport’s KTBS.com of April 19, 2007
Men shoot each other during robbery attempt
Two men shot each other outside a Shreveport gas station early today after one got in the car with the other and tried to rob him, police said. The intended robbery victim was critically wounded.
The shooting occurred about 2 a.m. today on the parking lot of the Raceway station at 70th Street and Southern Avenue.
Shreveport police identified the wounded men as Garland Jones, 26, and Jarrett Robinson, 19, both of Shreveport. Both were shot several times, police said.
Detectives said Jones got into the car with Robinson and demanded money. Both started shooting each other as they sat in the car.
Jones faces attempted first-degree murder charges when he is released.
The men who were in a car with Jones were also arrested, police said. Donald Benard, 26, and Alfred Taylor Jr., 31, of Shreveport were booked on attempted murder charges.
Labels: defender shot, LA, street robbery
4/12/07
Casper, Wyoming
From the Casper Star Tribune of April 12, 2007
Shooting victim tried to defend himself, detective says
Before being killed, Mark Fisher managed to fire a single shot at the man who had just blasted into his Casper home, a police detective testified today.
Police found a shotgun with one spent cartridge on Foster's body when they discovered him in his North Kenwood Street home on April 1. He had been fatally shot in the chest and head.
The man accused of killing him, 42-year-old Casper resident Edward Taylor, should be tried for first-degree murder in connection with Fisher's death, a judge ruled at the conclusion of Taylor's preliminary hearing in Natrona County Circuit Court today.
Fisher fired at Taylor in self defense, Casper police detective Kathryn Davison testified at the hearing. Officers found that the locked doors to Fisher's home had been blasted open.
Shortly before the killing, Taylor confronted his wife after seeing her leave Fisher's home, Davison said. Edward and Beth Taylor had been in the process of getting a divorce.
Labels: assault, defender shot, domestic dispute, home invasion, WY
4/11/07
Rockford, Illinois
From WREX of April 11, 2007
Attempted Robbery Leads to Shooting, Car Accident
An attempted armed robbery ends with someone shot and a police detective in a car accident.
Investigators say around 1:15 Wednesday a man tried to rob a business on Auburn Street called 'The Hook-Up.' The owner, 38-year-old Jeffrey Seibolt, pulled a gun and fired on the suspect and the suspect fired back, hitting Seibolt in the leg.
A detective in the area saw the suspect and ran after him. The detective got into a car accident during his pursuit, then got out and chased the man on foot. The detective was not hurt.
The shooting victim was treated for minor injuries. The suspect is still on the loose.
From WIFR of April 11, 2007
Rockford Shooting
It wasn't just bad weather hitting the stateline today another shooting strikes Rockford's west side after a robber and store owner exchange gunfire.
It happened around 1:15 this afternoon when the robber entered a car stereo installation shop along Auburn Street.
Police say a store employee was the first to shoot but he never hit the robber. The robber then shot the store employee in the leg and took off. As he ran away, the would be robber caused a car accident along Auburn Street.
Police then searched the area with dogs in an effort to find the suspect, they had no luck. Neighbors say they didn't know what was going on and it scared them.
The suspect remains on the run at this hour. He is described as a black man, between 5'8'' and 5'10''. He was last seen wearing a light blue jacket, dark pants and white shirt. The man shot is expected to be treated and released from a local hospital.
Labels: business robbery, defender shot, IL
4/5/07
Macon, Georgia
From Macon’s 13WMAZ.com of April 5, 2007
Shooting in Macon
Macon police are investigating a fatal shooting at 3998 Floyd Avenue.
Bibb County Coroner Leon Jones says 26-year-old Erik Poole died of a gunshot wound around 3 a.m. Thursday.
According to Lieutenant Eric Walker, Poole came into the house where two other men were playing video games. The three talked for a few minutes; then Poole pulled a gun and tried to rob the other two.
Walker said one of the victims, Josh Askew, pulled out his own gun. Askew and Poole exchanged shots and both were hit.
According to Walker, Askew was taken to a local hospital with wounds in his arm. He is listed in stable condition.
Walker said the third person in the house has been taken to the Macon detective bureau for questioning.
Labels: defender shot, GA, residence robbery
4/2/07
Philadelphia
From the Philadelphia Daily News of April 4, 2007
Police assurances on his gear are music to DJ's ears
BRIAN LEWIS was leaving his apartment, heading to a gig as a disc jockey in January 2005, when three guys jumped him.
Two of them pulled pistols.
The men wanted his gear, including two CD mixers worth $499 each.
They also wanted Lewis to turn around and go back inside his house with them.
What the robbers didn't know was that Lewis had a gun, and a permit to carry it.
Lewis reached for his gun, telling the robbers he was pulling out the key to his door.
Lewis aimed across his body, drawing a bead on the head of one man aiming a pistol at his back.
Click.
The gun was loaded, but there was no bullet in the chamber.
The two robbers heard the pistol's dry fire and blasted away, shooting Lewis in the back.
"I was able to stand my ground and get a round in there," Lewis said.
"I turned around, started yelling and shooting back. I shot every bullet I had in my clip. I just kept pulling the trigger."
Lewis hit two of the three men, killing one of them. Lewis slumped to the ground and briefly passed out.
He woke up worried about the two robbers still alive.
"I was scared to death," he said. "I was shot. I wasn't going to wait until they finished me off. I got the hell out of there."
Lewis drove, beeping his horn and screaming for help, several blocks to a friend's house, where police and an ambulance came to take him to the hospital.
More than a year later, Lewis knows he is lucky to be alive, and recovered from his injuries.
Police, meanwhile, quickly ruled that he'd been justified in defending himself.
Still, his close call has left one lingering mystery:
What happened to his disc jockey equipment?
"I've been stumped," he said. "I've called everybody. I called the Homicide detectives. I called the district attorney's office."
Then he called the Daily News.
It took some digging, perhaps because there were three police reports filed for the incident in front of Lewis' home in the Ivy Hill neighborhood.
The first officers to arrive there found a dead robber and the disc jockey equipment.
The wounded robber was found somewhere else.
And Lewis was found at his friend's house - three locations, three reports.
So the Police Department and the D.A.'s office rooted through their files last week to trace the mystery of the missing disc jockey equipment.
Lewis also wondered about the fate of his gun, a .40-caliber Taurus that he dropped in front of his house after firing all 11 of its bullets at the three robbers.
"If I'm not going to get my gun back, I'd like to get it out of my name," Lewis explained.
It was unclear last week if the two robbers who survived the shootout with Lewis ever faced criminal charges.
The D.A.'s office has no record of the case being sent its way.
Capt. Ben Naish of the Police Department's Public Affairs Unit did some research and determined that the disc jockey equipment was confiscated as evidence, in part because it was covered with blood in the robbery.
"We'll be able to get him his stuff back," Naish said last week, predicting that Lewis would be reunited with his equipment this week.
"We're working on getting him the proper receipts out of storage right now so that he'll be able to claim them. It shouldn't be a problem."
As for Lewis' gun, Naish explained that "Guns used in a homicide, justified or not, stay in the custody of police."
Lewis could file a petition in court for the gun but it doesn't sound like he wants it back.
Naish said Lewis shouldn't worry about the gun still being registered in his name.
"It's not something that he'd have to worry about being out on the street," Naish said.
Lewis was thrilled to hear his equipment might be returned.
"That's beautiful," he said last week.
"That's great news." *
Labels: concealed carry permit, defender shot, PA, street robbery
3/27/07
Columbus, Ohio
From Columbus’ NBC4i.com of March 27, 2007
Resident, Suspect Open Fire During Apparent Home Invasion
Two men are in the hospital Tuesday morning after a shooting at an east side apartment.
According to police, three men tried to kick-in a door at an apartment on Little Bend Circle, NBC 4's Mike Bowersock reported.
One man inside the home apparently had a gun and opened fire at the robbery suspects, striking one of them. Then, police said, one of the robbery suspects fired back, hitting one of the residents.
Although the investigation is ongoing, detectives weren't ruling out the possibility that the two groups of men knew each other.
"Don't know for sure at this point – I'd say they probably do know each other," said Columbus police Det. Art Hughes. "Everything's still under investigation. We have other detectives down at the station questioning everybody."
According to Hughes, the resident who was shot was in critical condition, and the suspect who was wounded is in stable condition. He said both men would be interviewed when their conditions improve.
Police said the other robbery suspects were apprehended at a nearby Meijer store following the shooting.
Labels: defender shot, home invasion, OH, residence robbery
2/20/07
Selma, Alabama
From Mobile’s FoxTv10.com of February 20, 2007
Businessman wounded in attempted robbery, one suspect dies
A Selma businessman was hospitalized and a suspect killed following an attempted robbery over the weekend. Selma police said a second suspect was arrested.
Authorities said it happened Saturday night about 7:30 p-m when two juveniles confronted Nathaniel Gary after he closed his business on Broad Street.
Police said Gary, owner of Doc's Fashions, exchanged gunshots with 18-year-old Michael Walker and 17-year-old Keotha Billingsley. Walker was shot dead.
Billingsley fled the scene, but he was arrested and charged with first-degree robbery.
Police said Gary was shot in the leg and was treated and released. Police said he will NOT face charges.
Billingsley was released on a five-thousand dollar bond and awaits an arraignment hearing.
Labels: AL, business robbery, defender shot
1/11/07
Harrisburg, Pennsylvania
From Lancaster’s WGAL.com of January 11, 2007
Police: 19-Year-Old Dead, 20-Year-Old Critical In Triple ShootingThe original article has been updated and replaced with the following:
A home invasion turned into a triple shooting that left one person dead in Harrisburg overnight, according to Mayor Stephen Reed's office.
Two armed men broke into an apartment house on the 1900 block of State Street around midnight and demanded drugs or money, according to officials. A fight broke out and gunshots were fired.
One of the intruders, Jason Haywood, 19, of Susquehanna Township, was killed, according to Reed's office. Another intruder, William Kelly, of the 1800 block of Briggs Street, was shot in the abdomen and is in critical condition, according to the mayor's office. The resident of the home, who is 23, was hit in the shoulder.
The Mayor said police have determined that Haywood and Kelly either shot each other during the struggle with the 23-year old male resident, or that errant gunfire during the struggle struck the pair.
The mayor's office said earlier reports that there was a third gunman, who got away in a white Neon, turned out to be false.
Police have recovered the weapons. Reed said that no charges are likely to be filed against the male resident who fought off his attackers as it is considered justifiable self-defense.
From Lancaster’s WGAL.com of January 12, 2007
Police: Robbers May Have Accidentally Shot Each Other
A home invasion turned into a triple shooting that left one person dead in Harrisburg late Wednesday night, according to Mayor Stephen Reed's office.
One of the intruders, Jason Hayward, 18, of Susquehanna Township, was killed, according to Reed's office. Another intruder, William Kelly, of the 1800 block of Briggs Street, was shot in the abdomen and is in critical condition, according to the mayor's office. The resident of the home, who is 23, was hit in the shoulder.
The Mayor said police have determined that Hayward and Kelly either shot each other during the struggle with the 23-year old male resident, or that errant gunfire during the struggle struck the pair.
The mayor's office said earlier reports that there was a third gunman, who got away in a white Neon, turned out to be false.
Police have recovered the weapons. Reed said that no charges are likely to be filed against the male resident who fought off his attackers as it is considered justifiable self-defense.
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Labels: defender shot, home invasion, PA, residence robbery
12/28/06
Packwood, Washington
From Seattle‘s KIROtv.com of December 28, 2006
2 Dead, 1 Hurt In Shooting Near Packwood
Gunfire that killed two people and injured one exploded near this Lewis County community Wednesday, when a homeowner found a visitor from Las Vegas breaking into his gun safe, the sheriff's office reported.
The homeowner said a male friend from nearby Morton arrived in the morning for a visit, along with two women and a man from Las Vegas, Nev., whom the homeowner did not know, said sheriff's Chief Criminal Deputy Joe Doench.
The homeowner told investigators he became suspicious he was being distracted by three of his guests, Doench said. Armed with a semi-automatic rifle, he directed the visitors to another part of the house.
There, he said he found one of the women had broken into his gun safe and was removing weapons, Doench said. She then shot the homeowner once in the ear with a rifle, giving him a superficial head wound.
The homeowner returned fire, killing the woman.
The visitor from Morton received several gunshot wounds to his legs, possibly from stray bullets, Doench said. He was taken to Morton General Hospital, where he died as he was being prepared for airlift to Harborview Medical Center in Seattle.
The names of the dead and the homeowner were not immediately released.
Natalie Brooks, 44, and her husband, Jason Brooks, 38, of Las Vegas, were booked into the Lewis County Jail for investigation of residential burglary.
Labels: defender shot, residence robbery, WA
12/16/06
San Antonio, Texas
From the San Antonio Express-News of December 15, 2006
Store clerk fights back
The clerk was undeterred by the masked assailant he spotted in his store’s surveillance camera. Grabbing his own gun, the 37-year-old met him outside, and the two fired shots at each other.
“It’s like the old West again,” a detective said.
Police made the shooting on the 1000 block of Culebra Road minutes later, at around 10 p.m.
The clerk was shot in the leg and taken to an unknown hospital in good condition.
The assailant, however, fled. Police don’t have a good description of his get-away car. But some vindication remained from the ordeal: He also left penniless.
Labels: business robbery, defender shot, TX
12/14/06
Layhill, Maryland
From Gaithersburg’s Gazette.net of December 14, 2006
Two men, armored guards trade fire outside Layhill bank
A shootout featuring armored truck guards and two men took place Thursday morning in Layhill as a delivery was being made at a bank. One of the guards suffered a gunshot wound and one of the other men may also have been shot, according to Montgomery County Police.
The driver and guard of the Dunbar Armored truck arrived about 11 a.m. at the Bank of America, 2101 Bel Pre Road, when they were approached by two men, one with a gun.
Police said both the guards and the men fired shots. One of the guards was hit, and was treated at an area hospital; the condition of the other man who may have been shot is unknown.
The men fled toward the Sunoco gas station on Bel Pre Road, joined two to four other men, and drove away in a 2003 blue-green Volkswagen Jetta, which police say was carjacked by the men.
A silver Chrysler minivan was also seen leaving the scene.
The original driver of the Jetta was unharmed and the car was found unoccupied a few hours later, but the location of the car was not released, according to Cpl. Sonia Pruitt, a spokeswoman for Montgomery County Police.
Pruitt also said that it did not appear that the armored truck employees and the men knew each other.
Labels: defender shot, MD, street robbery
12/12/06
Harrison Township, Ohio
From the Dayton Daily News of December 12, 2006
Woman shot with own gun
The Harrison Twp. resident, 70, fought with intruders, who shot her during the struggle.
Montgomery County — A 70-year-old woman was shot and seriously injured by her own gun during a struggle with an intruder Sunday night.
Shirley Rose lives alone in a mobile home at 3801 South Trail Drive in Harrison Twp. She was dressed for bed and in her living room when two men in masks forced their way in about 10:40 p.m. and demanded Rose's purse, Montgomery County Sheriff's Capt. Jeff Papanek said.
Rose refused and struggled with one of the intruders. The intruder fired the gun during the struggle, hitting Rose in the stomach, Papenek said.
Detectives believe the intruders took the gun when they fled. Deputies searched the area but found no suspects.
Rose had surgery at Miami Valley Hospital, Papanek said, and was in serious condition Monday.
Labels: defender shot, defender's gun taken away and used against him, home invasion, OH, residence robbery, senior
12/10/06
Jackson, Mississippi
Armed self-defense doesn't always work as hoped. Perhaps it would have been worse if he hadn't gone for the rifle. From the December 10, 2006 Jackson Clarion-Ledger:
Curtis Addison's Gallatin Street auto body shop was burglarized. To protect it, he began to sleep there. He kept a gun in his pocket.
And now here he was on a warm summertime night, slouched and asleep in a dirty flower-print chair.
Just before midnight, a young man, tall and slim with a scarf hiding his mouth, waved a pistol in Addison's face and ordered him to remove his pants.
Addison awoke. He hesitated. He could not reach his gun. Not like this.
"Please don't shoot me, man," he begged. "I ain't done nothing. I got a daughter I'm trying to live for."
Before long, Addison went against what the experts say to do. He believed he had no choice. He stopped cooperating, and he attacked.
The gunman fired. Five shots landed. Addison bled from his leg, his arm, his hip, his chest and his belly.
But Addison was lucky. His story does not end there. Weeks later, he would be back at work, his accused attacker locked up in jail.
...
He kept a rifle under the counter, a two-shot Derringer pistol in his pants pocket. Besides that, he is a big man, a former football player with the kind of body that could easily hurt a smaller man.
So there he was two days after the scooter theft, July 6, in his shop. He fell asleep in that flower-print chair watching the news, his head cocked to the left. He remembers that clearly because that's how he was when the gunman woke him.
"Get up. Get up!" the man yelled. "Take off your pants!"
Addison knew the man wanted his pants because his wallet and keys were in there. No big deal, really, because he kept his cash in his shirt pocket.
But still, Addison did not like the look in the young man's eyes, droopy, mysterious eyes that held no shame. He believed the scarf-faced man meant to kill him.
Slowly, carefully, Addison removed his pants, the skinny young man still yelling.
The robber snatched the pants away.
The Derringer in the pocket skittered across the tile floor.
Addison attacked.
He shoved the gunman but was too far away to tackle him or to go for the big gun he held.
Bang!
A bullet ripped through a pane of glass.
Bang!
Another one tore through Addison's right leg.
The gunman took off.
Addison darted to the office, slumped into a chair, and reached for the phone.
The gunman returned.
Bang! He shot Addison again. Bang! Again.
Addison ran into the snack room and barricaded the door. There was no phone in that room.
His rifle remained under the counter, his tiny pistol in the hall, useless and sitting on the tile.
Addison bled from his leg, his hip, his arm.
He waited.
Silence.
He left the snack room and went to the office phone. He was sitting there when the gunman returned.
He shot Addison twice more. The chest. The belly.
Addison ran to the front counter. He grabbed the rifle, left the pistol.
He stormed into the office with hate in his heart, but the robber was gone.
...
He returned to work in August, and said he feels great. The robber did not get the $400 in his shirt pocket, and Addison has changed the locks on his home and his business.
The police seized his pistol and rifle to run background checks. He said he purchased both legally.
The man accused of shooting him, 23-year-old Rodney Mendenhall, is jailed with no bond on an aggravated assault charge. A trial date has not been set.
Since reopening his shop, Addison bought a new pistol, which he keeps in his pocket.
Labels: business robbery, defender shot, MS
12/1/06
Champion, Pennsylvania
From the Connellsville Daily Courier of December 1, 2006
Man faces charges in home invasion shootout
A Champion man faces criminal charges after allegedly entering a house and shooting the homeowner in the foot, then fleeing with gunshot wounds after the homeowner returned fire.
Jarod Joseph Jones, 29, of 119 Dellgross Lane, is charged by state police at Greensburg with aggravated assault, criminal attempt at criminal homicide, simple assault, terroristic threats and reckless endangerment of another person.
According to a police affidavit, Steven Anthony Glass, of Faust Lane, Champion, was asleep in his bedroom at 4 a.m. Nov. 19 when he was awakened by a man shouting. Glass grabbed a loaded .22-caliber rifle he keeps by his bedside, looked down the hallway and saw a man, who he later identified as Jones, pointing a .12-gauge shotgun at him.
Jones fired one shot at Glass, according to the affidavit, then began "messing with" the shotgun after it apparently jammed. Glass then fired several shots at Jones before running down the hallway and tackling him.
Glass pinned Jones against a wall, and both men fell to the floor. It was at that point, according to the affidavit, that Glass recognized Jones. Jones fled, police said, and Glass went to Highlands Hospital for treatment of a gunshot wound to the foot.
Police later found Jones at UPMC Presbyterian hospital in Pittsburgh. According to the affidavit, Jones appeared to have suffered gunshot wounds to the head, left wrist and left index finger. Jones declined additional comment to police.
Jones is no longer listed as a patient at UPMC.
The criminal affidavit and a warrant for Jones' arrest are filed with Scottdale District Judge J. Bruce King. The case is to be heard by Ligonier District Judge Denise S. Thiel, but that office had no record of the affidavit Thursday.
Labels: assault, defender shot, home invasion, PA
11/14/06
Dandridge, Tennessee
From the Morristown Citizen Tribune of November 14, 2006
Dandridge man is shot, wounds intruder during home invasion
Jefferson County authorities are investigating a home invasion and shooting incident reported Monday afternoon at the residence of Mr. and Mrs. Roy Taylor on West Highway 25/70, Dandridge.
Jefferson County Chief Deputy Bud McCoig said two unidentified attackers entered the Taylor home uninvited at 1:06 p.m.
"Mrs. Taylor was struck over the head with a gun and her husband was struck in the shoulder by gunfire. As they were leaving Mr. Taylor shot at the intruders and we are positive that one of them was struck," McCoig said.
The Taylor couple was transported to Jefferson Memorial Hospital where Mrs. Taylor was treated and released and her husband was admitted for treatment of the non-life threatening injury.
Labels: defender shot, home invasion, TN
11/11/06
Dallas, Texas
From Dallas‘ NBC5i.com of November 11, 2006
Store Clerk Accidentally Shoots Himself
A store clerk accidentally shot himself Friday during an armed robbery in Dallas, police said.
The two robbers fired at the clerk and missed him, but when he fired back with his own gun, he shot himself in the finger.
The thieves were able to escape the scene with stolen cash.
Labels: business robbery, defender shot, TX
11/9/06
Crofton, Maryland
From the November 7, 2006 Washington Post:
One man was killed and another was critically wounded Sunday during a "gun battle" at a Crofton home, Anne Arundel County police said.
Responding after noon to a report of a shooting at 1709 Leisure Way, police found one man dead. He has not been identified. A resident of the house, Christopher Michael Haramis, 25, had been shot multiple times, police said. He was in critical condition yesterday at Maryland Shock Trauma Center in Baltimore.
Police said the shooting may have been tied to an earlier confrontation during a party at the house.
About 2 a.m., police said, a man and a woman who had stepped outside the house were confronted by two men looking for cash.
"The persons inside the residence came out and basically interrupted the robbery and subsequently fought with the robbers," said Lt. David Waltemeyer, a police spokesman. "The robbers then ran away, making away with money, and no one was injured."
Those robbers may have been the two men who came to the house midday Sunday, Waltemeyer said. Haramis, who was inside the house with three others, was armed and shot the intruder, who died at the house, police said.
It is unclear who shot Haramis, police said, adding that the other intruder fled.
Labels: defender shot, MD, residence robbery
11/4/06
Roselle, Illinois
From the Chicago Sun-Times of November 4, 2006
Shop owner kills would-be robber: cops
'He's been through a terrible ordeal'
The first sign of trouble came when workers at a Roselle restaurant heard muffled calls for help from a neighboring coin and comics shop.
Seconds later, a blood-stained Glenn Soustek burst into the restaurant, telling workers he had been shot by an intruder who tried to rob his shop.
Police rushed Friday morning to Soustek's business, Westlake Cards, Comics, Coins, and discovered 40-year-old Geoffrey A. Webb lying dead near the back of the store, a pistol still clenched in his hand.
Webb, who was on federal parole for a 1994 armed robbery, was shot several times by Soustek during what authorities described as a botched holdup.
Soustek, the 49-year-old shop owner, was wounded in the arm during an exchange of gunfire with Webb, whose last known address was in the St. Louis area. Soustek was treated for his injuries and later released.
The fatal shooting -- which was captured on the store's surveillance system -- was justified because Soustek was threatened, DuPage County officials said.
"It was absolutely clear the intruder had pulled a gun and threatened to shoot," DuPage County State's Attorney Joseph Birkett said. "There clearly was an imminent threat to the shop owner's life."
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Labels: business robbery, defender shot, IL
10/30/06
Fulton County, Georgia
From the Atlanta Journal-Constitution of October 30, 2006
Man shot by intruder posing as FBI agent
A south Fulton County homeowner was shot early Monday by a masked intruder claiming to be an FBI agent, police said.
The suspect kicked in the back door of the home on Hidden Court, in a subdivision off Welcome All Road, about 4 a.m., setting off the home's burglar alarm, Fulton police Cpl. Gary Syblis said.
The 53-year-old victim told police he got out of bed and heard the suspect coming up the stairs, yelling, "FBI, FBI, FBI," Syblis said.
Syblis said the homeowner confronted the suspect, who was wearing a ski mask and dark clothing.
The suspect fired four times, striking the victim once in the stomach. The victim returned fire, but apparently did not hit the suspect, who fled the home after the shooting.
The victim, whose name has not been released, was taken to Grady Memorial Hospital. His condition was not immediately available.
Labels: assault, defender shot, GA, home invasion
10/28/06
Charlotte, North Carolina
From the Charlotte Observer of October 28, 2006
Again, clerk fights back during robbery attempt
73-year-old 'Miss Ruth' in critical condition after exchanging gunfire
Ruth Robinson is a fighter.
When she was 67, she shot and killed a teenager who'd pointed a gun at her husband during a robbery attempt at their northwest Charlotte convenience store.
Another man tried to rob Robinson on Thursday night.
She shot at him, too.
But this time, Robinson, now 73, was struck in the neck by a bullet.
She was at Carolinas Medical Center in critical condition late Friday. Family members said she had surgery in the late afternoon and is expected to recover.
Robinson, whose husband died several years ago, works part time at the Convenience Shop-Mart on Beatties Ford Road at Lasalle Street.
She was behind the counter about 10:30 p.m. Thursday; her sister was in the cooler stocking shelves.
Charlotte-Mecklenburg police said a man entered the west Charlotte store and attempted to hold up Robinson. The two exchanged gunfire, then she fell to the floor and he ran off.
Capt. Sean Mulhall said investigators have not yet been able to interview Robinson.
Police don't know who fired first or whether the man was hit. They do not have a good description of him, Mulhall said.
Labels: business robbery, defender shot, NC, senior
10/22/06
Sacramento, California
From the Sacramento Bee of October 22, 2006
Doughnut shop owner shot while chasing off gunman
The owner of a north Sacramento County doughnut shop was shot and critically injured during a robbery attempt Saturday afternoon, police said.
The owner was in a back room of Donut Time in the 4400 block of Elkhorn Boulevard about 3:15 p.m. when he saw on a security monitor that a man was sticking up the front counter, said sheriff's spokesman Sgt. Tim Curran. The owner grabbed his own gun and confronted the robber, who then ran out the door, police said.
As the owner chased the gunman onto the street, the robber turned and fired, hitting the owner in the upper torso, Curran said.
The victim's 11-year-old daughter -- one of three people in the shop -- called 911, Curran said.
Police do not know if anything was taken during the incident.
Labels: business robbery, CA, defender shot
