Homeowner shoots, kills suspect in Florence County home invasion
FLORENCE COUNTY, S.C. (WMBF) – Authorities in the Pee Dee say a suspect was fatally shot by a homeowner Friday afternoon.
The Florence County Sheriff’s Office said the incident happened on Rodman Road, near Lake City.
According to the sheriff’s office, responding deputies found the suspect had been shot by the homeowner at the scene and later died at a hospital.
No further details were immediately available
Jasper County Sheriff’s Office investigates shooting in Sarcoxie
SARCOXIE, Mo. (KY3) – The Jasper County Sheriff’s Office is investigating a shooting.
Deputies responded to the 100 block of 12th Street in Sarcoxie on Sunday around 1 p.m. for a report of a man with a gunshot wound. They found Bryan Jones, 39, injured. Emergency crews transported Jones to a hospital with non-life-threatening injuries.
Deputies identified the shooter. Sheriff Randee Kaiser says the shooting appears to be an act of self-defense.
Lee’s Summit homeowner shoots, injures intruder Saturday morning
KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Police in Lee’s Summit say a homeowner opened fire after discovering an intruder inside their home Saturday morning.
Officers were called just after 7:30 a.m. to the 2800 block of NW Chipman Road after receiving a call about a burglary.
A Lee’s Summit police spokesperson said the homeowner told officers a male had entered their residence and refused to leave. The homeowner said they fired one shot toward the male, striking him with gunfire.
The male subject was able to escape the home and get into a nearby vehicle. Police later located the vehicle and took the driver and the injured male subject into custody.
The spokesperson said the male subject’s injuries were not life-threatening.
Detectives are continuing to investigate the incident, though at this time, they don’t believe the male subject and the homeowner knew each other. No other suspects are being sought.
Jackson County prosecutors issued a warrant for 32-year-old Trent Taylor on Saturday.
He is charged with first-degree burglary and two counts of harassment.
Police said Taylor’s bond is set at $45,000 or 10%.
Shooting Straight with John Lott
The mainstream media likes to use federal statistics as hooks for their one-sided gun-control narratives. The thing is, many of those statistics are suspect, even those from various federal agencies. The Crime Prevention Research Center’s (CPRC) work goes deep into how factual this “official data” is.
Indeed, when I reached out to John Lott, president and founder of the CPRC, he talked about his time working as a senior adviser for research and statistics at the Office of Justice Programs—a Department of Justice division that doles out about $5 billion in grants each year—during the Trump administration and about his research into crime and gun ownership. He has a lot to say about the statistics these agencies publish. As crime is an important topic in this upcoming election, we decided it was time to speak with Lott about how politically skewed these numbers from federal agencies can be.
Man fatally shot by homeowner after allegedly breaking into house in Pettis County
One person is dead after allegedly breaking into a Pettis County home on August 30.
On August 30th, 2024, at about 1 AM, deputies were dispatched to the area of Anderson School Road and Shire Lane for a single-vehicle accident called in by a passerby.
At about 1:09 AM, while en-route to the accident scene, deputies were notified of a Burglary in Progress at a residence near the accident scene.
The homeowner reported someone had forced his way into the residence.
Upon arrival, deputies found a rear door of the residence forcibly entered and that the unknown intruder was down after having been shot by the homeowner.
Medics from Pettis County Ambulance District arrived on the scene and pronounced the male subject deceased.
Pettis County Coroner Robert Smith arrived on the scene and took possession of the body.
The names of the parties involved are being withheld at this time, pending the notification of the next of kin.
The investigation is ongoing at this time.
So, the options are, that the wound wasn’t bad enough to need the care of a doctor and the crim has been patched up, or he holed up somewhere, bled out, died and when the corpse is ripe enough will be found by the odor.
Homeowner Shoots Intruder, Suspect Flees Home and Has Not Been Located
Albuquerque –
Around 11:00AM,[August 27] the Albuquerque Police Department received a call from a homeowner stating that their spouse shot an intruder in their home located on the 1300 block of Katie St. NE.
When officers arrived on scene the homeowner exited the house and was questioned by officers. Police were able to locate a blood trail leading away from the house. Officers tried to locate a gunshot victim within the neighborhood but could not find anyone bleeding.
There was a heavy police presence near the Snow Heights Park as they looked for evidence and a suspect. Local hospitals were notified to keep a lookout for anyone coming in with a gunshot wound.
We will update this story if any information becomes available.
Colorado: *Passes 8 new gun control policies*
Also, Colorado: *Has city taken over by armed gangs of foreign criminals*How’s that working out for you CO?🤔 pic.twitter.com/ME7qk30fV8
— Gun Owners of America (@GunOwners) August 29, 2024
Cincinnati gas station clerk shoots, kills alleged would-be robber
PADDOCK HILLS, Ohio (WKRC) -A man who allegedly attempted to rob a convenience store in Paddock Hills is dead after the clerk apparently shot him.
The incident happened just before 3 a.m. at the BP station on the corner of Reading Road and Tennessee Avenue. Police are saying very little other than a man was shot there at about 2:50 a.m. Paramedics arrived and tried to save him, but were unsuccessful.
The details that Local 12 dug up came from the people who work at the store, radio traffic, and court documents. The first call came in at 2:49 a.m.
Surveillance video from the Gold Star across the street showed police arriving within two minutes. Inside the BP, 57-year-old Dana Bruenton lay on the floor, dying from a gunshot wound.
“Channels, clerk saying he just shot someone,” said one policeman.
“Right now, it’s extremely life-threatening,” said the policeman. “Sounds like they’re going to transport possibly.”
Bruenton would be taken to UC Medical Center, but was pronounced dead shortly after.
Clerks at the BP station said that Bruenton came in demanding money. They said that their co-worker opened the register, but when Bruenton demanded the clerk get on the ground, he refused, and a struggle ensued. They said that the owner keeps a gun behind the counter. The clerk then grabbed it and shot Bruenton.
JJ Wilbon is a BP patron who said she normally hangs out with friends into the early morning hours in the parking lot there.
“Normally, I’m here, but I wasn’t here [this time],” said Wilbon.
She said that the clerk involved in the shooting is a good-natured guy.
“[A] sense of humor. Pretty much minds his business,” said Wilbon.
Local 12 asked her if the clerk was someone she would think would be involved in something like this.
“Not at all,” said Wilbon. “Not at all.”
Bruenton, on the other hand, has a rap sheet dating back to the 1980s, including at least two crimes that sent him to prison: an aggravated robbery in 1992 and an assault in 2007. Then, a month ago, police arrested Bruenton for allegedly attacking someone with a wrench. Three weeks ago, officers arrested him for allegedly attempting to steal groceries from a Kroger.
Wilbon said that she thinks the clerk was justified in shooting Bruenton.
“Sometimes you gotta pick and choose your battles,” said Wilbon. “And this time he chose to battle,” Local 12 said. “He chose to battle,” said Wilbon.
Local 12 then asked her if she thought that it was the right decision.
“I do. I do,” said Wilbon. “I hate for someone to lose their life like that, but it is what it is.”
Police aren’t confirming the clerk’s rendition of what happened. The owner of the store told us that his employee was questioned by police after the incident and then released.
For some reason, we don’t see any of this around Southwest Missouri.
I wonder why…………
Gang’s Takeover of Apartment Complex is Why People Need ‘Assault Weapons’
When people ask why we need so-called assault weapons, most of us default to point out that we don’t have to illustrate a need to exercise our rights. That is completely true and I’m one of those who has said it time and time again. We don’t, nor should we. If we’re required to show a need, then it’s not a right in the first place. That was the core issue at the heart of the Bruen case, really. The state demanded someone show a need and the Supreme Court said you can’t do that.
That extrapolates out to things like AR-15s.
But from time to time, we also see a situation where it makes it very clear that yes, there is a need for such firearms.
In this case, we’re going to talk about an armed gang taking over an apartment complex in Aurora, Colorado.
New video has surfaced showing alleged gang violence at an apartment complex home to some migrants in Aurora.
The video shows the group entering an apartment building with several weapons and then making their way through a door. The scenario took place at The Edge at Lowry apartments, which became a reported crime hotspot in that city.
In the video, men can be seen walking up a stairwell carrying weapons. They can be heard speaking Spanish.
The owners of the video said it was taken shortly before a shootout at the complex that left one person seriously injured. Several vehicles were also damaged by gunfire.
All of the people appear to be carrying rifles and handguns, except for one of the men who can be seen talking on a cell phone. They all then gather around a door and go in.
Another video clip shows what appears to be two men forcing a door open. But what or who they were searching for is not clear.
The video was shot in the building where Cindy and Edward Romero lived until Wednesday. FOX31 caught up with them as they loaded up their stuff and moved out.
“It’s been a nightmare and I can’t wait to get out of here,” former resident Cindy Romero said.
The gang appears to be made up of Venezuelan “immigrants” who have taken to terrorizing the residents of this complex, which houses a lot of other immigrants. There’s no mention of whether they’re legal or not, though I think we all know what the gang’s status actually is.
Yet there are also a lot of Americans there who are being terrorized by this gang.
While this appears to be a complex where people aren’t exactly flush with cash, the truth of the matter is that Americans have a right to keep and bear arms and our financial status is irrelevant. These people have a right to defend themselves, and with the numbers of bad guys we’re seeing here, and the level of armament–all of which is likely illegally obtained–if these bad guys decide to get even rowdier than they already are, it’s not likely to be a good thing to be relegated to defending yourself with a 10-round magazine, much less a bolt-action rifle and revolver like some people want to relegate us to.
For all the vilification of so-called assault weapons we see in the media, they do fill a niche in a self-defense strategy. It might not necessarily be ideal for a lot of circumstances, but when it is ideal, nothing else will do the job nearly as well.
An armed gang taking over and terrorizing your apartment complex sure looks like one of those jobs.
In Missouri, the ‘simple’ act of even attempting to break into an occupied residence justifies the legal occupant using deadly force to defend themselves.
Homeowner fatally shoots intruder in Scott City
SCOTT CITY, Mo. (KBSI) – If someone breaks into your home, is it your right to defend yourself?
Under Missouri State Law in many circumstances, it is. This was a situation a Scott City resident faced over the weekend after his home was broken into.
A man is dead after a home invasion incident went wrong in Scott City over the weekend.
“It’s terrible,” said Scott City Police Chief Chris Griggs. “It’s a tragedy for everyone involved. Someone lost their life, and someone’s home was broken into.”
According to Chief Griggs, on Saturday, August 24 around 2:45 p.m., the Scott City Communications Center received a call that an intruder had kicked in the back door of a home on the north side of Scott City.
The intruder was identified as Jason Vermillion.
“He was confronted by the homeowner which demanded that he left,” said Chief Griggs. “He said that he was not leaving, and the altercation occurred and resulted in him being fatally wounded.”
According to Chief Griggs, once officers arrived on scene they used life saving measures, but Vermillion of Scott City later died from his injuries at Saint Francis Medical Center.
Chief Griggs says the shooter is not facing any charges at this time.
“Someone’s home was broken into and had to use lethal force, but was justified in doing so,” said Chief Griggs.
The state of Missouri recognizes castle doctrine and stand-your-ground laws which state if someone is under attack and fear of his/her life, the person has the right to protect him/herself and allows the use of force against intruders. Scott City Police Chief Griggs says the right to defend yourself is also constitutionally protected.
“Your home is your domain, it’s your property, you do whatever force you feel is necessary to stop the threat,” said Chief Griggs.
He says it is unknown why Vermillion broke into the home.
It’s important to note that these laws allow you to act only in self-defense and every situation is handled differently depending on the circumstances.
Well, morons like you have underestimated their opposition to their utter ruination for millennia.
San Antonio police said the two men who were shot were attempting to rob another man, 34, before the shooting. “After an investigation was conducted, it was determined that the two shooting suspects were armed and had attempted to rob the victim,” SAPD said.
As they approached the 34-year-old man, police said he took out a handgun and defended himself “firing at the suspects.” The shooting remains under investigation.
At about 3:51 a.m. early Sunday morning, August 25, a San Antonio Police Department preliminary report says officials responded to a call for a shooting at the 200 block of Ranch Valley.
When officers arrived on-scene, they found a 23-year-old man with a gunshot wound to his head. He was taken to the hospital by Emergency Medical Services in critical condition, according to the San Antonio Police Department. During the investigation, officials were told another man was taken to the hospital and found to have a gunshot wound to the hip that was connected to the shooting, SAPD said.
Good Samaritan shoots man attempting to carjack woman and child
FALLS MILLS, Va. (WVVA) – A Good Samaritan shot a wanted man attempting to carjack a woman and her child on Friday.
According to Major Harold Heatley with the Tazewell County Sheriff’s Office, the incident happened at Lee’s Kar-Go when the suspect, identified as Cody Dailey, 30, “attempted to carjack a truck, assaulted the female driver of the vehicle and told her child that was in the vehicle, ‘I’m going to rape your mommy.’”
Multiple citizens heard the victim screaming and came to her aid, and one of those citizens was armed with his 9mm handgun.
The armed Good Samaritan approached Dailey and gave commands, but Dailey charged and shoved the man to the ground.
Dailey continued approaching the armed citizen, and that was when the citizen shot the suspect, hitting him in the chest.
Law enforcement responded after hearing the gunshot at approximately 1:15 p.m. while working a nearby separate incident on Mudfork Road.
Dailey was airlifted to Roanoke for his injuries with the last word on his condition being “stable.”
Dailey was wanted on two outstanding capiases from the Tazewell County Circuit Court.
Roanoke authorities have been made aware of Dailey’s current charges, and detectives are actively working to obtain additional charges for abduction, carjacking, assault and battery among others.
Sheriff Brian Hieatt stated, “Thank goodness for the good Samaritans that came to the victims’ aid during her time of need. We are grateful for their desire to intercede on her behalf, had they not acted this could have been a very different outcome.”
Warrants: Homeowner shoots at suspects who broke into garage in Green Sea area
HORRY COUNTY, S.C. (WMBF) – New details have been released about a burglary-turned-shooting last week in Horry County.
Roderick Bell was booked into jail on Friday, while Dimitrious Murray was arrested on Saturday. Both face burglary charges.
Horry County police were called just before 4 a.m. Friday to a home off Green Sea Road in Green Sea for a burglary.
The suspects and a third unnamed co-defendant broke into the homeowner’s garage to try and steal his motorcycles, according to a police report.
But the homeowner received a notification on his phone about movement detected, and he woke up, catching the suspects in the garage. The homeowner shot his gun and that’s when the suspects took off.
Arrest warrants confirmed Murray was shot in his right shoulder during the incident.
Murray and Bell were caught by the dog team after they ditched their vehicle on St. Joseph Drive and ran away.
The third co-defendant hasn’t been identified, WMBF News has reached out to HCPD to learn more.
Another Life Saved: Sometimes Kids And Guns Do Mix
A Florida man is alive today thanks to a quick-thinking youth who used a firearm to put an end to an attack on his uncle.
The incident occurred in Cape Coral, Florida, located in Lee County on the Gulf of Mexico. The ninth most populous city in the state, Cape Coral was rated as one of the Safest Cities in America by WalletHub in 2023.
Still, the city of about 200,000 has some bad guys, which often requires good guys to keep them in line. Such was the case on August 13 when, according to reports, 55-year-old Norbert Mess Jr. got in a physical altercation with his girlfriend.
According to police, the fight occurred at the woman’s home, where her juvenile son was also located. Police haven’t released his name because he is under 18 years old.
The woman called her brother for help, and he went to the home to try and diffuse the situation a bit. But when the brother arrived, Mess, who was waiting outside with brass knuckles and a solid wooden rod, began beating up the brother, who was also the boy’s uncle.
According to officers at the scene, the boy ran into the house, grabbed a gun, came back out and pointed it at Mess in an attempt to discourage him from continuing the attack. Undeterred, Mess continued to beat on the boy’s uncle.
That’s when the young boy fired at least eight shots, killing his uncle’s attacker and putting an end to the bad situation.
“At that point, the son was in fear for his uncle’s life,” police said. “All parties involved cooperated with the investigation and detectives determined that the son shot Norbert Mess in self-defense to protect his mother and uncle from serious bodily injury or death. No charges will be filed.”
According to media reports, police are continuing to investigate and gather evidence in the attack.
Because of the domestic nature of the case, officers have not revealed the son’s age. But regardless of how old he was, his quick thinking and ability to access a gun saved the life of his uncle and possibly also his mother.
Intruder shot after kicking in Pittston homeowner’s door
One person was shot and wounded Monday after he allegedly kicked in a homeowner’s door in Pittston[Maine], police say.
State police received a 911 call from 31 Palmer Road at 8:46 p.m., according to a news release.
“The homeowner reported his door was kicked in, and he had shot the intruder,” police stated in the release.
The release later continued: “The male intruder was transported to the Maine Medical Center in Portland, is undergoing medical procedures, and is expected to live.”
The State Police Major Crimes Unit is investigating, and police said there is no threat to the public.
More details were expected to be released later.
Person shot in Van Wert during breaking and entering attempt
VAN WERT, Ohio (WFFT) — One man is in non life-threatening condition after being shot twice during a breaking and entering attempt.
Van Wert police responded to calls around 12:54 a.m. on Monday of shots being fired in a storage garage located in the 1000 block of Pratt Street.
Police say a suspect broke into the garage when the owner was inside and got within four feet of the owner.
Reports state the owner shot his gun in self-defense and hit the suspect twice.
Police say the suspect fled the scene. Documents provide that police received another call from 334 South Cherry Street around 1:14 a.m. reporting a person with gunshot wounds.
Police say the caller claimed the suspect didn’t know he had been shot. The suspect was life flighted to Lutheran Hospital and is believed to be in non life-threatening condition.
The incident remains under investigation.
GBI Investigates Officer Involved Shooting in Brookhaven
Brookhaven, GA (August 16, 2024) – At the request of the Brookhaven Police Department, GBI agents are investigating an officer involved shooting in Brookhaven, GA. Albert Eugene Burns, age 19, of Snellville, GA was shot and injured in the incident. No officers were injured.
On Thursday, August 15, 2024, at about 11:00 p.m., Brookhaven PD officers responded to a home invasion call on Caldwell Road. While the homeowner was looking at her home surveillance video, she saw four armed gunmen inside her home. The homeowner contacted a friend who responded to the home and confronted the armed suspects. A shootout took place between the suspects and the homeowner’s friend. As the suspects drove off in a Lexus, a responding officer observed the car leaving the neighborhood. The officer pursued the suspects’ car into the city of Chamblee where the car wrecked near a utility pole. The four suspects got out of the car and started to run away. Burns, the driver of the car, had a gun in hand. The officer fired his gun and hit Burns. Burns dropped a gun, but continued to run. While running, he dropped a second gun. The officer shot Burns again while he was trying to pick up the gun.
Burns was taken into custody and is at a local hospital.
Dunwoody PD and Chamblee PD assisted with setting up a perimeter and K-9 search. Police located Davion Harper, age 22, of Conyers, GA, and Tyson Kamari Kirksey, age 18, of Conyers, GA and took them into custody without incident. They will be booked into the DeKalb County Jail. The fourth suspect is still at large.
Brookhaven PD is investigating the home invasion and aggravated assault.
The GBI will conduct an independent investigation into the officer’s use of force. Anyone with information about the fourth suspect’s location should contact police. Anonymous tips can be submitted by calling 1-800-597-TIPS(8477), online at https://gbi.georgia.gov/submit-tips-online, or by downloading the See Something, Send Something mobile app.
Once complete, the case file will be given to the DeKalb County District Attorney’s Office for review.
Brookhaven burglary call leads to pursuit, shootout with police
A home invasion in Brookhaven on Thursday night led to a pursuit that ended in a crash and an allegedly armed suspect being shot by police, according to the GBI.
The situation started around 11 p.m. when Brookhaven police were called about an active burglary at a home in the 2700 block of Caldwell Road. A woman saw four armed suspects inside her house on her surveillance camera, the GBI said.
After calling police, the homeowner called a friend, who went to the house and confronted the suspects, the GBI confirmed. A shootout took place between the suspects and the homeowner’s friend just before police arrived.
Officers saw the suspects speed away in a silver Lexus, authorities said. Police unsuccessfully tried to pull it over and a pursuit ensued.
The suspects eventually crashed into a utility pole nearly three miles away near a CarMax dealership on Peachtree Industrial Boulevard in Chamblee, officials said. All four suspects got out of the car and started to run away, according to the GBI. The driver, identified as Albert Eugene Burns, 19, of Snellville, exited the vehicle with a gun in his hand, the GBI said.
That prompted an officer to open fire, striking Burns, authorities confirmed. Burns then dropped the gun, the GBI said, and continued running. As he ran, he dropped a second gun and tried to pick it up, which is when the officer shot him again, the GBI said.
Burns was taken to a hospital and described as critical but stable, Brookhaven police said. No officers were injured.
Andrew Fisher, who lives near the burglarized home, said he heard “a bunch of gunshots” and saw a car fleeing.
“Of course, you think it’s fireworks at first, but I mean, it was sporadic, and you could tell it’s a little bit different,” he said. “We were on alert, but … we called the police, and they knew that something was happening.”
Another neighbor, Tony Mora, said he didn’t hear the commotion Thursday night but woke up to the police activity Friday morning, something that he said is unusual for the area.
“That’s why I moved here because it’s quiet,” he said. “I never thought that would happen here. I mean, it’s too much.”
It’s made Mora realize he needs “to be more cautious and just kind of always be on guard,” he added. “That’s what we’ve become. I mean, you’ve got to be always watching.”
A fourth suspect remains at large.
The GBI will conduct an independent investigation. Once complete, the case file will be given to the DeKalb District Attorney’s Office for review.
The incident is the 53rd officer-involved shooting the GBI has been asked to investigate this year. As of the same time last year, there had been 64 such cases.
Never Shoot to Kill. Always Shoot to Live.
If an attacker were in your home right now, what is more likely to prevent your murder—a gun control law or a law against murder, or a gun?
1 shot during alleged armed robbery in Phoenix
PHOENIX — A teen was shot during an attempted aggravated robbery in Phoenix, the city’s police department said.
Phoenix police officers responded to the area of 35th Avenue and Indian School Road for shots fired just after 5 a.m. on Saturday. When officers got to the scene, they found a man who said he was the victim of an attempted armed robbery.
The man told police he produced his own gun and shot the suspect of the armed robbery, police said.
While police officers searched for the suspect, a teen contacted the police and said he had been shot. Police said the teen was related to the original armed robbery, but did not say in what capacity.
The teen was taken to the hospital for treatment for his gunshot wounds and was released from medical care. The injuries were non-life-threatening.
No arrests have been made and the investigation remains open.