Category: Self Defense

Home Intruder Killed After Breaking Into Trailer House

MIDLAND, TX – Roommates living in a trailer in the Midland Trailer Park were attacked by a home intruder last Tuesday. The man was shot and killed. Now the roommates are telling their side of the story.

According to CBS7, on Sept. 29, deputies with the Midland County Sheriff’s Office were dispatched to the 7100 block of Airline Road at the Airline & Mobile Home RV Park for the report of shots fired.

When the deputies arrived they found 26-year-old Ian Ramirez dead on the kitchen floor. After speaking with the three residents in the home the deputies decided the shooting was self defense. Now the shooter, Gunner Duffy, shares exactly what went down.

It all started with a Tuesday afternoon card game between Duffy and his roommate. The game was interrupted by an alarm from the security system on the front door.

“He had blue gloves on and a surgical mask, and he pointed at me and said you’re going to come with me. He was very matter-of-fact and very determined–it was stressful, it was scary.” said Duffy regarding seeing Ramirez for the first time. “You know I yelled to the intruder stay where you are, don’t move, stay where you’re at right now, don’t move, the cops are on their way,”

Duffy then bolted for the bedroom and grabbed his rifle. He proceeded to shoot Ramirez twice in the chest. He continued firing shots at Ramirez until he could get his girlfriend and roommate to safety. By the time authorities arrived Ramirez was already dead.

Duffy was shot in the shin and his roommate was shot in the shoulder. Neither of their injuries were life threatening.

“It’s a miracle! It’s a grace from whatever god or deity you believe in. That’s the way I see it. You know, something was there and gave me the ability to react the way I did; it gave me the ability to stand strong the way I did, and I think whatever did it, which I believe is GOD.” said Duffy.

Suspected Burglar Shot Breaking Into Home In Broken Arrow

BROKEN ARROW, Okla. – A man is in the hospital on Wednesday morning after he was shot by a homeowner during a break-in in Broken Arrow.
Broken Arrow Police said the homeowner confronted the man and shot him twice. Detectives said the men knew each other and had a dispute.

According to Broken Arrow police, they received a call about a possible burglary a little after 8 p.m. Tuesday night near the area of South Ash Place. Police said when they arrived at the home they found that the homeowner had shot the suspect that came into the house.

The suspect was shot in the upper torso and taken to the hospital for serious injuries, according to police.

“We do have a 41-year-old man in custody, he’s going to be charged when the paperwork is submitted to the DA with first-degree burglary. He does have two gunshot wounds but is in stable condition,” Chris Walker with Broken Arrow Police said.

According to Broken Arrow Police, the homeowner was not injured during the shooting.

Police have not yet released the name of the suspect.

3rd person captured after homeowner shoots suspect during attempted break-in

ANDERSON, S.C. —
Anderson County deputies captured a third suspect Tuesday evening after a homeowner shot a suspected burglar trying to break into a home.

The shooting was reported about 9:30 a.m. when three people tried to break into a home on Walker Circle, deputies said. That is near Liberty Highway, north of the city of Anderson.

“There were three people [the homeowner] had caught and he believed were breaking in,” said JT Foster with the Anderson County Sheriff’s Office. “One of the suspects made a move towards him and he felt threatened, so he fired at least one time striking one of the suspects.”

The other two suspects ran from the scene, deputies said.

Deputies brought in a K-9 officers and ATV’ss to track the other suspects (see Sky 4 video above.)

“It’s absolutely one of the most difficult tasks around,” said Foster while discussing the hardships that come with tracking in heavily wooded areas. “Not only are you worried bout not being attacked by someone you may find in the woods but you gotta watch your step for poisonous plants and snakes.”

Deputies said they found and captured the second suspect, a woman shortly after the burglary, who is being detained.

The suspect who was shot by the homeowner was taken to AnMed Health, but his condition is still unknown.

The homeowner declined to go on camera and wished to remain anonymous, but did speak to reporters off camera.

“Bums and thieves who come on my property to steal, if I have to defend myself, if I have to disable your vehicle, if I have to disable you, I’ll do it,” said the Homeowner. “Stay off my property.”

No other information was immediately released.

Sounds like he was trying to rent it and things didn’t go so well.

Homeowner shoots and kills woman attempting to rob him in Dacula

GWINNETT COUNTY, Ga. — A homeowner shot and killed a woman in self-defense after she tried to rob him, Gwinnett County police say.

The shooting happened around 3 a.m. Wednesday at a home on Rabbit Hill Road in unincorporated Dacula.

According to Gwinnett County police, the homeowner invited 27-year-old Azahni Ellis, from Milwaukee, over to his house earlier in the evening. At some point, police said Ellis attempted to rob him and shot at him as he attempted to run out of the house.

Ellis left the house but returned moments later and tried to get inside by smashing a window next to the front door, police said.

The homeowner then shot Ellis as she was coming through the front door.

Ellis’ body was found dead inside of a car across from the house near a church.

The homeowner cooperated with police and investigators determined that he was defending himself and he was not charged.

Attempted robbery suspect killed in fatal shooting near San Francisco Union Square

SAN FRANCISCO – A 21-year-old male attempted robbery suspect died after a shooting in San Francisco’s Union Square area on Thursday.

In an update on Friday, police said according to their preliminary investigation that a group of suspects tried to rob an adult-male victim on the 100 block of Geary Boulevard at Grant Avenue.

The shooting happened around 5 p.m. An officer heard gunshots and responded with backup to the area where the suspect was found suffering from gunshot wounds. First responders rendered aid and transported the suspect to the hospital where he later died from his injuries.

The medical examiner’s office identified the shooting victim as Vermond Jones of San Francisco.

Police interviewed an involved party and several witnesses who said a physical altercation between the suspects and victim ended in the suspect being shot. Police say they recovered three firearms from the scene.

Police asked the public to avoid the area of Union Square for several hours shortly after the incident.

SFPD’s homicide unit is continuing to investigage this incident. Police have not announced any arrests in this case.

Property owner shoots alleged intruder in the face

(WWJ) An investigation is underway after authorities say a Port Huron Michigan-area resident shot a man who’d trespassed on his property.

St Clair County Sheriff Deputies were dispatched to a breaking and entering complaint that was in progress, in the 6000 block of Lapeer Road in Clyde Township, Monday afternoon.

According to the St. Clair County Sheriff’s Office, the 50-year-old homeowner was armed when he confronted the alleged intruder.

While the suspect was trying to get away, it’s alleged that he drove at the property owner who fired multiple shots with a handgun, hitting the suspect in the face.

The wounded man, identified a 27-year-old Kimball Township resident, went to a local hospital where he was found by deputies………..

Man takes gun from armed robbers; kills one, injures other in north Harris County

HOUSTON Texas– A northside man turned the tables on two accused teen robbers who he says tried to rob him, according to authorities.

The incident happened at noon in a crowded strip mall parking lot in the 5200 block of Aldine Mail Route at I-69.

According to Harris County Sheriff’s Office, the man was getting into his truck to leave when two teenagers walked up to him. The man told detectives at least one of the alleged robbers was armed.

“He’s reporting that these two suspects attempted to rob him, to take his vehicle,” said Sgt. Jason Brown with the HCSO Homicide Division. “He was able to take one of the pistols from the suspect and (shot) both of those suspects.”……..

One of the teens was struck in the head and chest, officials said. He was pronounced dead a short time later at Kingwood Hospital, officials said.

The second teen was wounded but managed to run into an apartment building across the street, officials said. When he was found, he was also rushed to Kingwood Hospital in unknown condition, officials said.

Man shot by property owner after breaking into barn in St. Clair County

CLYDE TOWNSHIP, Mich. (WXYZ) — A man caught breaking into a pole barn in Clyde Township was shot after driving his vehicle at the owner of the property, authorities say.

Deputies from the St. Clair County Sheriff’s Office were dispatched to the 6000 block of Lapeer Road Monday on a report of a breaking and entering in progress.

While deputies were en route, they were told shots had been fired at the scene and the suspect had driven away.

The property owner, a 50-year-old man from Port Huron, said he had made a report to Michigan State Police about the barn being broken into. He came back Monday and discovered more of his property sitting outside the pole barn. He decided to wait and see if the suspect would return.

The suspect, a 23-year-old Port Huron Township man, did eventually come back to the property; the owner was armed with a pistol and called dispatch.

Police say the suspect jumped into his car and drove at him. The owner said he shot his pistol at the vehicle in self-defense.

Police say it was later discovered that the suspect had been shot in the face. He is currently hospitalized.

Son fatally shoots man who attacked his parents

HOUSTON — A 39-year-old man inappropriately touched a woman and beat up her husband before the couple’s son shot and killed him in southeast Houston, police said early Friday.

Alfredo Rodriguez was choked up later when he realized his son was forced to kill a man to protect he and his wife, saying he would do anything to switch places with him.

“I can say, ‘Take me instead,'” he said.

The shooting happened at about 1:50 a.m. in a parking lot at 12810 Gulf Freeway, according to the Houston Police Department.

Witnesses told detectives the altercation began inside the Ostioneria Michoacan bar and restaurant.The attacker first touched Rodriguez’s wife inappropriately, so she slapped him, police said.

The couple then left the restaurant, but the suspect followed them out. Witnesses said he began beating Rodriguez, knocking him out, then struck the wife. That’s when the couple’s son came out and saw what was happening so he opened fire on the unidentified man, who later died at the hospital. When the father woke up, he said he saw his son being questioned by police.

The father said he was robbed and shot in the face just a few years ago, which is why his son was quick to take action when he saw the attack happening. “He tell me, ‘Dad, it never happen to you no more, i take care of you,'” Rodriguez said.

Detectives said a surveillance video from a nearby restaurant matched the family’s story. “From what I’ve seen on video and from what everybody is telling me, yes, he’s clearly taking action to protect his dad and mom,” HPD Sgt. Kenneth Daignault.

Father and son were allowed to leave the scene. Rodriguez’s wife was take to a hospital after she was accidentally shot in the leg. She is expected to recover. The case will be referred to a grand jury without charges.

’I reached over and got my shotgun, and I cocked it’: Grandma fends off would-be burglar

SPANAWAY, Wash. — A 78-year-old woman from Spanaway held an intruder at gunpoint after finding the man breaking into her home, according to the Pierce County Sheriff’s Office.

The woman, who goes by Sandy, knew something was wrong when her dog, Booboo, started barking Sunday night.

“I opened my door, and standing right 2, 3 feet in front of me was a man. We looked at each other for a few seconds, and he turned and started to leave. And I said, ‘Oh no, you don’t. You stay right there!’” she said.

Sandy said her neighborhood has been plagued by crime recently, resulting in her car being prowled twice. When she came face to face with the intruder, she wasn’t about to let him run away.

“I reached over and got my shotgun. And I cocked it, and I told him to stay right there,” she said. “Told him to go sit on the steps. I followed him out, and I just stood here with the shotgun waiting for the police to come.”

It was Sandy’s first time using the shotgun, which she got years ago to protect her family as a single mother. She was initially “scared to death” while holding the intruder at gunpoint.

“But then I was totally calm, really and truly. I thought, ‘This is amazing!’ I said, ‘You know, I’ve got grandchildren your age!’”

The grandmother asked why he tried to break in and was alarmed to hear some of his answers. The Pierce County Sheriff’s Office reported the man told deputies, “He was looking for his wife and talked about how God had sent him.”

Deputies arrested the suspect and said it’s all thanks to Sandy’s quick thinking and bold actions.

The grandmother said she’s grateful no one, including the intruder, got hurt.

“After he was so meek and mild and sat down like I told him to do? It was empowering. I felt like at least I was in charge. I wasn’t afraid,” she said.

Deputies said the suspect did not show any signs of impairment and did not seem distressed. He was released after the homeowner chose not to press charges.

Waukegan attempted home invasion leaves 2 dead, gun recovered

WAUKEGAN, Ill., (WLS) — Waukegan police said an attempted home invasion left two men dead in the front yard of a home Tuesday morning.

“I cannot remember the last time we had two people try and break into a home, if that is what happened, where they are shot in the front yard,” said Waukegan Police Department Commander Joe Florip. “This is an isolated and specific incident, and I do not remember anything like this happening.”

The shooting happened at around 10 a.m. Tuesday at a home in the 100-block of Frolic Avenue.

Waukegan police said someone inside of the home called 911 around 10 a.m. after they said two men, armed with a gun, tried to break into their house.

“They thought that the house was empty and they didn’t think anyone was there,” said the aunt of one of the home’s residents.

The aunt, who only gave her first name Lorena, said her niece was home around 10 a.m. when two men came to the door disguised as gas company employees, or something similar.

“They were knocking the door down with their feet, she just opened it a little bit to see who it was, and they forced themselves in,” she said

Huddled inside the home, she said her niece screamed for help.

“All I know is she started yelling for the roommate and he came up, that’s when he went back down and got a gun and came back up,” Lorena said.

She said the roommate started firing from inside the house, and police said one of the two attempting intruders fired too.

“It was in like two to three intervals,” said Devarre Ervin, neighbor. “I heard like a ‘dun dun dun dun dun.’ My dogs were barking. That’s why I came to my door to check.”

The resident’s aunt said her niece was watching a young child and ran out the back door as bullets flew back and forth.

Police said they aren’t sure who fired first, but they said both alleged intruders were shot dead in the front yard.

“I was watching TV and heard them and I looked outside. You heard the three ‘pops’ and then two ‘pops,'” said John Schneider, neighbor.

“I saw the bodies and just kind of stood back like ‘woah,'” said Ervin.

Detectives said they found at least one gun on the suspects, but have not yet said who the suspects are or why they chose to target the home on Frolic Avenue.

Family said everyone inside the home is shaken up but OK.

“If she would have been by herself, it would have been a totally different story,” the woman’s aunt said.

Gas station robbery attempt ends with one man shot dead

A Pembroke Pines man who tried to be an armed robber became a shooting fatality before dawn Sunday, the Broward Sheriff’s Office said.

BSO says Stephon Brown, 34, walked into the Valero gas station at 2400 W. Sunrise Blvd. around 5 a.m. and pulled out a gun to rob the place. The clerk pulled out his own gun and fired, hitting Brown several times.

Brown managed to get out of the Valero and across Northwest 24th Avenue before falling on the sidewalk in front of a McDonald’s. Fort Lauderdale Fire Rescue got Brown to a hospital, where he died.

When it rains, it pours.

Homeowner shoots 2 alleged gang members during burglary in Pico Rivera

PICO RIVERA, Calif. (KABC) — Two gang members suspected of burglarizing a home in Pico Rivera early Friday morning were shot by the homeowner, according to the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department.

Carjacker shot after jumping into SUV with woman

HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) — A suspected carjacker is in the hospital after being shot by a man at a gas station off the Eastex Freeway near the Beltway in northeast Houston.

The shooting happened just a few feet away from the doors and the pumps at a Valero gas station around 1:15 a.m. Investigators say a male suspect in a black Ford F-150 was apparently involved in some kind of accident on the freeway, and pulled into the Valero.

Armed employee shoots suspect during attempted robbery at Norman pharmacy

An armed employee shot a suspect Wednesday afternoon during an attempted robbery at a Norman Oklahoma pharmacy, police said.

Shortly after 4:20 p.m., police responded to a report of a shooting at Sooner Pharmacy in the 1800 block of West Lindsey Street. When officers arrived, they found a man with a gunshot wound inside the business.

Home intruder shot by victim in Mesa

MESA, AZ — Police say a home invasion suspect was shot by a victim Friday morning in Mesa.

Authorities with the Mesa Police Department say a woman was at home alone when the man made his way inside. She was able to fire a weapon at the intruder, striking him.

I wondered why a burglar was in a flower garden, then I realized it was the name of the town in Texas. My Bad.

Home invasion suspect shot in Flower Mound

A home invasion suspect is in critical condition after being shot by a Flower Mound homeowner on Sunday afternoon.

Flower Mound police responded to a shooting call at approximately 2:22 p.m. Sunday in the 5400 block of Briar Lane.

During the 911 call, the homeowner stated he had shot at an unknown male and female, who had allegedly broken into his house through the back door. After the gunshot, both individuals fled the location in a vehicle.

Upon arrival, police were able to locate the vehicle a short distance away, where it was determined the male suspect had been shot one time in the chest.

The 29-year-old male suspect was transported to Medical Center Denton where he was immediately taken into surgery. He has since been moved into ICU and is in critical condition.

The 30-year-old female suspect was taken to the Police Department for questioning, and was later placed in custody for an unrelated parole violation warrant.

At the scene, Flower Mound detectives were able to determine the male had forced entry and confronted the homeowner. The homeowner told the suspect to leave several times and warned him, without success. Police said the homeowner felt threatened as the suspect kept moving toward him, which is when he fired one shot at the suspect.

Police are questioning the female suspect, but as of Sunday night have not determined a motive.

No charges are expected to be filed on the homeowner as a result of the incident, police said.