KEITHVILLE, La. (KSLA) – Deputies responded to reports of a shooting Friday morning (June 27).
It happened not long after 11 a.m. on Stagecoach Road just off Mansfield Road near Drag Strip Road. More than a dozen units from the sheriff’s office responded.
Officials with the Caddo Parish Sheriff’s Office say one person, identified as Joseph Whitaker, was shot in the upper body. His injuries are none-life-threatening, according to CPSO.
Whitaker was initially transported to Willis Knighton South by a private vehicle and was later transferred to Ochsner LSU Health.
Investigators arrived at the scene and determined that the victim had attempted to leave a heated verbal altercation by getting into his truck. However, Whitaker went up to his vehicle and began hitting him in the head.
The shooting happened not long after 11 a.m. on Stagecoach Road just off Mansfield Road near Drag Strip Road.
While the victim was being attacked, he pulled out a gun, in fear for his life and fired two shots at Whitaker. After firing, the victim left the scene but returned moments later when deputies arrived.
Following the investigation, it was determined that the victim acted in self-defense. Whitaker was issued a summons for simple battery at the hospital.
A concealed carry license holder intervened in a violent robbery in the West Loop on Tuesday morning, firing shots at two armed suspects who fled the scene.
It all started around 8:50 a.m. in the 1100 block of West Hubbard Street.
A 38-year-old woman was outside when two men, both armed with guns, approached her, demanded her belongings, and pistol-whipped her before taking her possessions, police said
But a 41-year-old man who is licensed to carry concealed firearms witnessed the robbery and confronted the robbers, a Chicago police spokesperson said. The robbers pointed their guns at him, prompting the witness to draw his weapon and open fire on them. No one was struck by the gunfire.
The offenders fled northbound in a black Lexus sedan bearing stolen New Jersey license plates. The victim declined medical assistance, and no other injuries were reported.
PRICHARD, Ala. (WKRG) — A store manager shot and killed a suspected robber Saturday in Prichard, News 5 has learned.
According to a Mobile County Sheriff’s Office news release, at about 3:35 a.m. Saturday, deputies were called to the Lucky 7 gas station at 702 St. Stephens Road in Prichard in reference to a shooting.
The store manager told deputies he had shot a teenager who was trying to rob him, according to the release.
The 17-year-old ran from the scene, ending up at the 700 block of La Fargue Street, where he died from a gunshot wound on the right side of his chest, the release said.
He was found wearing a hoodie, a mask and orange gloves, and a 9-mm. Taurus pistol was found next to his body, the release said.
According to the release, that same store was robbed on June 9 at about 4:07 a.m. by a person wearing orange gloves and a black hoodie and using the same type of gun.
Officers are looking at video footage from that prior incident, the release said.
The case has been turned over to the District Attorney’s Office, and no arrest had been made at the time of the shooting, the release said.
Several church members thwarted what would have likely been a mass shooting during a church service at CrossPointe Community Church in Wayne on Sunday morning. The gunman was shot dead by church staff members, one of whom was wounded in the gunfire, police said.
The gunman arrived as services were underway around 11 a.m., wearing a tactical vest and armed with a long gun and a handgun, and began firing his weapon outside the church, Wayne Police Chief Ryan Strong said at a press conference Sunday evening.
Several staff members from the church approached the gunman and one parishioner struck the gunman with his vehicle as the gunman shot at the vehicle repeatedly, Strong said. At least two staff members shot the gunman, causing the fatal wounds. One staff member was shot in the leg by the gunman, he said.
The gunman was identified as a 31-year-old from Romulus whose motivations are unknown. His name was not released.
” … We are grateful for the heroic actions of the church’s staff members who undoubtedly saved many lives and prevented a large scale mass shooting,” Strong said.
Strong said it appears the gunman was suffering from a mental health crisis and, until that point, had had limited interactions with law enforcement. He said police aren’t aware at this point of any connection the gunman had to the church.
The staff member who was shot is awaiting surgery but his injuries aren’t life-threatening, Strong said.
Brendan Henzel, 21, said he was attending services at the church when the shooting occurred.
“I was confused what was going on,” Henzel told the Detroit Free Press as he stood near the church in the hours after the shooting took place. “I heard ‘Boom, boom, pow’ and next thing I knew I was running.”
A livestream of the church service, which appears to have been taken down from the church’s website but was captured by news outlets, shows the parishioners, many of them children, sitting in the pews when the shooting takes place. There’s shouting, and then attendees duck under their chairs or run as shots can be heard in the background. A woman at one point yells, “Everybody to the back. Please, everybody come to the back.”
The church was cordoned off with police tape Sunday afternoon, as police from various agencies investigated.
Strong said Wayne Police intends to share the name of the suspect at a later time.
PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) — A man was hospitalized after police said he attempted to break into a North Portland home and was shot by the owner early Thursday morning.
Just before 1:30 a.m., officers responded to a home in the 700 block of North Baldwin Street on a report that a resident shot a man who was trying to break into his front door.
Arriving on the scene, officers found the man injured, applied a tourniquet to stop the bleeding and he was taken the hospital with non-life-threatening injuries.
Police said the resident stayed at the scene and cooperated with officers.
While officials said no charges were immediately filed, the incident is still under investigation.
NEW IBERIA, La. (KLFY) — A New Iberia store clerk shot a person who was trying to rob the store Thursday night, authorities said.
New Iberia Police received a call at about 10:30 p.m. Thursday about a shooting at a convenience store located in the 200 block of Center Street.
Investigators said a person entered the store armed with a “cutting instrument,” walked around the counter and attempted to rob the store clerk. A struggle ensued and the robbery suspect was shot by the store clerk, authorities said.
The shooting victim was taken to a local hospital and later airlifted to a hospital in Lafayette, where he remains listed in critical condition.
The names of the individuals involved were not released.
The investigation remains ongoing, officials said.
Birdshot…Birdshot? BUCKSHOT PEOPLE! B-U-C-K S-H-O-T!! #4 or bigger
HENDERSONVILLE, Tenn. (WKRN) — A Hendersonville business owner and his wife survived a gun battle with an armed man inside the couple’s collectible shop early Wednesday morning. As for the suspect, he’s facing multiple charges — including attempted homicide — following his release from the hospital.
According to the Hendersonville Police Department, surveillance footage from The Cache on West Main Street shows a man — later identified as Dylan Bryan, 33, of East Tennessee — using a hammer and smashing the store’s glass doors around 4 a.m. on Wednesday, June 11.
“It sounds like explosions going off while he’s getting in, and then he tiptoes around like he’s the Hamburglar,” HPD Assistant Chief Scott Ryan told News 2.
Video shows the suspect going behind the counter. Then, authorities said he heard one of the owners in a back room, so he fled the store.
“We think everything’s over with,” Ryan said.
Then, just moments later, Bryan can be seen coming back to the door, pulling what law enforcement described as a 9mm from his backpack, ducking back through the broken glass into the store, and rushing toward the back of the shop.
“He’s looking to do harm at that point,” Ryan stated.
By this point, the co-owner of The Cache, Roger McCandless, was ready and armed with a shotgun loaded with birdshot.
From multiple cameras inside the store, you hear the gun battle as McCandless fired one round from his shotgun. Police said the birdshot, fired from about 30 feet away, struck Bryan in the stomach.
Video shows Bryan quickly retreating, but while doing so, officials said he opened fire. News 2 counted as many as many as five rounds fired by the suspect.
Authorities later learned that Bryan’s bullets hit the floor, the ceiling, and the wall, even passing through to the next business, according to The Cache’s co-owner, Shera McCandless.
News 2 documented the metal parts of the front door that were peppered with birdshot.
Despite all the gunfire, neither Roger nor his wife, Shera, were hurt.
“It happened so fast you don’t have time for emotions. The problem got resolved pretty quick. Right now, it’s good guys one, bad guys zero. We’re happy about that because it could have went the opposite very, very quickly,” Roger explained.
Bryan was reportedly unfamiliar with the area, so while he escaping in the darkness, he fell a great distance — which Ryan estimated was about a story high — and broke his pelvis.
Police dash camera footage shows the armed man limping into the street, falling to the ground, tossing his firearm, and surrendering to law enforcement.
Ryan credited the store owner for being ready to protect his family and his property: “This owner was prepared for the situation, and had he not been prepared, I’m afraid this would have been a complete slaughter. There was nothing good going to come from this.”
According to officials, Bryan was brought to a hospital, where he’s being treated for the shotgun wound to the stomach and the broken pelvis. Upon his release, he faces two counts of attempted homicide, attempted robbery, aggravated burglary, possession of a firearm during a dangerous felony, and possession of stolen property.
Meanwhile, the McCandless family wants everyone to know they are okay and The Cache is open for business.
HOUSTON — A man claimed he shot and killed another man in self-defense Wednesday near downtown Houston, according to police.
The incident unfolded at a Midtown gas station parking lot along Main Street between Hadley Street and Webster Street around 5:30 p.m.
Investigators said the shooter told them the man he shot approached him and tried to rob him.
That’s when he said he pulled out a gun and shot the man.
The man was pronounced dead at the scene. It’s unclear if he was armed.
The shooter remained at the scene and turned himself in when police got there. Investigators were interviewing the man to get his side of the story.
Authorities said they’re working to get surveillance video of the shooting.
It’s unclear if charges will be filed in the case. [Texas state law requires all cases of homicide be presented to a Grand Jury for them to indict or not. County prosecutors have no power to do so on their own]
Here’s the update police provided at the scene
Another moron brought an axe to a gunfight. This time he survived though
UPDATE: Monroe County Sheriff Tom Boatwright said Justin Ray, the man who was allegedly shot by a homeowner as he attempted to break into a home armed with an axe, has been booked into the Monroe County Jail.
MONROE COUNTY, Ala. (WALA) – In the Eureka Landing community early this morning [May 3], a homeowner discharged a firearm in an act of self-defense against a home invader who was armed with an axe, according to the Monroe County sheriff.
Deputies responded to the home shortly after 2:30 a.m., Sheriff Tom Boatwright said. They found the wounded suspect behind the residence.
According to the Monroe County Sheriff’s Office, a resident contacted law enforcement to report that an individual had broken into the home armed with an axe. The homeowner shot the invader, striking the suspect once in the torso, officials said.
The MCSO said emergency medical personnel provided immediate care to the suspect at the scene before transporting him to a nearby hospital. The suspect’s condition was not available.
According to the sheriff, the homeowner is not expected to face charges related to this incident.
“We commend the quick response of our deputies and the homeowner’s decision to defend themselves and their loved ones,” Boatwright stated. “Our investigation is ongoing, and we will release additional information as it becomes available.”
An armed homeowner shot and killed an intruder in Riverside County late Thursday night, according to local authorities.
The Riverside County Sheriff’s Office says a caller reported a man trying to break into their home in Lake Mathews on the 16000 block of Hidden Peak Lane.
The homeowner told dispatchers that they were armed with a firearm. The suspect, officials said, eventually forced his way inside and was shot.
Deputies arrived at the scene around 11 p.m. where they found the suspect suffering from his wounds. Paramedics responded and he was pronounced dead at the scene.
Homicide detectives responded to the scene, and the homeowner was transported to the Lake Mathews Sheriff’s Station for “further investigation.”
Neither the suspect or the homeowner have been identified.
The investigation remains ongoing and is currently described as a homicide investigation, although the Riverside County District Attorney’s Office will ultimately decide if those charges are pursued.
Just because they’re kids doesn’t mean they’re not thugs.
SEATTLE — A 16-year-old boy accused of shooting two people in downtown Seattle was shot and killed by someone else Wednesday night.
The initial shooting happened around 10 p.m. near the Four Seasons Hotel on Union Street.
Seattle Police Chief Shon Barnes said three people got in a fight. One took out a gun and shot two people, then ran from the scene.
Police said a private citizen who was licensed to carry intervened and shot the suspect, who was a 16-year-old boy.
Seattle fire crews said they treated an 18-year-old man and a 17-year-old boy. They were taken to the hospital in serious condition.
The suspect was also taken to Harborview Medical Center, where he died of his injuries.
The private citizen who shot the suspect cooperated with police, and was taken to Seattle Police Headquarters, where he was interviewed by detectives. Police said the citizen has not been arrested.
Police activity blocked all lanes of First Avenue from University Street to Pike Street, according to the Seattle Department of Transportation.
PEORIA, AZ (AZFamily) — A man who reportedly fired shots into a Peoria sports bar after he was kicked out late Tuesday night is dead following a shootout with two other armed men.
Peoria Police have identified the man as 46-year-old Mario Franco of El Mirage.
Investigators say the incident began just before midnight at the Deli Sports Bar near the Loop 101 Agua Fria Freeway and Peoria Avenue. There, an employee called 911 to request that police help with an intoxicated patron, Franco, who refused several requests to leave.
While officers were en route, police say Franco went to the parking lot, grabbed a handgun from inside his car and started firing shots in the air and into the bar. Dispatchers then received another call that someone in the bar had been shot in the leg by someone in the parking lot.
Two men on a nearby park bench saw what was happening and intervened. Police say Franco then pointed his weapon at the two men, who were also armed, and a gunfight ensued.
Franco was shot in the chest, while the two other men weren’t hurt.
Peoria Police Officer Kristopher Babros said that when officers arrived, the two men were still pointing their handguns toward Franco, who was inside the passenger side of his BMW sedan. Both men cooperated with police and were briefly detained.
Franco was pronounced dead at the scene.
The person inside the bar who was shot in the leg has since been treated and released from the hospital. Babros commended the men who intervened before any other innocent people were hurt.
Peoria PD said there is no further threat to the community.
AURORA, Colo. — A homeowner shot and injured an intruder in their detached garage early Monday in Aurora, police said.
Aurora Police interviewed the homeowner Monday morning and released him, saying they don’t expect any charges.
That does not mean the investigation is over, police said. Investigators will report their findings to the District Attorney’s Office, which is standard practice. The District Attorney’s Office determines what, if any, charges will be filed.
The shooting happened in the 1200 block of Moline Street. About 4:49 a.m., the homeowner confronted a man breaking into his detached garage and shot him. The suspect was taken to the hospital and remains there with life-threatening injuries, police said.
The homeowner reported a similar break-in on Saturday, where he said about $400 worth of items were stolen. After the break-in, the homeowner told police, he bought and installed cameras in his garage, which is what tipped him off to Monday’s break-in.
The homeowner told police that he confronted the person in his garage, which resulted in an altercation. That’s when the homeowner shot the intruder, police said.
A shoe store owner shot and killed a man Sunday night during an attempted robbery on the Third Street Promenade in Santa Monica, according to police.
The shooting unfolded around 9:30 p.m., the Santa Monica Police Department announced in a news release. The owner of the shoe store, Sole & Laces, was carrying out an after-hours sale with a customer when the attempted robbery took place, according to property manager John Alle.
A second person, who allegedly knew the customer taking part in the private sale, entered the store and pepper-sprayed the owner, according to police. There was a struggle and the store owner, who had a legally owned gun, shot the suspect, police said.
The suspect was taken to a local hospital and later died from his injuries, police said.
The customer who arranged for the private sale, later identified as Karen Melikyan , 41, was arrested on suspicion of being involved in the attempted robbery, according to authorities. He was booked on suspicion of murder, robbery and conspiracy, police said.
The name of the person killed in the shooting was not released pending notification to the kin. The incident appears to be targeted and involved people who knew each other, police said. “There is no ongoing threat to the public,” the Santa Monica Police Department said in a news release.
Police said the shopkeeper, who was also not identified, is cooperating with the authorities.
HANAHAN [South Carolina] — The person who shot and killed a teenager outside an area apartment complex will not be charged after police determined it was a case of self defense, authorities said.
Hanahan police responded to the parking lot area near the Bowen Village shopping plaza just before 9 p.m. May 12 to find 18-year-old Tra’sean White of Wadmalaw Island suffering from a gunshot wound, according to Police Chief Richard Gebhardt. White was pronounced dead on the scene.
The shooting occurred near a Domino’s Pizza restaurant at 9105 Bowen Pier Drive and several other stores and restaurants attached to the Channel Family Apartment Homes complex.
A day after the shooting, police arrested Deonte Calen Trevon Lancit, 18, of Charleston. He is charged with armed robbery.
An investigation revealed that Lancit and White had been in the area attempting to rob someone. During the robbery, the intended target shot and killed White, Gebhardt told The Post and Courier.
Authorities presented evidence to prosecutors at the Ninth Circuit Solicitor’s Office who determined the shooting was an act of self-defense.
Lancit is in the Hill-Finklea Detention Center after being denied bail by a magistrate judge, according to a clerk at the Berkeley County jail.
DUPLIN COUNTY, N.C. (WITN) – No charges have been filed after Duplin County deputies say a man was shot and killed while trying to break into a home Sunday morning.
It happened on Sheffield Road near Magnolia around 6:30 a.m.
Deputies were told David White was using an ax, trying to break in through the back door.
A news release says the homeowners fired multiple shots through the door, hitting White. Deputies say they found the man lying on his back at the bottom of the steps with multiple gunshot wounds.
They say a large ax and other weapons were near White’s body.
Deputies say after consulting with the D.A.’s office, no charges are being brought against the homeowners at this time.
SUMMERVILLE, S.C. (WCSC) – Dorchester County deputies are investigating an apparent home invasion that ended with the suspect’s death.
The Dorchester County Sheriff’s Office responded early Wednesday, just after 1 a.m., to a call for an active home invasion in which one person was reported shot.
Upon their arrival to the 100 block of Hope Drive in Summerville, deputies found that the alleged intruder died at the scene.
It remains unclear who the shooter was or if they will face any charges, something that will be determined as the investigation continues.
The Dorchester County Coroner’s Office has not released the identity of the person who died.
GREECE, N.Y. — The 17-year-old who Greece police say was shot during an attempted robbery is facing charges.
The teen, a Rochester resident, is charged with the attempted robbery of Henry’s Convenience Store on Denise Road on Tuesday. He’s also charged with a robbery at the same store that happened on April 26.
Police say the store owner shot the suspect in self-defense after the suspect went into the store wearing a mask and pointing a gun. The teen underwent surgery for a gunshot wound to his leg and remains hospitalized under the watch of the Monroe County Sheriff’s Office.
Officers say they found the suspect injured on nearby Lake Avenue. A Greece police officer put a tourniquet on the suspect’s leg before he was taken to Strong Hospital.
Police got calls about the robbery and shooting around 7:30 a.m. The caller said the store owner and the suspect exchanged gunfire and the suspect ran away after being hit. Fifteen minutes later, officers got reports of a man shot.
Police say the suspect went into the store with a mask, and when asked to take it off, he pointed a gun at the store owner.
Greece Police say they recovered the suspect’s gun inside the store. Police say the store owner was a legal pistol permit holder and wasn’t injured.
“He used a legally registered handgun in what appears to be the defense of himself and the store,” Deputy Chief Naser Zenelovic said.
Monroe County Sheriffs and Rochester police assisted in setting up a perimeter. The number of shots fired during the exchange was not released.
Greece Police shared surveillance video of the first robbery at Henry’s Convenience Store. The video shows the suspect running away and police say the suspect had a gun and stole cash, along with other property.
The store has since reopened, but the owner declined to comment on camera before consulting with his attorney.
Greece resident Deborah Hofer expressed concern for her safety after the two incidents in 10 days. “I think that there should be more police in the area because this is kind of scary,” said Hofer.
