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Suspected car thief shot dead by vehicle owner, who says he was defending his property

SAN ANTONIO – A suspected car thief was shot dead apparently by the vehicle owner who says he was protecting his property.

Caption: West Side Fatal Shooting
The man was found shot to death just before 4 a.m. at an apartment complex off Micron Drive near Culebra Road.

A resident of the complex told police that he came out to find the 40-year-old suspect inside his vehicle and attempting to steal it. As the man was driving away with the car, the vehicle owner opened fire on him. The suspect was hit by gunfire, got out of the car and ran off.

He didn’t get far, falling over dead from his wounds.

No word on if the vehicle owner will face any charges.

The investigation is ongoing.

Woman Fatally Stabs Convicted Sex Offender Who Tried to Attack Her at Louisiana Laundromat

A twice-convicted sex offender was stabbed to death at a laundromat in Louisiana by a woman he was allegedly trying to assault, according to authorities.

The incident happened around 3:30 p.m., on Sunday, March 3, after deputies were dispatched for a 911 call to a laundromat in the Lacombe-area.

According to the St. Tammany Parish Sheriff’s Office, Nicholas Tranchant, 40, was found unresponsive with a visible stab wound and taken to a nearby hospital where he later died.

According to deputies, the woman was able to gain possession of the weapon, and used it to stab him before fleeing to safety, claiming it was self-defense.

Deputies say the woman was also injured during the altercation and was transported to an area hospital, where she is being treated.

“I want to compliment this brave woman on the courage and strength she showed in fighting back against her attacker and ask for prayers for her continued recovery,” Sheriff Randy Smith said in a statement.

The sheriff’s office confirmed Tranchant was convicted in July 2003 for Indecent Behavior with Juveniles. He was then convicted again in May 2008 for Attempted Aggravated Rape and Aggravated Burglary.

Officials said Tranchant was released from jail on those charges on December 21, 2023, and was required to register as a sex offender.

SHOOTING IN WAGONER COUNTY SENDS MAN TO HOSPITAL, AUTHORITIES INVESTIGATING
A man was shot twice during what police believe to be a home invasion in Wagoner County.

Deputies investigated what led to a man being shot on an elderly woman’s property in Wagoner County.

The shooting happened in the Whitehorn Cove area, about 11 miles north of Wagoner.

Sheriff Chris Elliott said the man who was shot is expected to survive, but said they were waiting to learn more about why the victim was on the property in the first place.

“Her cameras went off this morning, she looked into her cameras, looked out on her front porch and she saw an individual on her front porch that she’s never seen before and he’s wandering around out there,” Sheriff Elliott said.

The Sheriff said just after 6 in the morning, a 74-year-old woman who lives alone reported someone on the property who she didn’t know.

The Sheriff said she called her son-in-law who lives next door for help, who showed up to the house armed with a gun.

Deputies said the son-in-law confronted the man, there was an altercation and the son-in-law ended up shooting the man twice.

Sheriff Elliott said the victim was taken to a hospital to be treated for his injuries.

He said they weren’t sure what type of confrontation occurred before the shooting, or why the man was on the woman’s property.

The Wagoner County Sheriff’s Office planned to watch surveillance video from the house to help with the investigation, “we have a lot of data to look at. We have people to interview, but at this time we are not effecting arrest,” said Sheriff Elliott.

Sheriff Elliott said they believe the man who was shot lived in that same area of Wagoner County.

Nashville rideshare driver claims self-defense, kills passenger in alleged kidnapping

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WZTV) — A Nashville rideshare driver is claiming self-defense after shooting and killing a man he says kidnapped him at gunpoint.

Metro Police report 44-year-old Davin Campbell called 911 twice Monday night, first saying that he had been kidnapped by someone in his vehicle and secondly that he had shot a man who robbed and kidnapped him.

Campbell told the 911 dispatcher during the second call that he was at the intersection of Herman Street and 16th Avenue North after shooting 23-year-old Kyrin Gardner.

When officers arrived, Gardner was found unconscious on the ground at the intersection, suffering from multiple gunshot wounds. He died at the scene, police add.

Officers also found a loaded pistol on the sidewalk near Gardner and Campbell’s pistol in the driver’s seat of his vehicle.

Campbell fully cooperated with Homicide Unit detectives and provided a detailed statement at police headquarters, Metro Police report.

He said while giving Gardner a ride to a public housing area, he became agitated, pulled out a gun and started making threats.

Campbell first called 911 around 10 p.m. Monday from the 1100 block of Broadway. The call disconnected before the dispatcher was able to obtain additional information. Campbell then called 911 again at 10:14 p.m. after he had shot Gardner.

The shooting location is only 0.2 miles away from Fisk University’s campus in West Nashville.

Campbell was released after giving his statement. This is an ongoing investigation.

Findings will be staffed with the District Attorney’s Office at the end of the investigation.

Woman shoots man in knee outside of Frayser home

MEMPHIS, Tenn. — Memphis Police are investigating a shooting that took place outside of a home in Frayser overnight.

The incident happened in the 2700 block of Crackelrose Drive. When officers arrived, they found a man outside with a gunshot wound to the knee.

Reports state that the victim and a woman, the mother of his children, had got into a verbal argument over infidelity.

The woman claimed she put his belongings outside for him to pick them up.

When the man arrived, he began talking to the front door camera. He then broke it and used it to smash open a window at the back of the house, police say.

The woman allegedly grabbed a gasoline container and threw it at the man. After he rinsed his eyes with the outside water hose, he entered the home and reportedly began assaulting her.

MPD says the woman was able to get out of the home, but the man followed; she then fired one shot, hitting him in the leg.

A neighbor came out of the home, and the woman urged them to call the police.

The man remains in non-critical condition. No charges have been filed.

Homeowner shoots man during home invasion in Roberta Grove

On February 20th, 2024 at approximately 5:15am the Houma Police Department responded to a shooting in the 300 block of Roberta Grove Blvd.

Upon arrival, officers contacted the homeowner and he advised that he had shot an intruder in his home.

The victim advised that he heard a noise coming from the first floor of his home and he went to investigate. As the victim was going down the stairs, he was confronted by the intruder on the first floor. The victim then discharged his firearm and the suspect fled from the home.

After further investigation, it was determined that the suspect had been injured. The responding officers then canvassed the neighborhood for evidence to locate the suspect. The suspect was identified as Dex Hebert, 34 years old, and officers then started searching the area for him. A location was obtained for Hebert in the 1200 block of Gibb Street and officers went to that location to apprehend him. As officers were attempting to make contact with Hebert, a female identified as Tye Corbitt, 26 years old, exited the home armed with a handgun. Corbitt was quickly taken into custody without incident, and she advised that Hebert was in the home lying on the sofa suffering from a gunshot to the head. A team of officers entered the home but initially were unable to locate the suspect. Several announcements were made warning the suspect that a K9 would be released with no response. K9 Mario was then released into the home where he was able to locate the suspect hiding under a mattress and allow for officers to take him into custody without incident.

Hebert was found to have been shot in the forehead and was transported to a local medical facility for his injuries. Upon arrival at the hospital, it was determined that all his injuries were superficial and was released after treatment.

Dex Hebert was charged with one count of Simple Burglary, and an outstanding warrant for Probation Violation.

Tye Corbitt was also found to be involved in the burglary as she was charged with Simple Burglary, Obstruction of Justice and Possession of a Firearm by a Convicted Felon.

Man shot, killed by resident at Hueytown home

HUEYTOWN, Ala. — Hueytown police are investigating a shooting that left a man dead Monday morning.

At around 2 a.m., officers responded to a home in the 200 block of June Avenue on a report of a person shot.When they arrived, they found a man dead in the front seat of a vehicle in the driveway.

Investigators believe that the resident’s sister arrived at the house with two males. At least one of the men showed a gun and was shot by the homeowner. His name has not been released.

Police believe this was a targeted incident and there is no threat to the community. No charges have been filed as the investigation is ongoing.

Detectives are trying to identify the second male involved in the incident.

Homeowner shoots at would-be burglar in SW Miami-Dade’s Glenvar Heights neighborhood; no injuries reported

SOUTHWEST MIAMI-DADE, FLA. (WSVN) – A victim turned the tables on a subject who, police said, tried to break into their Southwest Miami-Dade home.

Miami-Dade Police units responded to a call of shots fired in the area of Southwest 83rd Court and 78th Street in the Glenvar Heights neighborhood, just before 2:30 a.m., Saturday.

Investigators said the crook attempted to burglarize the residence when the homeowner opened fire.

Detectives said the subject fled in an awaiting vehicle.

No injuries were reported.

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Man may have been breaking into home when 14-year-old shot him to death

HARRIS COUNTY, Texas (KTRK) — A man who was knocking on doors in east Harris County, possibly trying to break into homes, was shot and killed by a 14-year-old boy on Thursday morning, according to investigators.

The Harris County Sheriff’s Office responded to a call for service at a home in the 14400 block of Brownsville Street just before 7 a.m. At the scene, they found a man who had been shot and killed.

According to Sheriff Ed Gonzalez, the man approached the home and was messing with the front door. Gonzalez said it’s unclear if he actually unlocked and opened the door or if he was just turning the door knob back and forth, trying to get inside.

“A 14-year-old boy who was home alone inside the residence became alarmed, grabbed a pistol, and walked to the doorway,” Gonzalez said. “He saw a man he didn’t recognize and reportedly fired five or six shots from inside the home, striking the man.”

This all unfolded as neighbor Araceli Herrera first noticed a man acting weird outside her property.

“There was this guy in the ditch, and then he got out of the ditch, and he walked around the ditch, and he’s like, super weird behavior,” she said. “With this super weird behavior and a man I never saw, I figured I need to call my neighbor and let her know there is a man going to your property.”

Herrera’s security cameras captured the man, wearing a heavy coat, backpack, and gloves, roaming around the property. As Herrera called her neighbor, he walked next door. Gonzalez said the teen was home alone because a woman had just left the house to drop off other kids, and the father was possibly at work.

“Right when I looked up, that’s when I (saw) the kid open up the door and shoots him for the first time. At this point, the guy falls, and he shoots him three more times,” Herrera recalled of the moment she saw the gunfire.

About three other neighbors made calls about someone who met the man’s description trying to break in and pulling on door knobs around 6:15 a.m. and 6:20 a.m., HCSO said. Some neighbors also said the man was asking for money.

“If we go with the possibility that the male was trying to break into the home, then it’s possible that he may have spotted people leaving the home and was trying to make entry into the home,” Gonzalez said.

Investigators also said the man was familiar with the homeless outreach team in the area. They said they have had contact with him in the past.

The teenage boy and his family are cooperating with investigators, HCSO said.

“They have a right to protect their home. They have a right to feel safe in their home,” Gonzalez said. “Ironically, there is a sign on the gate that basically says that, something to the effect that, ‘Intruders will be met with force.’ So, I think it’s very clear on the front gate.”

The investigation into what exactly happened is ongoing.

Armed Robbery Suspect Found Shot Several Times in McDonough

MCDONOUGH — The Henry County [Georgia] Police Department announced Wednesday that an armed robbery suspect was found in a McDonough apartment complex after being shot several times.

Henry County Police said that on Jan. 30, detectives and officers responded to the 1600 block of Saddle Creek Drive, McDonough at Hampton Point Apartments.

When they arrived, officers found a man suffering from multiple gunshot wounds.

After several search warrants were executed and after using Henry County Police Flock cameras, all parties were identified that had been involved in the incident.

Police said officers found out that the man who had been wounded, Artavious Reed, 20, was the suspect in the case.

The HCPD said Reed allegedly robbed the victims at gunpoint and fired multiple rounds at their car. Police said one of the victims fired back in self defense, striking Reed several times.

Police said Reed was charged with armed robbery, three counts of aggravated assault, two counts of possession of a firearm by a convicted felon, and possession of a firearm during the commission of certain crimes.

The HCPD said evidence gathered from the incident also tied Reed to two earlier armed robberies.

In the Jan. 30 incident, Reed was the only person who suffered injuries.

Tenant shoots, kills intruder and injures another during suspected home invasion

MEMPHIS, Tenn. – An early morning home invasion ended with two men shot, police said. One died, while a second man was in critical condition, according to the Memphis Police Department (MPD).

Police said the two men broke into an apartment at the Cedarwoods Apartments in Raleigh. Police said the person renting the apartment woke up and saw the suspects breaking in and shot them.

FOX13 spoke to neighbors who live near the apartment unit where the shooting happened. “We were in bed and we heard about 15 rounds of gunshots,” said Mallorie Haley. “He heard, like, ‘Get away from here, get away from here!”

Van Buford lives with Haley. Buford and Haley told FOX13 they could hear the exchange between the tenant and the suspects. “He said, ‘They tried to break in my house. I killed somebody, and that’s when we heard another guy scream, ‘Help, help, help!”

Memphis Police were called to the Cedarwoods Apartments around 3 a.m. Wednesday.

MPD spokesman Chris Williams told FOX13 it will be up to the Shelby County District Attorney’s Office on whether the tenant gets charged.

“We’ll present the facts, evidence to his office and they will make the determination if charges should be rendered in this case,” said Williams.

Buford told FOX13, he just wishes the crime would stop.

“Every day you look on the news, somebody’s doing something, somebody’s getting killed. This is reckless and people just don’t care anymore,” said Buford.

FOX13 will update this story when new information is available.

Car owner fatally shoots burglar outside NW Miami-Dade home

A man who was breaking into a car in a northwest Miami-Dade neighborhood was shot to death early Wednesday morning by the vehicle’s owner, officials said.

According to Miami-Dade Police, officers responded to the area of Northwest 79th Avenue and 194th Street just after 2:30 a.m. regarding a person being shot.

Authorities said the suspect was breaking into a vehicle when he was confronted by the owner of the car and an altercation ensued. The car owner then pulled out a gun and shot the suspect, police said.

“There were two subjects attempting to break in to a vehicle outside of a residence. When the vehicle’s owner came out and confronted those two subjects, an altercation ensued between vehicles owner and subjects,” Miami-Dade Police Det. Andre Martin said.

Authorities said the suspect then fled the scene in an awaiting vehicle, but crashed into several vehicles before coming to a stop.

Miami-Dade Fire Rescue crews responded and pronounced the car burglar dead at the scene.

Video captured by Chopper 6 showed the crashed car, debris on the ground and what appeared to be the man’s body covered by a yellow tarp next to the vehicle.

Officials have not released any information on the identities of the passenger, the car burglar, or the vehicle owner who shot him.

It is still unclear if the owner of the car is facing charges.

“Cases like this can be complicated especially when someone is alleging they were a victim of a crime but detectives will see this investigation all the way through and see all angles,” Martin said.

1, All homicide cases are referred to a Grand Jury in Texas, itza state law.
2, Texas law permits use of deadly force in just such a situation.

Man sleeping in truck shot and killed intruder who allegedly tried to rob him

HARRIS COUNTY, Texas (KTRK) — A man shot and killed an alleged intruder who tried to rob him as he slept in his truck at an apartment complex in north Harris County, Sheriff Ed Gonzalez said Tuesday morning.

Harris County Sheriff’s Office deputies responded to the scene in the 300 block of Parramatta Lane near Imperial Valley Drive at about 3:12 a.m. after a man called saying he had shot someone, police said.

The suspected shooter was sleeping in the back seat of his four-door pickup truck when another man, believed to be armed, entered the truck and tried to rob him, Gonzalez said.

“The decedent was apparently burglarizing a number of vehicles in the parking lot – climbed into the reportee’s pickup truck. The reportee was armed with an AR-15 rifle,” HCSO Sgt. Ben Beall said.

The burglary suspect was shot several times and died on the scene.

“He was sleeping in the back seat of the truck, and the windows are heavily tinted, so he did not realize that the truck was occupied until he was actually sitting in the truck,” Beall continued.

The sheriff’s office says the burglary suspect was in his 20s, had a Glock pistol in his pocket, and a large screwdriver they believe he used to break into three or four other cars before breaking into the pickup truck.

ABC13 is told the man who was sleeping in his truck and fired the shots is cooperating with the investigation, and this case will be referred to a grand jury

Child and man wounded, suspected shooter dead in incident at Joel Osteen’s Lakewood Church in Houston
Houston Police Chief Troy Finner said the shooter, a woman in her 30s, was fatally shot at the scene.

A child and a man were injured and a woman was killed after she opened fire at Joel Osteen’s Lakewood Church in Houston on Sunday, police said.

The woman entered the church, accompanied by a boy believed to be about 5 years old, and started shooting, Police Chief Troy Finner said at a news conference Sunday afternoon.

Two off-duty law enforcement officers who were at the church when shots were fired about 1:50 p.m. opened fire, and the woman was killed, Finner said.

The child was in critical condition, and a man, who is in his 50s, was being treated for an injury to his leg, Houston Fire Chief Samuel Peña said.

If law enforcement gunfire is responsible for striking the child, Finner said, “I’m going to put that blame on her” for putting the boy in danger.

The shooting happened between services as people were arriving for Spanish service, Osteen said.

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Suspect in overnight Elkmont burglary dead

ELKMONT, Ala. (WHNT) — A suspect in an overnight home burglary in Elkmont is dead after he was shot by the homeowner, according to the Limestone County Sheriff’s Office.

Deputies with the sheriff’s office responded to a report of a burglary around 4:20 a.m. on Saturday at a home in the 17000 block of Morris Road. The homeowner reported they were woken up by someone who was, “violently attempting to gain entry” into their home.

LCSO says the owner of the home armed himself and waited for deputies to arrive, but before they made it the scene, the offender kicked in the door and entered the home unlawfully.

The suspect was met by gunfire from the homeowner once inside, according to the sheriff’s office. The suspect, later identified by investigators as 44-year-old Christopher Jason Hovis of Hartselle, retreated back outside where he died as a result of his injuries.

Officials say the investigation is ongoing, however, they added that preliminary results indicate this is a justified shooting. There are no charges being filed at this time.

Flint man was shot and killed after breaking into a home

FLINT, Mich. (WJRT) – Police are investigating a home invasion in Flint in which the home’s residents shot and killed one of the intruders Saturday.

The incident occurred on Saturday around 12:30 a.m. in the 500 block of Spencer Street.

According to the Michigan State Police, a 34-year-old Flint man was shot and killed, and a 41-year-old Flint man was shot during an alleged home invasion and felonious assault. Police say the residents of the home who shot at the men have been identified, interviewed and released by detectives pending further investigation.