Slugs For Thugs – Page 20

“When minutes count, the army is only hours away”

In Heroic Battle, 15 People Saved Kibbutz Kerem Shalom From Hamas Massacre.

JERUSALEM (VINnews) — Although most of the Kibbutzim in the western Negev were woefully unprepared for a mass Hamas attack and paid a heavy price in civilian casualties, there was one Kibbutz where Hamas did not succeed in conquering the Kibbutz, did not take captives and did not cause any civilian casualties.

The kibbutz is situated at the southwestern tip of Israel, near the border with Gaza and Egypt. A few years ago, the kibbutz nearly disbanded due to lack of people willing to live in the parched, arid zone with few employment opportunities. However a Garin Torani (nucleus of Bnei Torah) arrived a few years ago to strengthen the kibbutz and to build their lives there in pioneering fashion. The young religious families energized the kibbutz and on Simchas Torah all the residents both religious and secular celebrated in the shul with many guests from all over the country.

At one point, Moshe Yedidia Raziel stood in the middle of the circle and began singing Am Yisrael Chai as everyone jumped up and down in unison. At the end of the Hakafos everyone went back to eat the festive meal.

At 6:30 A.M they awoke to sirens around the Kibbutz and the defenders, consisting of nine local residents with army training (former IDF soldiers) and six soldiers, prepared for the invasion. Amichai Yisrael Vitzan told his wife that “this is what we have been training for.” The small force deployed around the kibbutz in different places. Tens of terrorists infiltrated the kibbutz and the force engaged them in fierce fighting.

Kerem Shalom’s 35 homes became a battlefield. In the first hours the force eliminated many of the terrorists and for 6 hours continued the battle alone. In on of the shootouts, the wife of Moshe Yedidia Raziel heard heavy shooting and then Yedidia shouted: “We eliminated them”.

Amichai was calm and told his wife on Whatsapp to make the children feel good as today is Simchas Torah. This was the last she heard from him. A few hours after the fighting started, a terrorist surprised Amichai Yisrael and Moshe Yedidia from behind and murdered both of them. Amichai (33) left five children and Moshe (31) left three children. Both were friends from the same community (Psagot), both were studying social work in Ashkelon and both came to help the struggling kibbutz. It was their heroic struggle which saved the kibbutz members from the fate of neighboring communities. All of the families were saved (two other members of the fighting group were injured) and nobody was taken captive.

The army arrived only at 1 PM after the group had fought off Hamas for six hours.

Armed Chicago tow truck driver turns the tables on suspected drive-by shooter

A concealed carry holder in Chicago turned the tables on a suspected drive-by shooter who opened fire on a group of people after a car crash, according to a report.

“The shooting happened so quickly, I didn’t have time to react,” witness Lorenzo Hernandez told ABC 7 via a Spanish translator. “In Chicago, you go to work not knowing if you will come back home. This happens everywhere. I thank God that I didn’t get hit.”

Police said they responded to a drive-by shooting at about 2 p.m. on the Southwest Side, the outlet reported, and squad cards surrounded a Chicago Transit Authority (CTA) bus.

Hernandez said he witnessed a car crash involving four vehicles and a CTA bus near 47th and Archer that afternoon. He witnessed riders exit the bus before someone in a white Dodge Durango allegedly shot at the group.

“I saw the bus crash happen as I was stopped at the light,” Hernandez said.

A 55-year-old male CTA bus supervisor was hit during the gunfire. The man was injured after responding to the scene for the crash, ABC 7 reported.

Hernandez said he was in his SUV near a tow truck driver when the gunman fired in his direction and hit his vehicle. The tow truck driver, Hernandez said, ducked when the gunfire erupted and he feared the trucker was hit.

The tow truck driver, who did not provide his name to local media, however, reemerged during the shooting and fired off two shots at the suspect, ABC 7 reported.

The suspect has not been identified and fled the scene before police were able to make any arrests. The police department confirmed that a witness with a concealed carry permit returned fire on the suspect, according to ABC 7.

The tow truck driver told the outlet that the shooter aimed at him before he returned fire.

A bullet was found lodged in Hernandez’s SUV, the outlet reported.

“The bullet looked like it was headed in my direction, but got stopped by the car,” Hernandez said.

Hernandez added that the tow truck driver came over and thanked him following the shooting, because the car prevented him from getting shot.

“The tow truck driver thanked me. He said if my SUV wasn’t there, he would have gotten killed,” Hernandez said.

The CTA bus supervisor was taken to a local hospital in stable condition after suffering a gunshot to his thigh. He was not the reported target of the shooting, according to the outlet.

The Chicago Police Department told Fox News Digital on Sunday evening that there were no updates to the case and the investigation remains ongoing.

Woman shoots, kills man in self-defense

A man, 44, was shot and killed by a woman, 45, who said she acted in self-defense early Friday on the Southeast Side [of San Antonio, Texas]

Officers responded to a shooting shortly before 3 a.m. in the 100 block of Denver Boulevard, near Interstate 37. Once on the scene, officers were informed that the woman allegedly shot the man in the chest after being assaulted by him.

According to the preliminary report, the man was pronounced dead at the scene. The woman is cooperating with detectives, police said.

Chicago shooting: CCL holder fires back at gunman who shot CTA employee in Archer Heights

CHICAGO (WLS) — A Concealed Carry License holder fired back at a gunman who shot a CTA bus supervisor on the city’s Southwest Side on Tuesday afternoon, officials said.

Chicago police said the drive-by shooting happened around 2 p.m. in the Archer Heights neighborhood. Chopper 7 was over the scene, where police squad cars surrounded a CTA bus under an overpass near West 47th Street and South Archer Avenue.

ABC7 spoke with Lorenzo Hernandez, who was caught in the crossfire while heading to work in his SUV. He is thankful to be alive after a bullet from the shooting, still lodged in his SUV, stopped short of hitting him and a nearby tow truck driver.

Hernandez, who spoke to ABC7 in Spanish through a translator, said he was sitting at the 47th and Archer when he saw a crash involving a CTA bus and at least four other vehicles.

“I saw the bus crash happen as I was stopped at the light,” Hernandez said.

Hernandez said after the crash, more than a dozen people got out of the bus and impacted vehicles when someone inside a white Dodge Durango shot at them.

Police said one of the bullets hit the CTA bus supervisor, a 55-year-old man, who was responding to the crash.

Hernandez was sitting in the driver’s seat when one bullet hit his SUV, stopping short of hitting him. The engine blocked the bullet from continuing through.

“The bullet looked like it was headed in my direction, but got stopped by the car,” Hernandez said.

At the same time, a tow truck driver, who was helping to move the vehicles, was standing by Hernandez’s SUV when he dropped down.

Hernandez initially thought the tow truck driver was hit, but then saw him jump back up and run around the front of his SUV, where he fired two shots at the gunman. That tow truck driver, who didn’t want to go on camera, told ABC7 he saw the shooter take aim at him before he fired his own gun.

Hernandez said you never know what can happen at any moment, and he is grateful to have his life.

“The shooting happened so quickly, I didn’t have time to react,” Hernandez said. “In Chicago, you go to work not knowing if you will come back home. This happens everywhere. I thank God that I didn’t get hit.”

At the end of the chaotic ordeal, Hernandez said the tow truck driver came over to him to thank him.

“The tow truck driver thanked me. He said if my SUV wasn’t there, he would have gotten killed,” Hernandez said.

Police were speaking with the tow truck driver at the scene, and he was asked to stay behind as part of the investigation. CPD also confirmed a witness with a Concealed Carry License fired back at the shooters.

Police said the CTA worker, struck in his thigh, was transported to Mount Sinai Hospital, where his condition was stabilized. A CTA spokesperson said their bus supervisor was not the shooter’s intended target.

The investigation has forced a shutdown of many roadways in the area.

Armed homeowner steps in after girlfriend’s estranged husband allegedly breaks in

An Oklahoma man reportedly stepped in when his girlfriend’s estranged husband allegedly broke into their home, leading to one neighbor praising the state’s gun laws.

“People just be breaking into other people’s houses over here and… I guess that’s what’s going on. And I’m just glad that it’s open carry in this state because people need to be able to protect [themselves],” Midwest City, Oklahoma, resident only identified as Gabrielle told OKC Fox.

Oklahoma is a permitless carry state, meaning law-abiding residents 21 years old or older are permitted to open or concealed carry firearms without a license.

Gabrielle is the neighbor of a home on Flannery Drive that was broken into Wednesday morning. The affidavit for the shooting states the male and female resident were home when they heard their dog’s barking, prompting the male resident to go inspect, OKC Fox reported.

The male homeowner then encountered Mauricio Alexander Delarosa, 34, inside the home, OKC Fox reported. Delarosa was identified by police as the female homeowner’s estranged husband. The male resident of the home is the boyfriend of Delarosa’s estranged wife.

The estranged husband and new boyfriend had never met, according to police records.

The suspect reportedly charged at the boyfriend before the male resident grabbed his firearm. The boyfriend fired a single shot at Delarosa, hitting him in the chest.

Police records showed that Delarosa had called his estranged wife more than 170 times from Tuesday afternoon until the shooting Wednesday morning.

Delarosa reportedly fled the home after being shot and was found collapsed in a neighbor’s yard. He was transported to a hospital for treatment and will later be taken to the local jail, according to the police department.

Gabrielle warned criminals that many men and women are armed in the state, and will open fire if they come under attack, according to her comments to OKC Fox.

“I guess they see targets, but I’m telling you, you think them single moms aren’t armed, or, you know, them single dads or people are not going to protect their home. You come in them doors you know and you’re not invited you might get filled up with holes. And that’s just the honest truth,” added Gabrielle.

Gabrielle said crime has increased in the Midwest City neighborhood since an elementary school closed last year and is calling for more lighting and safety measures on the street.

Delarosa was charged with first-degree burglary and stalking.

Man killed in apparent self-defense shooting in Stead

RENO, Nev. (News 4 & Fox 11) — An investigation is underway after an apparent self-defense shooting left one man dead in Stead Thursday night.

Officers with the Reno Police Department responded to a home off Lagoon Drive near Mayors park just after 7 p.m. on Sept. 28 on the report of a shooting.

Police found a man suffering from a gunshot wound. He was rushed to the hospital where he later died.

Investigators said everyone involved in the shooting stayed on scene and is cooperating with the investigation.

Authorities believe the shooting was an act of self-defense and no arrests have been made at this time.

Police investigate stabbing in South Tulsa as self-defense

TULSA, Okla. — Police say they’re investigating a stabbing that took place Wednesday night in south Tulsa as self-defense.

According to the Tulsa Police Department, a man was hitting a home near 63rd and Peoria with a stick and looking into the window.

Police said the teen then went out to investigate and the suspect hit him with a stick.

According to police, the teen defended himself with a kitchen knife and stabbed the suspect multiple times, including in the chest.

Police said the suspect was later taken to the hospital and is now in critical but stable condition.

Woman reportedly shoots, kills potential attacker in Colorado Springs

A man was fatally shot when he reportedly tried to assault a woman in Colorado Springs early Monday, according to police.

Around 1:15 a.m., police responded to a shooting at an apartment complex in the 6900 block of Alpine Currant View, located directly southwest of Woodmen Road and Union Boulevard.

The woman who reported the shooting said she had been “about to be attacked by a male she just met,” so she shot him and then left the area, police said.

Officers located the woman in her car at a nearby hospital and found a deceased male in the apartment complex parking lot, officials said.

The woman was interviewed and released , police said.

One dead, one arrested following attempted home invasion in Spring Valley

LAS VEGAS (KTNV) — A man is dead, and another is in custody following an attempted home invasion in Spring Valley on Wednesday morning.

According to the Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department, reports of a shooting at a single-family residence in the 3300 block of Iberia Street around 9:02 a.m.

The caller claimed that two individuals dressed in dark clothing and masks attempted to enter their residence, and their son shot them.

Officers arriving on the scene made contact with the caller, who was identified as a 70-year-old man, and his son, who was identified as a 50-year-old man and the shooter. According to LVMPD Homicide Lieutenant Jason Johansson, both subjects with not be facing charges, as the shooting was determined to be in self-defense.

The father told officers that one of the suspects appeared to be dead in the backyard, where officers would discover the body of a 20-year-old man. Medical personnel arriving on the scene would declare him deceased.

The second suspect involved in the attempted invasion was seen leaping over the wall in the backyard and fleeing the scene in a gray sedan.

About 10 minutes after the initial 911 call, LVMPD also received reports of a reckless driver who drove through a parking lot on Tropicana and Jones at a “high rate of speed.” The vehicle was then seen leaving the lot headed eastbound on Tropicana.

Lt. Johansson says the vehicle was later involved in a collision on Tropicana and Decatur, where the sedan struck two other vehicles. After crashing, the suspect exited the vehicle, and police observed a “non-life-threatening gunshot wound to his lower leg.”

The suspect was transported to a nearby hospital and is currently in custody.

LVMPD will be looking into recent burglaries in the area to see if there are any possible connections. Lt. Johansson says that police have identified at least one incident of interest.

It’s currently unclear if the suspects were armed at the time of the incident.

Officers will be in the area for the next few hours to conduct an investigation into the incident. Drivers are advised to use caution when traveling in the neighborhood and surrounding areas.

“Right now, it’s just gonna come down to interviewing, getting the rest of the surveillance footage, and serving a search warrant on the house and the vehicle,” Lt. Johansson said.

Resident shoots, kills attempted burglar at West Melbourne apartment

Police in West Melbourne are investigating after an attempted burglary turned into a deadly shooting inside an apartment complex early Sunday morning.

According to the West Melbourne Police Department, officers responded to an apartment at the Reserves of Melbourne off Doherty Drive for reports of a shooting inside an apartment.

Officers learned that multiple, possibly armed, subjects had forcefully entered an apartment. According to police, one suspect had a gun.

The apartment’s resident, armed with their own firearm, shot multiple times and struck two of the subjects.

One was transported to Holmes Regional Medical Center, where they were pronounced dead. The second person who was shot also went to the hospital, where they are currently being treated.

Many in the neighborhood were caught off guard. “Oh my God. Sick, wow,” said Sarah Goodman, who has a relative in the apartment complex.

“I noticed six police cars and the yellow tape way out there,” Miles Svikhart, a resident, said. “Yes, it’s very scary,” a resident said.

After getting over the initial shock, people we talked to felt like the people in the apartment really had no choice.

“I mean, I’m a proud Second Amendment person myself. So if you invade my home, I’m going to protect my space,” Goodman said.

“The homeowner had to do something,” Svikhart said. “It’s self-defense. That’s why you have a gun. If he didn’t have that gun, I’m sure he’d be in a lot more trouble.”

At this point, no charges have been filed against the person who shot the home invaders. The State Attorney’s Office will handle that decision.

In the meantime, police are working to find out the motive and if they knew each other.

West Melbourne police say at least three people were in the apartment at the time of the home invasion. No one involved in the incident has been identified.

All sorts of crazy drugs out on the street.

‘He was like a lion in a cage’: Naked man shot dead inside restaurant

MEMPHIS, Tenn. (WREG) — One of the owners of a North Memphis restaurant says she was forced to shoot a naked intruder who threatened her and her family members inside the North Hollywood business late Monday night.

The woman, who did not want to be identified by name, said the man dressed only in sneakers showed up to Mr. Potato Head asking for water and managed to push his way inside, shutting the self-locking doors behind him.

She said the man became enraged when he couldn’t leave the restaurant, began damaging property, and jammed the doors trying to get out. She said he also punched her in the chest and continued to come toward her even though she was holding a gun.

“I was just afraid of his strength,” she said. “I’m pointing at him, asking him to calm down and stay away or get out of the store which the door was jammed, and he had no way out, so therefore I was between a rock and a hard place, and I just did what I had to do,” she said.

The woman said she fired one shot at the man when he charged her and shot him again when he picked up a chair to throw at her sister.

“It’s just a scary sight, and I know that people are saying what they could’ve done, what they would’ve done, but until you’re in a situation, you never know what you will do, especially when the fear hits you. You never know what you’re going to do. He was a big guy, big enough to hurt me,” she said.

The woman’s sister, who began live streaming after the shooting, said the man was like a lion locked in a cage. She said when they called the police, the naked man was on the ground, and she and her sister and brother were still locked inside the restaurant.

She said she went on Facebook to let loved ones know what was happening.

“If the police came in and arrested us or anything, my family needed to know. Somebody needed to know where we were or what was going on with us.”

Memphis Police said a man was transported to the hospital in critical condition and later died. They said a woman was detained but haven’t released any details about the shooting.

The woman who fired the shots said she was taken into custody but is not facing any charges.

She said she never wanted to take another life.

“I’m not a monster. I would never hurt anybody purposely. I just feared for my life and just did what I thought I was supposed to do,” she said. “I didn’t want him to die or anything like that. I just didn’t wanna be the one my mom had to claim to identify.”

The sisters said they recognized the man from the neighborhood. Police have not identified him.

Attempted armed robbery in Alpharetta thwarted by armed bystander

ALPHARETTA, Ga. – A quick draw at a fast-food restaurant as police say a bystander stepped in and shot a robber. Now, the police are waiting to book the suspect on some serious charges once they get out of the hospital.

Police say a 57-year-old man tried to rob the manager at gunpoint, but a man who had just pulled in to order some food also had a gun.

“I’m glad somebody was there to help the people who could have been a victim,” said Shameerah Bates, one of the customers of the Zaxby’s restaurant located on Old Milton Parkway in Alpharetta where the attempted armed robbery took place.

It was closing time on Sunday night. Police say as the manager was leaving, an armed man approached him in the parking lot and tried to rob him.

“An independent witness observed the robbery in process, and intervened in the robbery, and shot the suspect after the suspect pointed his firearm at the witness and the victim,” said Alpharetta Police Lt. Andrew Splawn.

Alpharetta Police raced to the restaurant and set up a perimeter.

Investigators say the man had run into the woods to try to get away.

Officers were eventually able to track him to his location. They found he had two bullet wounds to his leg.

He was rushed to the hospital, but when he gets out, the 57-year-old man will face a number of charges including armed robbery, aggravated assault, and possession of a firearm by a convicted felon.

Police say the bystander with the gun ill not be charged.

“Georgia law allows a person to use reasonable force to protect themselves or a third party when they believe an individual or themselves is going to suffer serious bodily harm or death,” said Lt. Splawn. “We do believe this is going to be a defensive third-party incident, so at this time we don’t anticipate any charges for the witness.”

“I’m glad he was here and was able to stop him. People do stupid stuff, and there’s consequences,” said Angie Trapino, another Zaxby’s customer.

Police say the manager was shaken up and went to the hospital for some superficial injuries to be checked out, but is expected to be OK.

Homeowner needs target lessons.

Homeowner shoots intruder, and he responds, ‘You’re gonna have to kill me.’ So homeowner shoots him again

A homeowner shot a home intruder a second time after the intruder appeared to taunt the owner over the first gunshot wound he sustained, Georgia police said.

Fayette County Sheriff Barry Babb told WAGA-TV that the incident unfolded at a residence on Thursday when the homeowner called police about an intruder. At the same time, the home’s alarm company was alerting the police about an intruder.

Babb says that the homeowner confronted the intruder in the basement and gave him a warning. After that, he fired one gunshot and struck the intruder.

The homeowner then took up a position at the top of his staircase on the second story of the home.

Babb said that the suspect started going up the stairs and said to the homeowner, “You’re gonna have to kill me.”

So the homeowner reportedly shot him a second time.

Deputies arrived about that time, and Babb said they struggled with the intruder to take him into custody. The suspect was transported to a local hospital for treatment for his two gunshot wounds.

Babb told WAGA that the suspect was connect to a “string of crimes” that include a possible murder outside of the state of Georgia. Police are working with law enforcement authorities in that separate state.

Police believe that the man chose the home at random and had tried to gain entry into other homes in the upscale neighborhood.

Authorities have not released the identities of the homeowner or the suspect. They expect to release more information about the incident as their investigation continues.

Fayette County is in the northern part of the state and includes about 120,000 residents.

Here’s a local news report about the incident:

That last paragraph does nothing but prove that Assistant State Attorney is a moron, and/or a liar.

Gun-toting Florida man turns tables on sister’s ex who broke down front door

An armed Florida man who rushed to defend his sister from an abusive ex-boyfriend will face no charges after fatally shooting him, according to the local sheriff’s office.

“If someone points a gun at you and cocks it, you can shoot them,” Escambia County Sheriff Chip Simmons told WEAR News of the incident that unfolded last week.

Escambia County Sheriff’s deputies responded to a home within the Silver Lake Mobile Home Park last Tuesday and found an unidentified 26-year-old man dead from a gunshot wound, the sheriff’s office said in a news release.

Investigators said the man was the ex-boyfriend of a 24-year-old unidentified woman who lives in the home. The man reportedly broke the woman’s door down, entered the home and struck her “several times,” according to the sheriff’s office.

The woman grabbed her phone and texted her neighboring family members, including her 23-year-old brother who rushed to her home to protect her.

Investigators said another argument broke out when the brother arrived, and the ex-boyfriend pulled out a gun and aimed it at the brother.

“At one point, the male that forced entry into the trailer pulled out a handgun, pointed it at her brother and cocked it,” the sheriff said.

The woman’s brother was also armed, and he fired two shots at the man, killing him.

The brother is not facing charges, according to the sheriff’s office. The State Attorney’s Office added in a comment to WEAR News that recent Florida laws have expanded the scope of self-defense for residents.

“‘Stand Your Ground’ has expanded the area of the castle,” Assistant State Attorney John Molchan told the outlet. “We used to have the ‘Castle Doctrine,’ which said that your home was your castle and that you could use deadly force to defend yourself from a murderer or a person committing a forcible felony.”

Teen shoots man who was reportedly breaking into his home near 75th Avenue and Camelback Road

PHOENIX — A man is hurt after he was shot by a teenager while trying to break into a home in Phoenix late Friday night.

Phoenix police say they were called to the area near 75th Avenue and Camelback Road just after 10 p.m. for the report of a fight.

When officers arrived, they found a man had been shot, he was taken to the hospital with non-life-threatening injuries.

Police learned the man who was shot was trying to force his way into a home he does not live in and had no connection to.

A woman and a teenage boy who lived in the home confronted the man as he was trying to force his way in.

That’s when the teen reportedly shot the suspect.

The teen told police he shot the man in self-defense, and police say self-defense is consistent with other witnesses and evidence at the scene.

The man who was allegedly breaking into the home is facing charges, but it is not clear what those charges are.

Concealed carry holder shoots invader in Belmont Cragin; surge in FOID holders in Chicago

CHICAGO (CBS) — Chicago Police late Tuesday were investigating a home invasion turned violent the day before in Belmont Cragin.

Holes in the door frame of a house in the 2100 block of North Meade Avenue show where at least one bullet hit Monday afternoon.

Meanwhile, as CBS 2 Investigator Megan Hickey reported, police said the homeowner who pulled the trigger was well within his rights.

The man who shot the intruder has a valid Firearm Owners Identification card and Concealed Carry license, police said.

CCL instructors said the surge in residents wanting to have and use a gun legally has continued well after the height of COVID-19.

Concealed carry instructors Creative and Alexis Scott were demonstrating with plastic guns and practice targets when we met with them. But they said the scene in Belmont Cragin on Monday is the number-one reason residents continue to sign up for their classes.

“It’s our right to protect our home; our dwelling,” said Creative Scott.

Chicago Police said a 26-year-old man was in his house on Monday afternoon when a man broke in.

The resident, a licensed FOID and CCL holder, shot the intruder twice in the chest.

The suspect was taken to the hospital in serious condition, and charges were still pending late Tuesday.

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Armed intruder killed during Slidell home invasion early Tuesday morning

SLIDELL – A home invader was killed after forcing his way into a Slidell home early Tuesday morning.

The St. Tammany Parish Sheriff’s Office said the attack happened around 1 a.m. at a home on Rue De La Paix. The department said a 911 call initially came in around that time, but the caller hung up before law enforcement could get details on the situation.

Authorities called the number back and a woman explained that the intruder entered the house and got into a fight with the homeowner and another person who was staying there.

All three involved in the encounter were hurt, and the unnamed burglar was pronounced dead at the scene, the sheriff’s office said in a statement. One of the people who was inside the home at the time of the attack remains hospitalized in stable condition.

At this time, investigators believe the attacker targeted the home and that it was not a random break-in.

Woman shot after allegedly kicking in door during home invasion at north Harris County apartment complex

HOUSTON – A woman believed to be a home invasion suspect was shot after kicking in a door at an apartment complex in north Harris County Tuesday, Harris County Precinct 4 Constable Mark Herman’s Office said.

Constable deputies were called to 311 N. Vista Dr.

According to investigators, a caller told them that a woman kicked in her door and she fired her weapon, striking the suspect.

EMS is at the scene for the suspect. Her condition is not known.

Woman shot after allegedly kicking in door during home invasion at north Harris County apartment complex (Harris County Precinct 4)

Constable deputies have not provided any additional information at this time.

Car burglars don’t get any more leeway

Man shot by person that allegedly broke into his car in Bloomfield
(who was also shot by the victim)

Police said a man and apparent thief are injured after an attempted car burglary turned into a violent confrontation in Bloomfield on Thursday.

Officers were called to a home on Cottage Grove Circle at about 5 a.m. for a reported car break-in and shots fired incident.

A homeowner told authorities that someone had broken into his car, which was parked in his driveway. The alleged thief approached him and the man fired what he described as a warning shot into the ground.

That’s when the suspect ran towards a vehicle parked in the road, grabbed a firearm and shot at the man, hitting his arm. The alleged thief fled the scene, according to police.

The homeowner was taken to the hospital for treatment of injuries. Police later discovered that the suspect walked into a nearby hospital with a gunshot wound to his face.

Hartford police said a car with shell casings and blood was located on Madison Street, which is near the hospital. The vehicle was seized and towed to the Bloomfield Police Department.

Detectives responded to the scene and conducted an investigation. 23-year-old Yavier Ruiz-Valez was arrested and faces several charges in connection to the incident, including assault with a firearm, reckless endangerment, criminal mischief, burglary, larceny and more.

Suspected car burglar shot by vehicle’s owner outside SW Houston apartment complex

HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) — A suspected car burglar was shot in southwest Houston early Tuesday morning, according to police.

Houston police responded to a shooting call at an apartment complex in the 6200 block of W. Airport Boulevard shortly after 4 a.m.

At the scene, a citizen waved officers down and told them their vehicle had been broken into.

The vehicle owner told HPD they noticed their car had been broken into, and then they spotted two individuals nearby. That’s when a shootout began with the suspects, the owner said.

The suspects allegedly stole a handgun from the car before the shootout.

One of the suspects was shot and officers applied two tourniquets at the scene. He was taken to the hospital in an unknown condition.

No one else was injured, HPD said. It’s unclear if the second suspect got away.