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DA declines charges in Hawthorne Street shooting, rules death justified self-defense

MEDFORD, Ore. — The Jackson County District Attorney’s Office has declined to file criminal charges in the November 2025 shooting death of a man on Hawthorne Street, ruling the killing was an act of justified self-defense during a violent home invasion.

District Attorney Patrick Green said his office will not prosecute David Rogers, 36, in the death of Martin Uriel Jimenez Jr., 32, who was shot in the early morning hours of Nov. 2, 2025.

Medford police were called to an apartment complex around 3:30 a.m. after reports of gunshots. While officers were en route, resident Thomas Owens, 72, reported that a man had broken into his apartment and tried to kill him.

Officers found Jimenez dead in the doorway of Owens’ apartment. Police said the door had been forced open and Owens had visible injuries, including facial bleeding and bruising. He was treated at the scene by Mercy Flights.

Rogers, a neighbor, told police he intervened after seeing Jimenez break into Owens’ apartment and hearing Owens call for help.

Investigators said Rogers saw Jimenez attacking Owens and fired three shots after Jimenez advanced toward him and reached for his gun.

The district attorney said evidence shows Rogers was not the initial aggressor and reasonably believed Jimenez was about to use deadly force, making the shooting legally justified under Oregon law.

Investigators determined Jimenez was intoxicated at the time and had been drinking heavily at a nearby residence before leaving on foot.

Police said it remains unclear why he entered Owens’ apartment.

Man dead after alleged home invasion; police probe self-defense claim

SAN ANTONIO, Tx —

One man is dead and another is being questioned on the Northeast Side. Around 6 p.m. SAPD was called to the 12200 block of Ridge Crown Street. When they arrived, they found one man believed to be in his 30’s deceased inside of the home with a gunshot wound.

While SAPD is still investigating, witnesses say the homeowner who is the accused shooter was defending himself.

One man says he saw the homeowner walking to a nearby store, and the man who was killed yelled at him asking what he was looking at. They argued, and witnesses say they saw the man follow the homeowner home and force himself into the home.

A coworker and neighbor of the homeowner says the homeowner is a good man.

“Anything that occurs inside someone’s residence is a bad circumstance on the victims part for bringing himself over there. It’s 2026 I’m surprised something happened like this, this fast. It is a sad situation.”

Police are not releasing the name of the homeowner, or the man that was killed. They have not yet determined if the homeowner will face any charges.

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Person attacked outside Bally’s Casino, stabbed attacker in self-defense

Homeowner says intruder shot, killed after entering Las Vegas house

LAS VEGAS (FOX5) — A man is dead after a homeowner told police he intruded into his home before being shot, police said.

According to police, the shooting occurred just before 11 a.m. [Wednesday]in the 5200 block of Greene Lane in south Las Vegas.

Dispatchers received a 911 call from a homeowner who said he had shot an intruder. The homeowner, identified only as a man in his 30s, said the individual, identified as a man in his late 40s. came over uninvited and unannounced, investigators said.

Police said the individual entered the home and a fight ensued before the homeowner shot the alleged intruder. The individual was taken to an area hospital, where he died.

Investigators believe there may have been a prior relationship between the two, although they could not speak to the nature or closeness.

Authorities said the homeowner was claiming elements of self-defense. Police said there is no threat to the public, and the incident is believed to be isolated.

STPSO investigates domestic incident that leaves one dead, another injured in Mandeville

A man was killed by a neighbor as he attacked his girlfriend in a Mandeville-area subdivision early Monday (December 15) morning.

Shortly before 3 a.m. Monday, St. Tammany Parish Sheriff’s deputies were dispatched to Richland Drive in the Greenleaves Subdivision near Mandeville in reference to gunshots.

Upon arrival, deputies located a deceased male in a yard in the 200 block of East Richland Drive and a female suffering from apparent stab wounds.

Detectives with the STPSO Major Crimes Unit learned that the female had exited through a window of a residence and was attempting to get help from neighbors after her boyfriend attacked her inside the home.

The boyfriend was attacking the female victim with a knife when a neighbor exited his residence and demanded he stop. When the suspect refused and continued the attack his girlfriend, the neighbor fired his weapon, striking the suspect. The suspect, identified by the St. Tammany Parish Coroner as 49-year-old Shawn Quinn, was pronounced deceased at the scene.

The female was transported to a local hospital with non-life-threatening injuries.

The incident is still under investigation, and no charges have been filed at this time.

“This was a violent and extremely dangerous situation that unfolded in local neighborhood during early morning hours,” Sheriff Randy Smith said. “Based on the information we have at this time, the neighbor’s actions appear to have prevented further serious injury or loss of life. Our detectives will continue to thoroughly investigate to ensure all facts are reviewed.”

No Charges Filed After Juvenile Acts in Self-Defense Stabbing

DOTHAN, Ala. (WDNews) — No charges will be filed against a juvenile involved in a stabbing after investigators determined the teen acted in self-defense, according to reports from the Dothan Police Department.

The incident happened Sunday night on Fortner Street near Twin Lakes Drive. Police say the juvenile was walking along the roadway when he was approached and threatened by two adult men.

The teen’s father said officers concluded his son was protecting himself. “It was determined my son acted in self defense on his part by the Dothan Police Department,” the father said.

According to the father, who will not be named the two adult men chased the juvenile and made threats toward him. Witness accounts allegedly corroborate the version of events as they happened.

The teen struck one of the men in the neck with a knife , whom is expected to make a full recovery. Because the juvenile is a minor, his identity is not being released. The two adult men involved are facing charges not yet confirmed by Dothan Police.

Coroner identifies Gulfport man shot and killed in alleged home invasion

Gulfport police are investigating a homicide that occurred Thursday morning during an alleged home invasion at a residence in the 1700 block of 21st Street, authorities said. Police received a 911 call about the break-in around 7:04 a.m., Lt. Jason Ducré said.

The shooting happened after a man, identified by Harrison County Coroner Brian Switzer as Dangelo Rayjvon Murphy, 29, forced his way inside with a hammer and a knife and attacked two women who live in the home in an alleged act of domestic violence.

“As he gets in, they go to barricade themselves in a room,” Ducré said. “He starts slashing at them. One of the women had defensive wounds on her.” While Murphy was trying to break into the room where the injured woman had taken shelter, the second woman retrieved a gun and shot him, Ducré said.

Dangelo Murphy Harrison County Sheriff’s Department Murphy later died from his injuries, Switzer said. Ducré said the man had been out of jail on bond at the time of the attack for allegedly kidnapping one of the women. Harrison County jail records show that Murphy was arrested on the offense on Oct. 10 and bonded out of jail 15 days later.

“It appears the women acted in self-defense,” Ducré said, though he noted the shooting remains under investigation.

 

 

Homeowner wounded but fights back in possible home invasion | HPD searching for second suspect

GALENA PARK, Texas — A late-night gunfight during an attempted home invasion left a homeowner and one of the suspected intruders wounded, and Houston police are now searching for a second suspect who is still on the run.

It happened just after 1:20 a.m. Tuesday off East Avenue J in the East End near Galena Park. Investigators said two men approached a home and were possibly trying to force their way inside when they were met by the homeowner and gunfire erupted.

Homeowner drove himself for help
According to HPD, the homeowner was shot at least once but was able to get into his vehicle and drive himself about a mile and a half to Houston Fire Station 23. Officers located him there and took his statement. Police say he is now listed in stable condition.

One suspect taken into custody, one still missing
About two blocks from the shooting scene, on Avenue L, police say one of the suspects knocked on a door and asked for help. Officers responded and found him with multiple gunshot wounds. He was taken into custody and transported for medical treatment.

The second suspect has not been found. Investigators believe he may have left the area in a vehicle.

Robbery Division now leads the investigation
Houston police confirm the Robbery Division has now taken over the case, classifying it as an attempted home invasion.

The investigation is ongoing, and detectives are working to determine the relationship — if any — between the suspects and the homeowner, and whether the house was specifically targeted.

Concealed carry holder shoots car burglar on South Side: CPD

A concealed carry holder shot a 17-year-old boy who broke into his car in Roseland early Monday morning, according to Chicago police.

Officers were dispatched around 3:43 a.m. after 911 callers reported gunfire and a car alarm ringing in the 9400 block of South Indiana Avenue. A short time later, a woman called to say her boyfriend had shot someone trying to steal their car.

When officers arrived, they found a 17-year-old with gunshot wounds to his right forearm and left knee, CPD said. Officers applied a tourniquet to control his bleeding until paramedics took him to the University of Chicago Hospital, where he was listed in fair condition.

Police said the 58-year-old car owner heard his alarm sounding and stepped outside to investigate. He found the driver’s side window of his white Honda Accord shattered, and two males inside the vehicle. One of them displayed a gun, prompting the man, who has a valid FOID and concealed carry license, to fire, according to CPD

The second offender ran east and got into a gray Dodge Caravan that continued east on 94th Street, police said.

Michigan man who shot shovel-wielding man acted in self-defense, police say

A 60-year-old Michigan man who shot another man who attacked him with a shovel acted in self-defense, authorities said.

The incident happened around 5:30 p.m. Sunday in the 1200 block of Douglas Avenue in Kalamazoo.

Police say a 60-year-old man returned a ladder to a home in the 1100 block of Douglas when he was approached by a 49-year-old man holding a snow shovel and told to leave the area. The 49-year-old then shoved the 60-year-old and hit him with the shovel, causing a minor injury, police said.

During the alleged assault, the 60-year-old fired two rounds, hitting the 49-year-old twice, before calling police and waiting for officers to arrive.

The man who was shot was taken to an area hospital, where he is in stable condition, police said.

Police recovered the shovel used in the assault, two 9mm shell casings and a handgun.

The man who fired the shots is cooperating with police and used a handgun that is legally owned and registered. Investigators say video obtained by detectives supports the man’s account of the incident.

An investigation is ongoing and will be sent to the Kalamazoo County Prosecutor’s Office for review.

2 men killed after shooter claims he acted in self-defense while being followed, HCSO says

HARRIS COUNTY, Texas (KTRK) — Two men were shot and killed after another man said they followed him to a neighborhood in the Spring area, according to the Harris County Sheriff’s Office.

Deputies said the shooter told them he acted in self-defense in the shooting Friday night in the 22100 block of Greengate Drive.

First responders said they found two men with gunshot wounds, one of whom died at the scene, and the other was taken to the hospital, where he later died.

The Harris County Sheriff’s Office said the shooter reported that the men had followed his car for a while and tried to block him when he reached the neighborhood.

Deputies reported that everyone got out of their vehicles, and the shooter said the men started kicking him and his car.

According to HCSO, the shooter stayed at the scene and is cooperating with investigators.

HCSO identified the men who died as 57-year-old Timothy Underwood and 59-year-old Keith McDonald.

HCSO said no charges have been filed, and the shooter is not in custody. The case is still under investigation and will be reviewed by the District Attorney’s office.

Homeowner shoots and kills would-be burglar in Kendall

Four people trying to break into a Kendall home were met with gunfire Saturday evening, leaving one of the suspects fatally shot by the homeowner, Miami-Dade Sheriff’s Office officials said.

The attempted burglary happened just before 7 p.m. at a home near Southwest 141^st Street and 110^th Avenue. Detectives told NBC6 the homeowner was inside the home and opened fire when the four suspects tried to force their way into the home.

“I heard two shots,” said a neighbor who added that he had never seen gun violence in the neighborhood before.

One suspect was shot in the upper extremities, police said. That person later died at the hospital.

The other three people fled the scene and remain on the run.

Deputies are investigating the home invasion.

Rapper 4 Block Lil Mari got shot by concealed carry holder during botched carjacking, officials say

A south suburban teenager who raps under the name “4 Block Lil Mari” has been jailed after prosecutors accused him of shooting a woman during a botched South Shore carjacking that ended with the victim, a concealed carry holder, shooting him as well.

Kamari Bonslater, 17, of Steger, was already on pretrial release for allegedly possessing a machine gun and a stolen vehicle at the time of the shooting, prosecutors said.

The charges stem from a failed carjacking on September 7 in the 6700 block of South Cregier. Chicago police initially described the incident as a drive-by shooting that left a 16-year-old boy in critical condition with three gunshot wounds and a 34-year-old woman shot twice in the leg. It now turns out that Bonslater, who has since celebrated his 17th birthday, was the critically wounded teen.

According to a detention petition, the episode did not play out the way CPD first believed.

Instead, prosecutors say, the victim, a 34-year-old woman, and a 31-year-old female companion were sitting in the victim’s parked car when “multiple individuals” approached and struck up a “brief conversation.”

Prosecutors said Bonslater tried to yank open the passenger door while pointing a gun at the women. The victim, a licensed concealed carry holder, reached for her own firearm, prompting Bonslater to shoot her in the leg before she returned fire, hitting him multiple times, according to prosecutors. She then sped away from the scene.

The victim’s companion later told police she recognized the gunman as a local rapper and provided his stage name: 4 Block Lil Mari.

Bonslater was found near the scene with multiple gunshot wounds. Surveillance footage shows him standing by the victim’s car at the moment shots were fired and collapsing as the vehicle sped away, prosecutors said.

The video also shows several accomplices carrying him into an alley. Officials said Bonslater and at least two of those accomplices, who remain at large, fired at the fleeing car.

Bonslater, who has the word “Murda” tattooed on his neck, is charged with attempted second-degree murder, attempted vehicular hijacking, and aggravated unlawful possession of a weapon.

Judge Susana Ortiz ordered him detained pending trial.

Bonslater is the 20th person charged with killing or trying to kill someone in Chicago this year while on felony pretrial release. Those crimes involved 38 victims, nine of whom died.

The “not horrible” series

This report continues our coverage of individuals accused of killing, shooting, or trying to kill or shoot others on pretrial release for a felony allegation. CWBChicago began our series of reports in November 2019 after Cook County Chief Judge Timothy Evans publicly stated, “We haven’t had any horrible incidents occur” under the court’s bond reform initiative.

The actual number of murders and shootings committed by people awaiting trial for felony allegations is undoubtedly much higher than the numbers seen here. Since 2017, CPD has brought charges in less than 5% of non-fatal shootings and 33% of murders, according to the city’s data. You can see all of the “not horrible” stories here.

Grand Prairie resident fatally shoots suspected burglar in self-defense

A Grand Prairie homeowner shot and killed a burglar in self-defense inside his house early Sunday, police said. Officers responded to the 400 block of Santa Margarita Street about 2 a.m. on a suspicious person’s call, Grand Prairie police said in a news release.

The homeowner, who called 911, told police that an unknown person forcefully entered the back door of his home, police said. The homeowner, described as an elderly man, was armed with a hunting rifle and confronted the burglary suspect “who was rummaging through property inside the house,” police said.

The resident, “fearing for his life,” shot the burglar who died at the scene, police said. The shooting is being investigated as self-defense and no charges are expected on the homeowner, police said. The person who died will be identified by Dallas County Medical Examiner’s Officer after next of kin have been notified.

 

 

District attorney says Eugene Walmart shooting was self-defense

On Sept. 5, just before 5:30 p.m., Elijah Lais shot and killed 21-year-old Javier Lagarda-Govea in the parking lot of a Walmart Supercenter near the intersection of West 11th Avenue and Commercial Street.

Lagarda-Govea was reaching for a loaded handgun tucked into his waistband while he pursued Lais and his stepson as they ran to their truck in the parking lot. Lais got his gun from his truck and pulled the trigger first.

That’s the conclusion of Lane County District Attorney Christopher Parosa’s investigation into the shooting, which involved reviewing surveillance and cell phone videos and witness accounts, which Parosa said confirmed Lais and his stepson’s recollection of what happened that day.

Parosa announced Nov. 20 the shooting was self-defense.

What happened at the West 11th Avenue Walmart

A few days before the shooting, on the afternoon of Sept. 2, Lais, his stepson, and his stepson’s attorney were at the Lane County Courthouse for a court date. While they were standing outside on the south side of the courthouse, two men approached in a black SUV.  One of them got out and verbally accosted them, stating something along the lines of “I’m gonna blow your head off,” Parosa said in a written statement.

The day of the shooting, Lais and his stepson were inside the Walmart Supercenter when they again encountered the three men, who began to cuss at the pair and call them racial slurs.

Parosa said as Lais and his stepson were leaving the store, Lais realized the three men were following them and told his stepson to run ahead to their truck parked outside. The stepson confirmed to investigators he ran to the truck and locked himself inside. Lagarda-Govea began to run after the stepson but Lais pushed Lagarda-Govea to the ground.

Lais ran to the driver’s side of his truck and noticed Lagarda-Govea get up and reach for his waistband, pulling a loaded firearm. Lais grabbed his own firearm from the driver’s side door and shot Lagarda-Govea. After he was shot, Lagarda-Govea’s firearm fell out of his hands onto the ground. Lais kicked it away.

“Mr. Lais’ stepson also stated that Mr. Lagarda-Govea was grabbing for his firearm as he chased him toward his stepfather’s truck, and that Lais would ultimately shoot Mr. Lagarda-Govea when as close as an arm’s length apart from Mr. Lais,” Parosa said.

Lais called 911, remained on scene and was cooperative with police throughout the investigation.

The other two men who accompanied Lagarda-Govea immediately fled the scene but were later identified. Police found another loaded firearm belonging to one of the individuals in a field near the Walmart after the shooting.

In making his final decision, Parosa cited ORS 161.205, which states the use of physical force on another person that would otherwise constitute an offense is justifiable and not criminal in self-defense or in defending a third person, in defending property, in making an arrest, or in preventing an escape. He also cited ORS 161.219, which states a person is not justified in using deadly physical force unless the person reasonably believes the other person is committing or attempting to commit a felony involving the use of physical force, a burglary in a dwelling, or about to use unlawful deadly physical force against a person.

Licensed gun owner shoots would-be thieves trying to carjack him in Belltown

SEATTLE — Seattle police are investigating an attempted armed carjacking in the Belltown-Queen Anne area that resulted in a legally armed victim shooting two suspects early Sunday morning.

The incident unfolded around 3:30 a.m. on the 2200 block of 1st Avenue.

Officers responding to the scene found one suspect suffering from multiple gunshot wounds. The suspect was detained and received medical aid from firefighters before being taken to Harborview Medical Center in serious condition, where he remains under armed guard.

The victim, whom police called a “licensed gun owner,” was also detained for questioning.

According to police, the victim had parked his sports car along 1st Avenue when a white sedan with four masked occupants approached. After a brief exchange, two men armed with guns attempted to steal the sports car.

Fearing for his safety, the victim fired multiple rounds, hitting one of the suspects.

The other suspects fled in the sedan before police arrived. Later, the white sedan dropped off a second suspect at Harborview Medical Center, also suffering from a gunshot wound. This suspect is in serious condition and under armed guard as well, the SPD says.

The vehicle and its remaining occupants left the hospital before police could arrive.

Officers and robbery detectives processed the scene, collected evidence, and interviewed witnesses. The victim was taken to Seattle Police Headquarters for further questioning by detectives before being released.

The investigation remains open and active, with the Robbery Unit leading the case.

Burglar shot after attempted break-in near 40th Street and Thunderbird Road Sunday morning

PHOENIX — A homeowner shot a suspected burglar after the man forced his way into a house in north Phoenix on Sunday morning, police said.

Officers were first called to the neighborhood near 40th Street and Thunderbird Road around 9 a.m. for a reported burglary.

While police were following up on that call, another report came in from the same area about a shooting.

Investigators say a homeowner shot a man who allegedly broke into his home.

The man was taken to the hospital with non-life-threatening injuries.

Detectives are continuing the investigation.