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— Steven Crowder (@scrowder) April 11, 2022

Alleged home intruder shot in Camp County

CAMP COUNTY, Texas (KETK) – An alleged home intruder was shot in Camp County early Thursday morning.

According to the Camp County Sheriff’s Office, they were called to a report of a person breaking into a mobile home brandishing a knife on County Road 4151. The 911 dispatcher was advised that the intruder had been shot.

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Deputy Brandon Morris responded and was backed up by Pittsburg Police Department Officers. Upon their arrival, the gun was secured.

The victim was taken to a Pittsburg hospital by Camp County EMS and later airlifted to a Tyler hospital.

The sheriff’s office said the investigation is still active and no further information is available at this time.

Dale County homeowner shoots intruder
The homeowner fired, striking the intruder in the head and sending him to a Dothan hospital with life-threatening injuries.

DOTHAN, Ala. (WTVY) -A Midland City homeowner shot a man who attempted to break into his house early Wednesday, according to the Dale County Sheriff’s Office.

“The suspect attempted several ways gain entry into the home, including entering through a child’s bedroom window,” Chief Deputy Mason Bynum told News 4.

The homeowner fired, striking the intruder in the head and sending him to a Dothan hospital with what Bynum described to News 4 as life-threatening injuries.

He said there is no indication that the alleged intruder and homeowner are acquaintances.

Bynum said the suspect’s name will be released after his family is notified of the incident.

Suspect who had been shot in home invasion faces multiple charges

DES MOINES, Iowa — Polk County deputies have arrested a suspect who had been shot in a March home invasion.

The incident happened March 21 at a home near Bondurant. Deputies said a homeowner called authorities about a home invasion before firing shots at the intruder.

Officers had been looking for 56-year-old Edward David Luncsford as a suspect in the crime. He was located on March 31 and arrested on an unrelated warrant.

“While being processed at the Polk County Jail, he was found to have injuries consistent with gunshot wounds. Luncsford was transported to a local hospital where he was treated and released back to the Polk County Jail. Detectives utilized video evidence, physical evidence, including DNA evidence, witness statements, and information obtained from other area law enforcement agencies to identify Luncsford as a suspect,” Polk County deputies said in a news release.

Deputies said confirmation through DNA analysis by the Iowa Division of Criminal Investigation State Crime Lab helped in filing charges against Luncsford.

Luncsford is charged with possession of burglars tools, second-degree criminal mischief, second-degree burglary, third-degree burglary and trespass.

He is being held in the Polk County Jail without bond on a parole violation.

Man fatally shot; initial investigations indicate self-defense

A man was shot and killed in what Citrus County Sheriff’s Office authorities believe to be an act of self-defense.

Sheriff’s office deputies responding to a disturbance at around 4:28 a.m. Saturday, April 2, found 36-year-old Kyle Davis dead near the back door of a home off of West Mistflower Place in Homosassa Springs, according to sheriff’s office spokeswoman Brittney Carman on Monday.

Carman said preliminary investigations revealed Davis had struck a woman, who then returned to her house with significant injuries.

When the woman’s roommate, a man, tried to figure out what happened to her, Davis forced his way into their home and attacked the woman’s roommate. During the fight, Carman said, the roommate was able to retrieve his pistol and fatally shoot Davis.

Carman would not identify the woman or her roommate because they are both listed by the sheriff’s office as victims in the case.

“At this time, initial findings are indicating that this shooting was in self-defense,” she said. “However, this is still an open, active investigation, and no further details will be provided.”

There’s no need to arrest the crim. ‘He’s dead, Jim.’

Intruder fatally shot at home in St. Paul

There are no arrests and Saint Paul Police are investigating after a man was fatally shot early this morning (Fri) while attempting to break into a home in the city’s Hamline-Midway neighborhood. Responding officers found a 56-year-old man waiting for them down the street, who told them a man in his 30s kicked in his front door and threatened his daughter, with whom the intruder had a relationship. The resident was taken to police headquarters, questioned and released. This is Saint Paul’s 13th homicide of the year.

BLUF:
In just the first three months of this year, more people have been shot in defensive shootings than in each of the last three entire years.

If defensive shootings continue at the same rate through the rest of the year, Philadelphia is on track to have more than five times as many of these incidents as last year.

More victims fighting back against would-be robbers in Philadelphia, data shows
On Wednesday, police said an attempted robbery suspect was killed by a customer on Master Street.

PHILADELPHIA (WPVI) — Police are investigating after a would-be robber was shot and killed Wednesday in North Philadelphia.

Officials say a male suspect pulled a gun and tried to rob the store on the 1400 block of Master Street around 12:30 p.m.

That’s when a customer, who has a license to carry, reportedly shot the suspect twice in the abdomen. The suspect died from his injuries at the hospital. A second armed suspect managed to escape during this incident.

This is not the first defensive shooting this year that has resulted in the death or injury of an armed suspect.

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Custer man reportedly shot and killed intruder

RAPID CITY, S.D. (KOTA) – The Custer County Sheriff’s Office is investigating a deadly shooting that happened Sunday night in the Pass Creek Road area.

According to a sheriff’s office release, a man called about 10 p.m. to report he shot an intruder in his home. The 34-year-old Custer man who was shot was pronounced dead at the scene.

Custer County Sheriff Marty Mechaley said the shooter has been cooperative with law enforcement as the investigation continues. An autopsy is also being conducted.

At this time, no names of the people involved have been released.

Homeowner who shot intruder: ‘Had to do it’

BYRON TOWNSHIP, Mich. (WOOD) — A homeowner who shot and killed a man who tried to break into his home south of Grand Rapids early Thursday said he felt he had no other option.

“I told him to go away, ‘I have a gun on you,’ and he would not go away and kept advancing on us. So…” homeowner Alan Lenhart said later Thursday morning. “We had to do it. There was no way around it. Absolutely no way around it.”

Authorities investigating after a homeowner shot and killed an intruder in Byron Township Thursday, March 31, 2022. (Kent County Sheriff’s Office)
The Kent County Sheriff’s Office said that shortly after midnight, the intruder tried to break into a house on 108th Street SW near Wilson Avenue in Byron Township. Sgt. Eric Brunner told News 8 that the suspect was armed with a handgun.

Lenhart told reporters that he and his wife saw the man knocking the windows out of his pickup truck.

“We yelled at him to go away. He proceeded to advance on us. We shut the door, locked him out, called 911,” he said. “I loaded my deer hunting gun.”

He said he had to get the gun out of his safe.

The stranger then went around to the back of the home, Lenhart said.

“When he was in the backyard, he was going, ‘Give me the keys, give me the keys,’ and kept approaching,” he said.

The intruder then went up the back steps. Lenhart said the door at the top of those steps is barricaded but the man was pushing on it, trying to get in. He said he managed to get the door partially open.

“I told him, ‘Go away, I’ve got a shotgun on you,’ and he kept coming,” he said.

“Then he started shooting a me. Bullets going past your head, like that,” he continued, pointing with his finger. “Took cover. And he was going back down, run away.”

It’s unclear exactly how many shots in total were fired.

In all, Lenhart said, it was probably five minutes between when he first saw the man and when he shot him.

“Maybe a little bit longer, but not much,” he said.

When deputies arrived, they found the intruder, 39-year-old Christopher Worth of Middleville, near the home. He died at the scene, the sheriff’s office said.

Records show Worth has a criminal history dating back to 2000 with convictions for drug offenses, vandalism and unarmed and armed robbery. The Michigan Department of Corrections listed him as a parole absconder at the time of his death.

Investigators are looking into the possibility that Worth was involved in similar crime recently.

“It’s certainly something we’re going to vet. This person has a pretty substantial criminal history,” Kent County Sheriff Michelle LaJoye-Young said.

Deputies believe Worth may have been involved in a car crash in Allegan County and two vehicle thefts overnight, and that he tried to steal a car along 108th Street.

The homeowner said it was his understanding Worth’s stolen car had broken down just down the street and he was looking for another one.

Lenhart said he didn’t understand why Worth tried to knock the windows out of the locked truck and expected the keys to be in it.

“He was crazy,” Lenhart said.

Asked if it was tough to do what he did, Lenhart replied, “Oh, yeah. Sure. For sure.”

“Religious man, so it’s still tough,” he said, appearing to tear up. “Scared to death. Who knows when we’ll be done with that, I guess. Hard to go back in your own home after this happens in it.”

He has lived in the home 28 years.

Customer decided if he was good for 1, he was good for 4 and TCOB.

Armed Robber Shot, Killed By Customer Inside Corner Store In North Philadelphia

PHILADELPHIA (CBS) — An attempted armed robbery suspect was shot and killed by a customer inside a corner store in North Philadelphia Wednesday. The shooting happened on the 1400 block of Master Street in North Philadelphia, around 12:30 p.m.

Police say the man was shot four times — twice in the chest and twice in the abdomen by a customer. He was transported to Temple University Hospital and pronounced dead at 12:55 p.m., according to officials.

Homeowner Who Shot, Wounded Alleged Intruder Says He’ll Use Bigger Gun Next Time

An Akron, Ohio, homeowner who shot and wounded an alleged intruder Tuesday morning just before 7:30 a.m. said he will use a bigger gun next time.

News 5 Cleveland reports that 74-year-old James Lowgher was asleep when he heard a 16-year-old allegedly breaking in through his front door.

Lowgher said, “He didn’t belong here and I knew damn well after he came through the door like that, I can shoot him.”

He added, “He headed to the basement and I pumped two into him there. He went down the steps that way and I got him a third time I hope.”

WKYC notes that Lowgher shot the 16-year-old “multiple times” and the teen was taken to the hospital in stable condition.

Police said, “According to the 74-year-old homeowner, the teen forced entry into his home. At some point during the ordeal, the homeowner confronted the teen and discharged his firearm, striking him multiple times. The homeowner was uninjured during the incident.”

Lowgher says he will be ready if there is another break-in: “Nobody else better break in — it’ll be a bigger gun this time.”

Homeowner, 74, shoots suspected teen burglar inside Akron home Tuesday morning

A 74-year-old Akron homeowner Tuesday morning confronted and shot a suspected teen burglar inside a Johnston Street home in what was described as a home invasion, Akron police said.

The incident, at a home in the 700 block of Johnston Street, was called in at 7:26 a.m. The home is in a residential neighborhood east of State Route 8 and Lumiere Street, and west of Hammel Street.

Police said they found a 16-year-old teen inside the home with multiple gunshot wounds. Police gave the teen first aid until he was transported to Akron Children’s Hospital, where he is listed in stable condition.

Police said the 74-year-old homeowner told them the teen forced entry into his home. The homeowner confronted the teen at one point and fired a gun at the teen, striking him multiple times.

Police said the homeowner was not hurt.

The investigation is ongoing. Akron detectives are still gathering information on what appears to have been a home invasion scenario, police said.

Intruder shot at Kirkland home

KIRKLAND, Wash. — Kirkland police are investigating after a man said he shot an intruder at his home.

Police were called to the home on 115th Avenue Northeast in the Juanita neighborhood at about 10:45 p.m. Sunday. Police said the intruder and the resident knew each other. The person who was shot was taken to the hospital.

KIRO 7 video from the scene showed evidence markers on the porch and a car being towed from the driveway.

Investigators said they’re gathering more information about what unfolded.

Dollar General Manager Shoots, Kills Attempted Robber Inside North Philadelphia Store

PHILADELPHIA (CBS) — A store manager turned the tables on a would-be thief during an attempted robbery at a North Philadelphia Dollar General on Thursday night. The manager shot and killed the suspect.

Police say a 36-year-year old man was attempting to rob a dollar store when he pulled out what appeared to be a weapon.

The weapon, police say, was in the shape of a gun and covered in plastic.

The manager, who has a license to carry, then took out a gun and shot the suspect in the head. The shooting unfolded at the dollar store at 9th Street and Girard Avenue just after 8:30 p.m. on Thursday.

The 36-year-old walked in wearing all black and approached the cashier demanding that she open the register. Investigators say the cashier then signaled to the manager what was happening.

CBS3 has been told the manager stepped in and tried to speak with the would-be robber. But that’s when the situation escalated.

The suspect again said he had a gun, and demanded the money. The manager then pulled out his own gun and fired two shots, hitting the suspect in the head.

Police say the whole encounter was caught on surveillance video.

“It appears that everything that was reported by the victims of this robbery is legitimate,” Inspector D.F. Pace, of the Philadelphia Police Department, said. “The shooter did in fact have a simulated weapon, which he communicated that to the store employees.”

Police will be reviewing that video again Friday to see if there was anyone else in the store at the time. Investigators say there may have been one other employee there as well. But no other injuries were reported.

Taxi driver shoots attempted carjacking suspect on West Side

CHICAGO — A taxi driver shot one of three attempted carjackers Thursday night after they entered his vehicle, police said.

Just after 6:30 p.m., police responded to the 5400 block of West Van Buren following a report of a shooting.

Police said a 30-year-old man was providing a taxi service in a red Mitsubishi when he was called for a fare at the above address.

Three males entered his vehicle and one allegedly produced a gun to demand the car, CPD said. At that moment, the driver pulled out a gun, which authorities said he had a valid CCL for, and shot the attempted carjacking suspect.

The suspect was placed into custody and the other two fled, CPD said. After the shooting, the driver collided with two vehicles near the scene.

He was transported to Stroger Hospital in good condition

Alleged robber shot in mouth by victim’s father

A Sequim man attempting to rob a motorhome resident was shot in the mouth by the father of his would-be victim.

Mason Archer-Barrett, 27, was expected to be charged with first-degree attempted robbery after he was released from Harborview Medical Center in Seattle.

A hospital spokesperson said March 10 that Archer-Barrett was in satisfactory condition and on March 13 that he was not named on the patient census.

The attempted robbery occurred in the early morning hours of March 5 at a motorhome parked off the 2400 block of U.S. Highway 101, Port Angeles police said.

Archer-Barrett pointed a gun at the motorhome resident, saying he had no intention of hurting anyone but that he wanted cash as he was collecting a debt from the man, according to the probable cause statement by the Port Angeles Police Department.

The man refused to hand over any money, according to a police report; believing his life was in danger, the Sequim man’s father shot Archer-Barrett in the mouth.

Archer-Barrett allegedly ran from the scene to a waiting car.

He was dropped off at the Olympic Medical Center emergency room, according to the probable cause statement, which quoted emergency room doctors as saying he had been taken to the hospital by a woman who found him on the side of U.S. Highway 101.

Archer-Barrett was transported to Harborview Medical Center, where he underwent at least one surgery, according to Port Angeles Deputy Chief Jason Viada.

The woman who dropped Archer-Barrett off was identified as Michelle Osbourn, 37, of Port Angeles. Osbourn was the alleged getaway driver who reportedly had a relationship with the attempted robbery victim.

The victim told police investigators that he and Osbourn had lived together at the Emerald Inn, and he helped her as she worked to get custody of her child from Child Protective Services, according to the probable cause statement.

Eventually, their relationship ended, and the victim moved to try and get away from Osbourn. The victim told police he was afraid of her and that she had allegedly destroyed many of his items, including his dentures worth $2,000.

Osbourn was arrested and also charged with attempted first-degree robbery after he was caught trying to flee the hotel where her vehicle was found.

Upon her arrest and transfer to Clallam County jail, a small amount of methamphetamine was found on her person.

“Police Lt. Ray Spencer said preliminary information indicates the woman acted in self-defense.” …Ya think?

Woman shoots armed ex-boyfriend who broke into home

[Las Vegas] Metro Police say a woman fatally shot her ex-boyfriend Wednesday as he held a gun to the head of her current boyfriend after breaking into the woman’s home.

Police Lt. Ray Spencer said preliminary information indicates the woman acted in self-defense.

Spencer said the woman, her current boyfriend and her three young children were in the home at about 4:30 a.m. when the woman called 911 as her former boyfriend smashed windows to gain entry into the home. The incident occurred on Seasons Avenue between Pecos Road and Eastern Avenue, near the I-215 Beltway.

Spencer said the woman had a gun, prompting the ex-boyfriend to leave the home before returning moments later with a gun of his own.

According to Spencer, the woman then shot the ex-boyfriend when he put his gun to the head of her current boyfriend.

No other injuries were reported and no identities were released.

Spencer said police will submit a report on the incident to the District Attorney’s Office for review.

He said circumstances of the incident indicating that the woman acted in self-defense include the fact that the ex-boyfriend “had ample opportunity to leave, however he chose to return back into the house armed with a handgun.”

Iowa represent

Polk County deputies search for burglary suspect shot by homeowner

BONDURANT, Iowa —
Polk County deputies say they are trying to track down a burglar who broke into a home.

It happened near Bondurant around 5 p.m. Monday. The sheriff’s office says the homeowner called authorities about a home invasion before firing shots at the intruder.

“Evidence on scene indicates he was probably hit. But we have not located that person yet,” Lt. Ryan Evans said.

Deputies say they are looking for an older white man who may be driving a mid-2000s white Buick LeSabre.

Perry homeowner defends family, shoots intruder

PERRY, Iowa – A man is in the Dallas County Jail after officials say he tried to break into a rural Perry residence Sunday night and was shot multiple times by the homeowner.

The Dallas County Sheriff’s Office says it happened at a property in the 19000 block of 123rd Place around 10:48 p.m.

When deputies from the sheriff’s office and officers from the Perry Police Department arrived, they found 22-year-old Hunter Keasey suffering from multiple gunshot wounds.

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Investigators determined Keasey was trying to break into the home when the homeowner opened fire to defend his family.

Officials say Keasey was transported by air ambulance to Methodist hospital in Des Moines, where he was treated for non-life-threatening injuries. He was discharged and taken into custody on charges of third-degree burglary, fourth-degree criminal mischief, and simple assault.

Officials say it doesn’t appear Keasey and the residents of the home had any relationship and this was an isolated incident.

Shooting death of 26-year-old man in Birmingham ruled justifiable

The shooting death of a 26-year-old man earlier this week on Birmingham’s east side has been ruled justifiable.

Birmingham police on Friday announced no criminal charges will be filed in the Wednesday killing of Jonathan Earl Dancer.

East Precinct officers were dispatched at 11:40 a.m. to a report of a person shot at 6648 Division Avenue. When they arrived, they found Dancer suffering from at least one gunshot wound. Dancer was taken to UAB Hospital, where he was pronounced dead 12:26 p.m.

Birmingham has had 30 homicides so far this year. Of those, three have now been ruled justifiable.

Whether or not you agree with the legality of marijuana, these businesses have a problem. The owners are almost unable to get business banking services,  and thus business credit card services, which makes it a cash only business and a tempting target for thugs.

Suspected pot shop robber fatally shot in Covington

COVINGTON, Wash. — A suspected pot shop robber was fatally shot Thursday night in Covington.

King County sheriff’s deputies were called at about 8 p.m. to the 27600 block of Covington Way Southeast.

A witness told KIRO 7 that the suspected robber had put someone in a headlock in the parking lot.

KIRO 7 was also told that an armed worker at the pot shop confronted the suspect, stopping them from going in, which is when the worker shot the suspect in “self-defense.”

The investigation is ongoing.

What a prosecutor, not.

Justin Smith case dismissed
Craig man’s attempted murder trial does not go to jury after motion granted

A judge dismissed a case that included charges of attempted murder against a Craig man Wednesday.

Justin Smith, who had been accused in September of attempted murder of a man whom he was alleged to have stabbed, did not have his case proceed to trial after defense made a motion for dismissal, and judge Sandra Gardner granted the motion.

Smith is now free and clear of the charges.

A trial was scheduled for May 23, but the court dismissed the case ahead of the jury proceedings after Wednesday’s hearing.

Smith’s charge had stemmed from an incident in which police said he had stabbed a man who had entered the Craig house where Smith was living at the time. Police said he stabbed the man, who recovered from the wounds, three times. Smith contended he was acting in self defense.

In a phone interview with the Craig Press Thursday, Smith said that his alleged victim had entered his house with two other men at 1 a.m. without warning or invitation. Smith said he had pointed a gun at the men, but put the gun down at their urging. Smith said at that time one of the men picked up the gun and, menacing him, attempted to rob Smith. When Smith was going to a back room to get the money the man was instructing him to retrieve at gunpoint, Smith said he then turned suddenly and stabbed the man.

Smith, who was 31 at the time of the incident, turned himself into Moffat County Jail in mid-September, shortly after the incident. He was also charged at the time with Felony Menacing.

Had the case proceeded to trial and Smith been found guilty, he would have faced a possible maximum penalty of 32 years in the Department of Corrections.

Deadly shooting by Clarksville Pike, shooter claims self-defense

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WZTV) — No charges are being placed currently after a deadly shooting of a man by a Clarksville Pike convenience store clerk on Thursday morning as detectives continie to investigate the clerk’s claim of self-defense.

The victim was identified as 23-year-old Cornell M. Evans of Memphis, according to Metropolitan Nashville Police Department (MNPD).

North Precinct officers were dispatched to a shooting call at the 7-eleven store on 3200 Clarksville PIke around 5: 30 a.m.

The clerk, 23-year-old Devyon Johnson, told detectives that Evans entered the store and went directly to the restroom, staying there for an unusual period of time.

This prompted Johnson asking him to leave. Johnson said Evans exited the bathroom in a furious state as he berated him and other employees.

After Evans was repeatedly asked to leave and left the store, Johnson walked to the front of the parking lot, trying to persuade Evans to leave the property.

While on a sidewalk in front of the business, Johnson said Evans approached him aggressively and took a fighting stance.

A physical fight began and Johnson said as he was being punched from behind, he drew a pistol and shot at Evans to protect himself.

Evans was rushed to Vanderbilt University Medical Center where he died shortly after arrival.

Johnson provided a detailed statement to Homicide detectives and the case will be staffed with the District Attorney’s Office at the conclusion of the investigation.

Only problem here is the article referring to the shot intruder as a victim, which is a common theme in locales not friendly to gun ownership.

Vermont police investigating suspected home invasion, shooting

WESTMINSTER, Vt. — One man was shot Monday during a suspected home invasion in southern Vermont, according to investigators with state police.

Police said they received notice of a shooting inside a Westminster home just before 11 a.m. The victim, 40-year-old Daniel King, was driven to a local care center before being flown to Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center.

In an updated release Monday night, police said King was in “stable” condition at the hospital. His condition was previously unknown.

Investigators said the shooting followed a home invasion at Shady Pines Park, a mobile home park in the community. The man shot is accused of intruding with another person — the property owner reportedly opened fire on both.

No other injuries were reported in connection with the incident.

State police said no one was in custody as of Monday night and no charged had been filed.

Authorities said the investigation remains in the preliminary stages.