Category: Slugs For Thugs

People intervene in attempted carjacking, suspect shot in Maryvale

PHOENIX (3TV/CBS 5) — Police say an attempted carjacking was stopped by people nearby and the suspect got shot in Maryvale on Wednesday morning. It happened around 8 a.m. at a parking lot near 83th Avenue and Encanto Boulevard, which is north of McDowell Road.

Phoenix Police Sgt. Phillip Krynsky said a man was trying to steal a car when a group intervened and the man was shot. He was taken to the hospital with a life-threatening injury. No additional information has been released. Krynsky said the details are preliminary and subject to change as officers investigate the incident. No identities were released.

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Iowa homeowner shoots would-be intruder

ADAIR, Iowa — A homeowner near Casey, Iowa shot a would-be home invader multiple times early Thursday, according to the Adair County Sheriff’s office.

Investigators say their received a 911 call from the homeowner around 4:30 a.m. saying he had just shot someone who tried tried to break into his home. The homeowner awoke to unusual noises and then heard glass breaking before he found the person trying to enter the home through a broken window.

An Adair County deputy and officers from the Stuart, Iowa police department were already in the area, investigating the crash of a vehicle on Interstate 80 near the Adair rest area. The deputy found the vehicle abandoned around 3:18 a.m. in the median.

Investigators say the vehicle had been reported as stolen to the Omaha Police Department.

Officers responded to the rural home after the 911 call and administered first aid to the wounded person. That person was taken to a Des Moines hospital for treatment of multiple gun shot wounds.

Thursday afternoon. the Adair County Sheriff’s Office had not released the identity of the suspected intruder.

Detroit homeowner shoots, kills armed suspect: ‘It was me or him’

Police investigate circumstances surrounding shooting death of man found near Detroit home

DETROIT – Police are investigating the circumstances surrounding an overnight shooting after a man was found dead near a Detroit home.

The discovery was made around 4:35 a.m. Tuesday in the 16500 block of Salem Street, according to authorities.

Officers said a man was found dead near a home in the area. His age is unknown.

They believe the man might have been an intruder who was shot during a home invasion. 

[ya think?]

The person inside the nearby home is cooperating, according to officials.

No additional information has been revealed.

The ‘Felony Murder Rule’ strikes again.

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Tampa dating app meetup ends in robbery attempt and homicide
A woman has been arrested on a murder charge after deputies say she set up a meeting that ended with her brother being shot and killed.

A Tampa woman is facing a murder charge after a person she tried to lure into a robbery through a dating app shot and killed her brother in self defense, Hillsborough County Sheriff’s officials said.

Tat’yana Mekeva Gaston, 23, was arrested Friday and charged with second-degree murder in connection with the May 31 shooting, according to court documents. Gaston was released from the Hillsborough County jail the day of her arrest after she posted $15,000 bail, records show.

Police say Gaston matched with a person on the dating app BLK posing as a 22-year-old woman named “Jada.” She asked the person, who is not named in court records, to meet her at Kain Palms Apartments, where her brother, Jermon Kennard, 18, was waiting nearby to rob the person, the records state.

When a masked Kennard threatened the person with a knife, he shot Kennard with a gun that was concealed in his waistband. Kennard was taken to Tampa General Hospital, where he died of gunshot wounds to his head and chest, records state.

Gaston later told police she thought her brother was going outside to sell someone an iPhone 13. She said she went outside the apartment complex to check on him and saw a male she didn’t know walking away from a gray Nissan Altima parked near the building. She couldn’t find her brother and heard five gunshots. She identified the male as “the boy” who killed her brother.

Police contradicted Gaston’s story with text messages they said they found showing she had asked her brother to come outside quickly before the person arrived.

Nearby motion sensor cameras captured the robbery and placed Kennard and Gaston at the scene, according to police. However, the knife was not visible in the footage, and the shooting was not captured on video.

Even though she didn’t pull the trigger, Gaston is still charged in her brother’s death because of a Florida statute that says when a person is killed in a felony or in an attempted felony, such as a robbery, anyone involved in the crime can be charged with murder.

Kennard was finishing his senior year of high school at Carver Exceptional Center, according to his obituary. He celebrated his 18th birthday in April.

Man Attacks Caretaker And Is Shot Dead In Stockton

STOCKTON [California] (CBS13) — Saturday evening, a fatal shooting occurred in a self-defense circumstance in Stockton, said the Stockton Police Department.

On Saturday, officers responded to a shooting around 6:30 p.m. near Allston Way.

When they arrived, they found a 38-year-old man who had been shot and was suffering from major injuries.

Medics transported the man to a local hospital, but unfortunately, the man succumbed to his injuries.

Due to the circumstances, detectives were called to investigate.

They found that the 38-year-old now-deceased man had tried to physically attack a caretaker in the backyard at a home.

The caretaker, a 43-year-old man, fearing for his life, shot the attacker.

After that, the caretaker dialed 911 for assistance. The shooting looked to be justified at the time, according to the San Joaquin County District Attorney’s Office.

Texas woman fatally shoots suspected stalker who kicked in front door

A Texas woman shot and killed her suspected stalker after he kicked in her front door, police say.

The shooting unfolded last Monday evening in Harris County at the Gateway at Ellington apartment complex. Houston Police responded to the apartments and found a male with a gunshot wound to the chest.

The unidentified man was pronounced dead at the scene.

Police said the unidentified woman shot the suspected stalker after he kicked in her front door. The woman told police she had recently moved to get away from the man, SBG San Antonio reported.

Police said they found damage to the woman’s door frame. Other people were inside the residence during the incident………

I don’t advise the use of warning shots. If the situation is bad enough that it’s time to go to guns, don’t waste ammo on something that’s not the problem. Take care of the problem.

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Homeowner screamed and fired a warning shot before ultimately killing home intruder

A Mississippi homeowner shot and killed a man breaking into a residence Friday morning, police report.

Dispatchers received a 911 call just before 6 a.m. Friday morning about an unwanted person on Johnson Circle. As officers were on their way, the caller remained on the phone with 911 as the situation escalated, Adams County Sheriff TravisPatten said.

“He began to break windows around the residence and found an unlocked metal security door under the carport. He opened that door and then started trying to kick in the other door behind that. Once that door came open, the homeowner fired a warning shot first and then fired another shot which struck the suspect in the arm. The bullet proceeded on through his chest and he was pronounced dead on arrival.”

Patten added homeowners said they didn’t know Harris.

Adams County Coroner James Lee identified the man as 35-year-old Gari Harris.

“It’s another sad day in Natchez,” Lee said. “As always, my prayers go out to all of the families involved.”

The incident occurred on Johnson Circle, Patten said the man appears to have broken windows and tried to kick in the door of the residence before he was shot.

He was pronounced dead on arrival, he said

“At this time, we do not know why he was at that house,” he said. “He did the same thing at another residence up the street as well.”

He said the homeowners were taken to the sheriff’s office for questioning but it appears that they were acting defensively.

“Mississippi is a castle doctrine state,” he said. “While this subject was beating on the windows and doors, the homeowner screamed several times for him to leave making it clear that he was not wanted there. Even after he fired the warning shot, he continued trying to get into the residence.”

DeKalb homeowner shoots, kills man trying to break into his apartment

Police say a homeowner shot and killed a man who was trying to break into his DeKalb County [Georgia] apartment.

Police said the shooting happened around 1:45 a.m. Thursday on the 2800 block of Panthersville Court.

When police got to the scene, they found a man shot to death. The homeowner said the man was trying to break in.

Police are not charging the homeowner and he has not been identified.

The man who was killed has also not been identified.

Chicago man shoots, kills another man who confronted him with knife

CHICAGO – A Chicago homeowner shot and killed another man who confronted him with a knife in his garage Wednesday afternoon, police said.

Around 2 p.m., police say a 36-year-old man was inside his Logan Square garage in the 2700 block of North Monticello when a 53-year-old man armed with a knife approached him.

The victim pulled out a gun and shot the offender in the head, police said.

The offender was pronounced dead at the scene. The victim did not sustain any injuries, police said.

Area Five detectives are investigating.

 

Suspect dies from shooting linked to Fayetteville home invasion

FAYETTEVILLE, N.C. — Police responded to a home on South Shield Drive in Fayetteville on Wednesday morning as a suspect was killed in a shooting that happened after a home invasion.

Police said a man, who they consider a suspect, was found shot outside a home just before 4 a.m. He was pronounced dead shortly after their discovery.

Another man, who lived at the home, was found shot in the leg and is in stable condition at the hospital. Police believe a man they feel is another suspect in the shooting left the home before their arrival.

Several officers, detectives and a forensics team were parked along the street in a residential area after sunrise. Crime scene tape surrounded the home.

Preliminary findings revealed the shooting was the result of a break-in in the 7700 block of the road.

One neighbor told WRAL News that she heard a lot of noise around the time of the shooting., but couldn’t make out what exactly was happening. Many retired military members live in the neighborhood.

Woman shoots man to death in self defense after apartment break-in in Webster

WEBSTER, Texas (KTRK) — A man was shot to death Monday night when he tried to break into a woman’s apartment in Webster, according to police.

The shooting happened at about 9 p.m. on the Gulf Freeway near Dixie Farm Road.
Police said they believe a woman was defending herself when she shot the man who broke down her front door.

The woman was not alone, as police said several people, including children were inside. Officers said she grabbed a gun and fired one shot.

“He forced entry through the front door. I don’t have the information of whether he kicked it or how he opened it, but he did break the door frame and got the door completely open and entered the location,” said Lt. J.P. Horelca.

Police are still investigating the relationship between the man and woman. It is not clear if the woman will face any charges.

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Homeowner shoots, kills 2 suspects during reported home invasion

CARBON HILL, Ala. (WIAT) — Residents in Carbon Hill are in shock after a home invasion Thursday left two people dead and sent one person to the hospital.

“When I arrived on scene I noticed there were two subjects dead inside the home,” Police Chief Antoine Cobb said. “They had ski masks on.

Cobb said the homeowner had been shot and injured after gunfire was exchanged. That man is now recovering after surgery.

“It’s Walker County,” Cobb said. “Stuff happens, not just in Walker County but other counties, too. It just happened in Carbon Hill.”

It’s an incident that shook Councilwoman Cindy Killingsworth.

“You don’t expect anything of this magnitude and this horrific to happen in this small town where most people are close knit and loving,” Killingsworth said.

“We hate that it happened. He’s a big part of our community so we ask that you send prayers,” Kirk said. “Just because we had a little incident today, we pray to God that it don’t happen anymore.”

Chief Cobb said there was one other person in the house that was not hurt, but has been shaken up by this event. He wants to remind everyone to lock your doors and call for help any time there’s an emergency.

UPDATE (5/26): Walker County Coroner joey Vick tells CBS 42 that a shooting that left two people dead and another injured occurred during a reported home invasion.

Alleged robber shot dead by licensed firearm holder in Portland

Detectives from the Criminal Investigations Branch in Portland, are investigating the shooting death of a man by a licensed firearm holder during an alleged robbery in the community of Nonsuch, this morning.

Shortly after 3 a.m., the unidentified man reportedly entered the home of a retiree, held him up at gunpoint and proceeded to rob him of cash, jewellery, and a cell phone, police reports say.

During the robbery, the homeowner, who is a licensed firearm holder, managed to pull his gun and fired a single shot in the direction of the robber, the police said.

The man was hit in the chest area.

An alarm was raised and the intruder was reportedly found lying on his back with a weapon beside him. He was pronounced dead on the scene by a doctor.

2 injured in West Chester home invasion shooting

WEST CHESTER, Ohio (WXIX) -Two people are in the hospital after a home invasion shooting happened in West Chester early Saturday morning.

According to the West Chester Public Information Officer, Barb Wilson, a man broke into the house on Timber Rail Court on West Chester road around 4 a.m.

Wilson says that the intruder began assaulting the homeowners, dragging one of them outside. While the intruder was assaulting one homeowner, the other homeowner shot the intruder.

The intruder was someone known to the homeowners, Wilson said.

Wilson adds that one homeowner was taken to the hospital for lacerations.

The intruder was also taken to the hospital. The severity is unclear at this time.

Police are still investigating.

Two killed in home invasion in Carbon Hill, third hospitalized

CARBON HILL, Ala. (WBRC) – Authorities in Carbon Hill are investigating a deadly shooting and home invasion.

According to a Facebook post by Carbon Hill Police, the incident happened Thursday morning on 4th Avenue NE near Marlin Jordan Road. Carbon Hill Police Antoine Cobb says that once on the property and inside the home, law enforcement discovered the two intruders dead due to gun shot wounds. The homeowner fired the shots but he was also struck during the exchange of gun fire at least once in the stomach.

He is now being treated at a hospital in Birmingham. The Police Chief stressing that is appears the home owner was acting in self defense.

“I look at it, if someone comes in your home, trying to harm you, you don’t have a choice. The subjects were wearing ski masks and they entered that home to do something,” said Chief Cobb.

There was one other residents inside at the time of the intrusion. Law enforcement says the other was shaken up, but not physically harmed during the exchange of gun fire. Walker County Sheriffs deputies also responded to the scene. We will keep you updated as we learn more on this developing story.

‘Good gal with a gun’: Woman with pistol kills gunman at party

CHARLESTON, WV (WOWK) – Charleston Police say that a woman’s actions on Wednesday night may have prevented a mass casualty event.

According to CPD around 10:45 on Wednesday night officers arrived outside of the Renaissance Circle apartment complex for a report of a shooting. When police got there, they found the gunshot victim, 37-year-old Dennis Butler of Charleston, with multiple gunshot wounds. Butler later died.

Police say they discovered that earlier that night, Butler was approached about speeding in the apartment complex while children were playing. Police say Butler then left the complex and returned a short time later when he parked his vehicle in front of the apartment, pulled out an AR-15 style rifle and started firing at people attending a party.

Police say a bystander attending the party quickly pulled out her pistol and fired at Butler, fatally injuring him.

“Instead of running from the threat, she engaged with the threat and saved several lives last night,” said Lieutenant Tony Hazelett. “She was lawfully carrying a firearm and stopped a threat. There was a graduation party and a party with kids so obviously someone just graduated high school and we could have had a casualty shooting.”

Charleston Police say several witnesses and the person who fired the gun waited on police to get there and fully cooperated with the investigation.

At this time, no one has been charged in the shooting. The investigation now goes to the Kanawha County Prosecutor’s office for review.

Victim shoots Hammond teen after robbery and altercation; suspect’s mother also arrested

HAMMOND, La. (WVUE) – A 17-year-old was shot in the chest after getting into a struggle with a resident in what the Tangipahoa Parish Sheriff’s Office is saying was an armed robbery.

District Attorney Scott Perrilloux’s office says that Ermonee “Money” Bell, 17, of Hammond, will be charged as an adult due to the severity of the crimes. Bell faces armed robbery, attempted first-degree murder, and one count of illegal carrying of a weapon.

TPSO Chief Jimmy Travis also said that Bell’s mother, Prince Felder Bell, 42, has been arrested and faces a charge of one count of improper supervision of a minor.

Travis says that the incident occurred on Sat., May 14 on Klein Road where they found Bell suffering from a gunshot wound on the scene. He was later sent to North Oaks Medical Center for care.

Deputies determined that during a robbery, the victim fought back and shot Bell.

Bell was booked into the Tangipahoa Parish Jail on Mon., May 23.

‘I had to do what I had to do:’ Florida woman, 69, shoots, kills intruder

ORLANDO, Fla. – A 69-year-old woman shot and killed an intruder Sunday afternoon during a home invasion in Orange County, according to sheriff’s officials.

The fatal shooting happened around 12:30 p.m. in the 6500 block of Bentwood Street, near Colonial Drive and Semoran Boulevard.

The Orange County Sheriff’s Office said deputies were called to a burglary in progress and found a man in who had been shot by the homeowner. Deputies later identified the man as 38-year-old Ezequiel Rosario-Torres.

The man was taken to a hospital, where he was pronounced dead, deputies said.

“I feel sorry for his family, but I had to do what I had to do,” said Virginia Morrison, who owns the home.

The sheriff’s office told News 6 that the man entered the home and startled Morrison, who asked the man to leave. She shot the man when he refused to leave the property, according to deputies.

Morrison, who is cooperating with investigators, told detectives that she had never seen the man before.

“Something wasn’t right with the man,” she said, adding that he didn’t say a word. “He had a blank look on his face.”

She said she thought her fiance was outside, so the door to the house was unlocked.

Morrison said the stranger stepped inside so she asked him who he was and what he wanted, but he did not respond.

“I said, ‘I’m getting my damn gun.’ So I went to my bedroom and got my gun and I went out the back door and I came to the fence and he sees me and he starts toward me,” Morrison said. “I fired a shot above him, then said, ‘Back off, dude. I’ll shoot you.’ And he kept coming toward me, so I shot him.”

Morrison said it was the first time she’s ever used her gun.

“Keep your doors locked. Anybody can walk into your house now,” she said. “I killed a man. I didn’t intend to do that. I’m trying to protect me and (my fiance).”

The state attorney’s office will determine whether charges will be filed in the case.

An investigation is ongoing.

Comment O’ The Day
The robbery rattled residents in the area. “I thought this was a very safe neighborhood,” Walnut resident Elaine Thai told CBS News Los Angeles.

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It’s sad that people have to get such a wake up call to realize that no one neighborhood is any more ‘safe’ than another. This has been proven time and time again, yet people continually are shocked when their ‘bubble’ gets popped.

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Suspect Killed In LA County Home Invasion Robbery
A young couple found an intruder in their Walnut home early Saturday morning and shot one of two suspects, according to sheriff’s officials.

WALNUT, CA — A suspected home-invasion robber was shot and killed in a confrontation with residents in Walnut over the weekend and a second suspect is at large, according to the Los Angeles Sheriff’s Department.

The shooting occurred early Saturday morning when a husband and wife heard footsteps inside their home in the 20000 block of East Country Hollow Drive, according to the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department.

A 27-year-old man and his 26-year-old wife heard strange noises at about 4 a.m. and went to investigate when the man “was confronted by a male suspect armed with a handgun and a shooting ensued,” sheriff’s officials said.

“The suspect sustained gunshot wounds to his upper torso and was pronounced deceased at the scene,” the sheriff’s department said.

Neither resident was injured in the shooting, and the suspect’s gun was recovered at the scene, according to the Los Angeles sheriff’s Department.

A second suspect fled the location. The robbery rattled residents in the area.

“I thought this was a very safe neighborhood,” Walnut resident Elaine Thai told CBS News Los Angeles.

Walnut officials stressed the city’s safety Sunday and said the sheriff’s department would be “utilizing all of their resources to investigate” the shooting death of a suspected burglar by a homeowner.

“The City of Walnut places safety as a top priority within this community and crime rates have been continually low compared to neighboring cities,” according to a statement released Sunday by the city. “This type of incident is uncommon in our City and the Walnut Sheriff’s Station will be utilizing all of their resources to investigate the matter.

“The City of Walnut is relieved the homeowners are safe and were able to defend himself, his family and his home. We will continue to work with the Walnut Sheriffs to keep the residents of our community safe. We as a Council are committed to the public safety of our residents,” the statement continued.

Attempted robbery in Antioch turns into self-defense fatal shooting
One man dead, another hospitalized after gunfire at apartment

ANTIOCH — One man died and another was injured after gunfire at an apartment early Friday that resulted from an attempted robbery, police said.

Police did not make any arrests and called the shooting a case of self-defense. Authorities did not identify either man immediately.

The self-defense shooting was one of two that occurred in the eastern area of Contra Costa County early Friday. An Oakley woman also fatally shot a man against whom she had filed a restraining order for elder abuse, police said.

The Antioch shooting happened about 3:30 a.m. in the 2100 block of Lemontree Way, police Sgt. Matthew Koch said in a statement.

Officers arrived after hearing reports of a shooting and found both men injured, Koch said. A 37-year-old died at the scene, and a 29-year-old was in stable condition at a hospital Friday, Koch said.

According to police, the 37-year-old tried to force the 29-year-old resident into his apartment unit and wanted to rob him. The resident got his hands on a gun — police did not say if the gun belonged to the homeowner — and shot the suspect, fatally wounding him. Before he died, the 37-year-old returned fire, hitting the resident in the lower body, police said.

An ambulance took the younger man to a hospital. Authorities did not immediately identify the person killed, pending confirmation of their identity and notification of next of kin.