Category: Slugs For Thugs

Wife shoots man with knife running toward husband in Madera parking lot

FRESNO, Calif. (KFSN) — Madera Police investigators say surveillance video taken outside the Walmart on Cleveland Avenue is helping them make sense of the moments that led to a woman firing a gun for protection.

“In this case, the surveillance video really helps tell the story,” says Madera Police Commander Gino Chiaramonte.

It happened in a matter of seconds.

You can see a man approaching a couple in a dark sedan, which quickly leads to a confrontation.

The woman’s unarmed husband gets out of the car and the man begins to charge at him with a sharp object.

The husband backs up several yards, trying to get away.

“The wife stepped out of the vehicle and shot one round, striking the suspect/victim in the throat,” Chiaramonte said.

The man was taken to the hospital in critical condition.

“I don’t know what the arguing was about,” says AJ.

AJ saw it all happen and tells Action News he was just a couple of parking spots away when he heard the gunfire.

“It all happened pretty quick,” he said. “It was really scary because the shot was really loud. It was just one shot. It was one shot. That’s it.”

Madera police say the couple has been cooperative with the investigation.

They were released last night after going to the police station for questioning. Officials say there are no plans to pursue charges for the shooting.

“It’s not a defense of her but it’s in defense of her husband,” Chiaramonte said. “There was a lethal threat and the aggressive nature of him trying to swing and stab, and you’ll see that in the video.”

Police say they don’t believe the two parties had contact prior to the altercation but the investigation doesn’t stop here.

“It’s not case closed yet,” Chiaramonte said. “We are doing a lengthy investigation into the histories and trying to figure out what could’ve caused this in the beginning.”

Right now, the man who was shot is still in critical condition at CRMC.

Police are hoping speaking to him will provide more answers about the initial confrontation. It’s still unclear at this point if he could face charges in the case.

Paper carrier acted in self-defense in Waterfront Vancouver shooting

The Clark County Prosecuting Attorney’s Office has declined to file criminal charges against a contract newspaper carrier who fatally shot a man last month at The Waterfront Vancouver.

The man who was killed, identified as 29-year-old Kin K. Bossy, had been attempting to steal the carrier’s car April 17 when he was shot multiple times, according to investigative documents related to the case.

The independent contractor newspaper carrier for The Columbian, identified by police as 35-year-old Justyn Vallandingham, fired at Bossy after finding him inside his vehicle.

In a letter Thursday to a Vancouver police detective, Senior Deputy Prosecutor Jeff McCarty wrote that Bossy appeared to be committing a felony offense against Vallandingham, who feared imminent danger or death.

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NW OKC Business Owner Shoots At Suspect After Armed Robbery, Pistol Whipped

KLAHOMA CITY – A good Samaritan helped Oklahoma City police track down a suspected armed robber. Police said Christopher Parker, 19, was arrested shortly after he held up a business near Northwest 63rd Street and Meridian Avenue last week. Investigators continued to look for Parker’s accomplice.
The owner of the auto shop that is tucked behind a northwest Oklahoma City strip mall was still shaken up days after the robbery. He came face-to-face with the armed and masked suspect.

Near the end of the day last Friday, the owner of Flash Auto Repair and his employee were confronted by an unwelcome guest. Parker was caught on a security camera approaching the business from a neighborhood to the west.

He ran into the garage and allegedly demanded money and pistol whipped the owner.

“The victim’s actually thought it wasn’t a real gun and while they complied with the demands, the suspect shot multiple times into the air,” said Sgt. Megan Morgan, Oklahoma City Police Department.

Scared for his life, the employee ran to another business for help. The owner went for his gun and ran after Parker. The owner said he fired back at Parker but missed the teen as he sprinted back to the neighborhood where his getaway driver was parked.

People in the area heard the gunshots and called 911………

The witness was able to get their tag information that later led police to Parker.

“He was booked into the Oklahoma County Detention Center on multiple counts to include armed robbery,” said Morgan.

Police investigating home invasion and fatal shooting

ROWAN COUNTY, Ky. (WSAZ) – Police are investigating a home invasion that turned into a deadly shooting.

At 1:17 a.m. on Thursday, Kentucky State Police in Morehead received a call from the Rowan County Sheriff’s Department about a home invasion on Dawson Way.

Troopers say detectives learned Cody Elliott, 27, from Hillsboro, and another man went inside a residence. Elliott and other people inside fired several shots.

Elliott was taken to the hospital where he died from his injuries.

Donavan Kilburn, 21, from Clearfield, was also hurt in the shooting incident. He was taken to the hospital. Kilburn lives at the home where the shooting happened.

Rowan County EMS and the Morehead Police Department also responded.

Suspect in Ardmore dispensary robbery shot dead

ARDMORE, Okla. (KXII) – A suspect is dead after getting shot during an armed robbery at an Ardmore dispensary.

It happened around 8 p.m. Friday at the Highest Choice dispensary on Grand Avenue and H Street in Ardmore.

Police say the suspect went inside armed with a handgun, and the employee got out a gun. They say shots were fired and the suspect was shot and died on scene.

Police arrested a woman who was in the suspect’s car, Melissa Love . She was booked into the Carter County Jail for conspiracy to commit robbery. Police say the employee was not injured.

The suspect’s identity isn’t being released at this time.

Woman shoots man in the head to defend herself according to Colorado Springs Police

COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (KKTV) – Colorado Springs Police were called to a shooting early Friday morning.

It was about 2 in the morning when a man called 911 claiming he was shot in the head. This happened in the 5000 block of Ridenour Dr. just northwest of the Colorado Springs Airport on the southeast side of the city.

According to police, the investigation revealed the man had strangled the woman and threatened to kill her. The woman was able to get a gun and shot the man one time, “fearing for her life,” according to police.

The suspect, Morgan Chess, survived the shooting and was taken into custody. The woman was released after she was questioned by detectives. The woman and man knew each other, 11 News is choosing not to share the relationship between the two to help keep the victim’s identity from the public.

The incident remains under investigation

Man trying to burglarize Ocala home held at gunpoint by homeowner

A woman held a man at gunpoint after he tried breaking into her residence, the Marion County Sheriff’s Office reported. The man was arrested once deputies arrived.

The homeowner said she was in her residence, located off Southwest Second Place, when she heard a noise by her back door. The woman said she grabbed her handgun and confronted the would-be burglar.

The woman said the man ran and she followed him. She told deputies she fired a warning shot into the ground. The suspect went into a vehicle that was on the victim’s property. She called deputies.

When deputies arrived, the man refused to come out; instead, he hid under a rug. Deputies managed to get the man out. He ran and was subdued with a Taser. The man, later identified as Domonique Travion Hargraves, 28, of Tallahassee, was handcuffed by deputies.

Hargraves faces several charges including loitering and prowling, trespass and resisting an officer without violence.

As of Wednesday, Hargraves remained at the Marion County Jail with bail set at $7,500.

Concealed-carry permit holder acquitted in fatal shooting at Far East Side gas station

A Franklin County jury decided Friday that a 32-year-old man with a concealed-carry permit was acting in self defense when he fatally shot another man during a confrontation at a Far East Side gas station.

Nehemiah Martin of the Far East Side was acquitted of murder charges in the Jan. 22 shooting death of 31-year-old Brandon Clark.

The jury deliberated for less than three hours before returning the not-guilty verdict to Franklin County Common Pleas Judge Colleen O’Donnell.

Although murder cases rarely go to trial in less than a year even without the Covid-19 pandemic, Martin refused to waive his statutory right to a speedy trial while in jail on a $1 million bond, which meant prosecutors had to bring the case to trial within 90 days.

“Nehimah was in jail on a sky-high bond,” his attorney, Sam Shamansky, told The Dispatch. “We felt that we would be fully available to proceed within the speedy trial guidelines and felt a delay would be prejudicial to my client. Usually the passage of time works to the benefit of the defendant, so this was counterintuitive.”

Shamansky, a veteran Columbus defense attorney, said he has never tried a murder case so soon after the date of the incident.

Testimony during the weeklong trial revealed that Martin went to the Shell station in the 5900 block of East Main Street, near McNaughten Road, on Jan. 22 for a pre-arranged meeting to pick up his twin boys from the children’s mother.

Martin testified that he was trying to remove the children from their car seats when he was assaulted by Clark, the mother’s live-in boyfriend, who had accompanied her to the gas station.

Martin, who was lawfully carrying a concealed handgun, said he was being beaten so savagely by Clark that he pulled his gun and fired one shot in self-defense.

Clark was struck in the abdomen. He was transported in critical condition to Mount Carmel East hospital, where he died the next morning.

After the shooting, Martin went to his grandmother’s house, where Columbus police arrested him after he called 911 to report the incident.

The mother of Martin’s twin boys testified against him and in support of her late boyfriend during the trial.

Clark had been released from prison just four months before his death after serving a six-year sentence for a kidnapping conviction in Franklin County, court records show.

3 suspects held off in home invasion when mother unlocks gun in Walled Lake

FOX 2 – Intruders broke into a family’s Walled Lake home in the middle of the night. A mother jumped into action to protect her children.

The woman got the family’s gun out, as they waited for police to arrive to protect her children. Police ended up arresting the three suspects, while tense moments were caught on video inside.

In the video you see two young boys wake up suddenly just after midnight on Monday. Their father had just left the family home near South Commerce Road and Indianwood Trail when his wife calls him to say that someone was breaking in.

Three suspects – two men and a woman kicked in the family’s front door with several dogs in tow.

On the video, you can see one of the man’s sons picks up a phone to call 911.

This husband and father remained on the phone with his wife rushing back home but said he overheard “We’re going to kill you (n-word).”

That’s when this man says he told his wife to “get the gun.”

Moments later that gun goes off and you see on video the two boys ages 9, and 13, run for cover………

Myrtle Beach homeowner shoots at burglary suspect

MYRTLE BEACH, S.C. (WPDE) — The Myrtle Beach Police Department is investigating after a homeowner in Myrtle Beach shot at a burglary suspect Monday morning.

Police responded to a home on Beach Drive around 5:30 a.m. to reports of a burglary, according to a report.

Officers spoke with the victim that said the suspect, who is listed as 15, was last seen heading southbound on Beach Drive when he fired his revolver-style pistol while he was outside.

The victim told police he does not believe he hit the suspect and there was no blood trail that indicates the suspect was hit.

After doing a security sweep outside of the home, police determined there were no other suspects on the scene.

The victim provided officers with video footage and consent to search the home.

Investigations are ongoing.

19-year-old shot and killed in Rock Hill, officials said shooting was in self-defense

ROCK HILL, S.C. — A disorderly call to an apartment on Saturday morning left a 19-year-old shot and dead, Rock Hill Police Department said. Officials said the shooting was in result of self-defense and the defense of others.

On April 24 around 4:30 a.m. police received a disorderly call to an apartment in the 1500 block of Eagles Place. While on the way to the apartment, officers received information that a shooting had occurred.

Once on the scene officers located a 19-year-old male with two gunshot wounds. He was pronounced dead on the scene.

“It definitely gives me an uneasy feeling,” neighbor Ben Cagle said.

During the initial investigation process, officials learned the 19-year-old allegedly initiated a verbal altercation with others in the apartment. Authorities said the altercation then escalated when the 19-year-old began assaulting those in the apartment and threatened to kill them. The 19-year-old strangled a male who he assaulted, officials said, and was then shot by another person in the apartment in an attempt to stop the attack.

Officers said the 19-year-old then turned and started strangling a female in the apartment. He was then shot a second time, then collapsed.

“It’s usually pretty quiet around here, everyone usually just minds their own business and goes about their day. I talk to my neighbors every once and awhile but other than that it’s business as usual,” Cagle said.

Rock Hill investigators said after conducting interviews to collect details of the incident, they reached out to the York County Solicitors Office and it was determined the shooting was in self-defense and the defense of others.

Those involved in the incident will not be charged.

Hartsgrove Township homeowner shoots 26-year-old armed robber in the chest

Man acted in self-defense in fatal motel shooting

BATON ROUGE, La. (WAFB) – Deputies with the East Baton Rouge Parish Sheriff’s Office say a fatal shooting near Siegen Lane Saturday night was an act of self-defense.

According to EBRSO, Aaron Hudson, was shot and killed by Kenneth Jobbers April 24.

The shooting happened at Motel 6 on Rieger Road around 7:45 p.m.

Allegedly, Hudson began questioning Jobbers about dealing drugs in his area.

Deputies say Hudson then entered Jobbers’ motel room and pulled out a gun.

Jobbers allegedly retrieved his own gun and shot Hudson.

At this time, the alleged shooter is not being charged for the homicide.

He was arrested on other charges including possession of marijuana and possession of schedule I drugs.

No charges to be filed in deadly New Albany shooting
Prosecutor Chris Lane said Friday the person who shot John Robertson was acting in self defense

LOUISVILLE, Ky. (WAVE) – No charges will be filed following the shooting death of a man in New Albany last weekend.

Police and prosecutors said they believe the person that killed 42-year-old John Anthony Robertson was acting in self-defense.

Floyd County Prosecutor Chris Lane said Friday the victim in the case is actually the woman who pulled the trigger, saying she acted in defense of herself and her family.

“This is the worst outcome possible, and now this family is torn asunder,” Lane said.

Police said Robertson was shot and killed Sunday.

On Friday, the Floyd County Prosecutor’s office laid out the facts of the case, saying there would be no charges filed.

Chief Deputy Prosecutor Evan Bardach said Robertson was the instigator in a fight that took place in the home of a former partner of his. Robertson got physical with his juvenile son, punching him and his ex-partner’s daughter in the face. Bardach added that Robertson also was biting the face of the woman who lived there.

When the fight moved outside, the woman grabbed a gun that was in Robertson’s waistband and shot it four times, hitting Robertson three times.

Armed Civilian Saves Walmart Security Guard.

An armed civilian saved a security guard from being seriously injured or killed on Saturday in Indiana when he shot at a shoplifter who was holding the guard at gunpoint.

The civilian, who is licensed to carry a gun, was shopping at a Walmart in Beech Grove, Ind., when he noticed a scuffle between the guard and the suspect. The guard tried to apprehend the suspect for shoplifting but could not restrain him. The guard then called police to assist, but before they could arrive, the suspect drew a gun and pointed it at him.

That’s when the good Samaritan drew his own gun and fired three shots at the suspect, which caused him to turn away from the security guard and flee the area. The suspect didn’t get far: Another bystander tackled him as he tried to escape.

“Most of the time, civilians and community members call us when they need us,” officer Samone Burris, a spokesperson for the Indianapolis Metropolitan Police Department, told WIBC. “So, it is phenomenal that when we needed the community, they were right there with us.”

The armed civilian’s intervention highlights the common but rarely covered reality that Americans use firearms to defend themselves in the real world—often without injuries or even shots fired. Academic surveys have estimated the number of defensive gun uses may be as high as 2.5 million per year. A 2013 survey ordered by the Centers for Disease Control found defensive gun use was significantly more common than violent crimes involving guns.

Police arrived shortly after the ordeal and arrested the suspect, who has two prior warrants, according to WTHR. There were no reports of any injuries.

“It definitely does our hearts good that nobody was injured during this altercation,” officer Burris told WRTV. “We thank the public that witnessed what was going on and jumped into action with us.”

Annnnnnd, and other Hammer Slammer

Suspect armed with hammer shot by homeowner in Lucerne Valley

LUCERNE VALLEY, Calif. (VVNG.com) — A 27-year-old suspect armed with a hammer was shot by a homeowner after forcing entry into her home.

It happened on April 16, 2021, at about 9:14 am. in the 36700 block of Foothill Road in Lucerne Valley.

The victim reported the suspect later identified as Robert Garcia forced his way into her residence through a back door.

According to sheriff’s officials, “the suspect entered the residence wielding a hammer and threatened to kill the female victim.”

Fearing for her life, the female victim shot the would-be intruder. Officials said Garcia walked away from the residence and was located lying on the side of Foothill Road.

Garcia was airlifted to a trauma center, however, an update on his condition was not available at the time of this release. Officials said the female victim was not injured.

Bringing a hammer to a gunfight?

Hammer-wielding man breaks into Pearland home, shot multiple times after attacking gun-wielding homeowner

PEARLAND, Texas – Police said a person wielding a hammer forced his way into the back of a home in Pearland Saturday night and attacked two people inside.

The home invasion happened in the 2200 block of North Houston Avenue near East Plum Street at 10:35 p.m.

Police say during the hammer attack the homeowner managed to grab his gun and shoot the intruder multiple times.

Three people are in the hospital and their condition is unknown as of this writing.

With ‘friends’ like this……….

Holly Township man shoots drunk friend who pulled knife

A fight between two men in northern Oakland County last weekend led to one being shot, Michigan State Police said Monday.

A man arrived at his friend’s house in Holly Township intoxicated on Sunday night, and “an argument occurred on the back porch of the home after the visitor was asked to leave,” state police said on Twitter.

“During the argument, the visitor pulled a knife and went towards the homeowner who was in possession of a registered pistol at the time.”

The resident, in turn, fired a single round, striking his friend, state police said.

Both men called 911. The visitor was taken to a local hospital for his injuries.

Investigators learned he had open warrants for domestic violence as well as operating a vehicle while intoxicated. The man was turned over to the Oakland County Sheriff’s Office, state police said.

The investigation findings will be turned over to the Oakland County Prosecutor’s Office for review of possible charges.

I’ll go into no further detail than to observe that I consider the homeowner to have a kindly disposition in not having shot the crim in some other ‘extremity’.

Neighbors shocked after homeowner shoots naked intruder

LINCOLN COUNTY, W.Va. (WSAZ) – The name of the suspect who broke into a house and was shot by the homeowner has been released.

It happened on Bulgar Road in Alkol Monday just before 2 a.m. Law enforcement say they received a call a naked man was trying to break into a home.

According to West Virginia State Police, Jeffery Roberts II, 28, had broken the door to the residence to get inside. Troopers say the homeowner shot Roberts once in the shoulder. He was taken to the hospital and is in stable condition.

Woman shoots man breaking into her Lexington apartment

LEXINGTON, Ky. (WKYT) – A man is in jail after police said a woman shot an intruder at her home early Tuesday morning.

The woman called 911 around 3:30 a.m. and said she shot at a man who was breaking into her apartment in the 500 block of Hollow Creek Road, just off Russell Cave, Lexington police said.

About 15 minutes later, a man walked into a hospital with a gunshot wound. Police said that man, 42-year-old Keith Jackson, was the same man involved in the incident at the apartment.

Jackson was arrested on charges of burglary and terroristic threatening.

He has since been released from the hospital and is being held in the Fayette County Detention Center.

One Of Two Men Shot After Forcing Way Into Area Home, Beat Residents

One of two men was shot after the duo allegedly forced their way into a home to confront the resident about a previous altercation.

Andre Fogo, age 32, and Rachain Wilson, age 28, both from the village of Monticello, were arrested on Friday, April 2, after New York State Police responded to a report of a shooting in Monticello, said Trooper Steven Nevel.

When troopers arrived on the scene they found that the victim, later identified as Wilson, had been driven to Garnet Health Medical Center in Catskill, for treatment of the gunshot wound, Nevel said.

Troopers located the vehicle as it arrived at Garnet Health Medical Center Catskill. An investigation revealed that both Fogo and Wilson forced their way into an apartment to confront the resident about a previous altercation, Nevel said.

Fogo and Wilson began beating the resident of the apartment. Another individual in the apartment fired his weapon and struck Wilson, he added.

Fogo and Wilson then fled the area. The individual who fired the weapon is a licensed gun owner and provided the state police with all proper documents.

Wilson was treated and released with non-life-threatening injuries.

State police took custody of Andre Fogo and Rachain Wilson and charged both with burglary and remanded them to Sullivan County Jail in lieu of bail.

The New York State Police were assisted by the Village of Monticello Police Department, Sullivan County Sheriff’s Office, and the Sullivan County District Attorney Office.

This is an ongoing investigation.

Caddo County Homeowner Involved In Shootout With Home Invasion Suspects

LOOKEBA, Okla. –  Caddo County investigators said a homeowner opened fire on two suspects breaking into his home.

Deputies were called to a home on County Road 1140 in Lookeba on March 22 after the homeowner noticed two suspicious men circling his home.

“He called his brother-in-law which lived down the road from him and told him he might want to come down because he is fixin’ to get burglarized,” caid Caddo County Sheriff Spencer Davis.

Deputies said Tyler Cuccias, 22, and Scotty Runzel, 30, began kicking in the homeowner’s back door.

“When he (the suspects) entered the house, the homeowner fired a shot in his direction, didn’t hit anybody,” said Davis. “Then the suspect fired a shot back at the homeowner.”

The homeowner’s family member began chasing both suspects as they drove away. The suspects began firing shots through the sunroof as they did.

The suspects eventually crashed into a tree nearby and ran away on foot.

Calls were made to dispatch as citizens spotted the two suspects in a field.

Runzel gave himself up to law enforcement shortly after the crash, while Cuccias launched an hours long manhunt.

Cuccias eventually surrendered to police in a nearby field.

The sheriff hopes both suspects learned a valuable lesson.

“I would not advise breaking into anything in rural Oklahoma because they don’t mess around,” said Davis. “Somebody might end up getting hurt.”

Both suspects were found with meth on them and are already convicted felons.

Runzel and Cuccias were booked on complaints of possession of a controlled substance, first-degree burglary and shooting with intent to kill.

Mount Hope resident disarmed, fatally shot would-be robber during home invasion

SAN DIEGO —  A would-be robber was disarmed and fatally shot by a 62-year-old resident during a home invasion in the Mount Hope neighborhood of San Diego on Tuesday night, police said.

The incident unfolded around 9:10 p.m. at a house on 43rd Street between J and K streets, just north of the Greenwood Memorial Park and Mortuary, when the resident came home to find two men waiting for him outside.

Police Lt. Matt Dobbs said one of the men pointed a gun at the resident and demanded property. The resident was then led into the home, where the men began rummaging for valuables.

Dobbs said the resident was able to disarm the gunman, then pointed the gun at him. The man reportedly charged the resident, who fired the gun several times.

The other intruder ran off, and the resident called 911.

Officers found the 39-year-old man who was shot inside the home. They started CPR on him before medics arrived and took him to a hospital, where he died. His name was not released.

Investigators do not believe the resident knew the attackers, Dobbs said.

He said the resident was cooperating with investigators and was not considered a suspect in a crime. “The case is being investigated as a home-invasion robbery that resulted in a fatal shooting,” Dobbs said in a statement.

Asked if investigators believe the resident acted in self defense, Dobbs said the District Attorney’s Office will evaluate the situation. “We do the investigation and present the facts to the DA who will opine on whether a valid self defense claim exists,” he said in an email.

Use of deadly force in Texas

LUBBOCK, Texas (KCBD) – There are currently no charges filed against a woman who police say shot and killed an ex-boyfriend who was trying to get into her apartment Wednesday afternoon in Central Lubbock.

There is an indication there will not be any charges against her.

Police say 26-year-old Selena Carrion was punched in the face before her ex left her apartment and came back. The boyfriend, 26-year-old Leroy Hammond-Williams, is said to have kicked in the door and grabbed her as she ran upstairs.

That is when, police say, Carrion shot and killed him.

”This case is almost textbook self-defense,” Mark Snodgrass, Lubbock attorney who has practiced for around 25 years, said.

Legally, Carrion had every right to defend herself in this situation, he said. That is because in Texas, people are presumed innocent in their use of force if someone is unlawfully trying to enter their home.

But it has to be reasonable. That means someone, without a doubt, though they were in immediate danger.