Category: Slugs For Thugs

Sherman homeowner shoots suspected burglar

SHERMAN, Texas (KXII) – A homeowner shot a suspected burglar in Sherman Monday afternoon, leading to the arrest of the person who was shot.

Sherman Police quickly responded to a call for shots fired that came from the home in the 1300 block of East Ida Road,

“Officers located the homeowner and detectives were called. To this point in our investigation, it appears that the firearms discharge was justified according to state law,” said Lieutenant Sam Boyle with the Sherman Police Department.

Sherman PD received the call from the homeowner around 5 PM. Within five minutes of arriving, officers detained an individual nearby, matching the description of a suspected home intruder.

“Allegedly, the other individual who has been detained was caught breaking into the homeowner’s shed behind his home, when the homeowner confronted him, the suspect allegedly charged him with a screwdriver and the homeowner is claiming self-defense with the discharge of the firearm,” said Boyle.

Boyle said that there were burglary tools located on the scene.

“There were some evidence found that would support the homeowner’s claim. We’re not seeing anything that refutes his claim at this point.”

When the individual, Jose Menjivar, was detained less than a block away, he was taken to a local hospital.

Menjivar suffered minimal injuries to his hand from the shot.

“We’ll confer with the DA’s office once we get some solidified facts and get a statement from the detained person,” Boyle said.

Menjivar was arrested for burglary of a building.

The investigation is still ongoing but charges will be filed against Menjivar for the burglary.

Longview man shot by homeowner after allegedly fleeing crash, trespassing in house

LONGVIEW, Texas (KLTV) – A man has died after allegedly running from the scene of a crash and then attempting to break into more than one home on Sunday.

At about 12:38 a.m., a hit-and-run crash was reported to officers in the area of George Richey and Fenton Road, according to a release from the Longview Police Department.

When police arrived, they said they found one person trapped in an SUV. The driver of the other vehicle had fled the scene on foot, according to witnesses.

About 20 minutes later, the police department received a call about someone attempting to trespass in a home in the 3600 block of Stracener. The reporting party told police that a man attempted to enter his house and then ran off once the resident confronted him with a gun.

Several minutes later, someone from the 3600 block of Clemens Road reported a person had entered their home and been shot by the resident. The first officers on scene immediately attempted life-saving measures on the injured man, later identified as Johan Nino, 23, of Longview, the release said. He was then taken to a hospital by Longview Fire EMS, but died from his injuries.

Police said it is believed that Nino was the driver who fled the initial crash scene and then attempted to break into other homes before entering the house on Clemens Road.

Police have said they will continue investigating this incident, and there are no criminal charges being filed against anyone else at this time.

Homeowners hold burglary suspect at gunpoint in Arcadia

A burglary suspect confronted by an armed homeowner was held at gunpoint until police arrived in Arcadia [California] Sunday night.

Police responded to the residential burglary call in the 400 block of Walnut Avenue in the San Gabriel Valley shortly before midnight.

Investigators learned that several suspects exited the residence and were confronted by the homeowners as they waited for officers outside, a spokesperson from the Arcadia Police Department told KTLA.

One homeowner fired a gun into the air when a fight broke out between one of the suspects and another homeowner, the spokesperson said.

The homeowners then kept the suspect from fleeing until officers arrived.

That suspect, and three others who fled the scene in a vehicle, were all detained in connection with the incident, police said.

Police said no one was injured by the gunfire.

Paramedics treated the homeowner who was involved in the fight for minor injuries.

LUFKIN PD: Suspect in Vehicle Theft Fatally Shot in Self Defense

Lufkin [Texas] Police have released details on a shooting incident that took place Wednesday night.

The Lufkin Police Department is investigating a fatal overnight shooting stemming from an attempted vehicle theft with the victim’s family inside.

Marco Leyva, 25, told officers that he stopped at his business in the 1800 block of East Lufkin Avenue around 9 p.m. yesterday (Wednesday).

Leyva said that an unknown black male entered his running truck with his wife and baby daughter inside.

Despite Leyva’s warnings and offers of an alternative vehicle, a physical altercation ensued, resulting in the suspect being shot.

Upon police arrival, Leyva was detained while the suspect received medical aid but later died at a local hospital.

Despite initial difficulty in identifying the suspect, officers discovered a paper sack at the scene, suggesting a recent jail release. The Angelina County Jail is just a few blocks away from the site of the shooting.

Subsequent contact with the jail confirmed the suspect’s identity as Jarvis Houston, 47, of Lufkin. Jail officials informed officers that Houston had been released less than an hour prior on charges of assault/family violence causing bodily injury and an active warrant.

Surveillance footage from the business confirmed Leyva’s account of what led to the shooting. No charges are expected against Leyva, as the incident is believed to be a case of self-defense, however, it is being sent to the Angelina County District Attorney’s Office for review.

1 DEAD AFTER EXCHANGING GUNFIRE, ATTEMPTING TO ENTER PONCA CITY HOME FORCIBLY

One person died after exchanging gunfire, and attempting to enter a home in Ponca City forcibly, police confirmed.

According to a press release from Ponca City Police, officers responded to a report of a home invasion with gunshots around 7:00 p.m., near West Central Avenue and South Flormable Street in Ponca City on Sunday.

Police say that when officers arrived on the scene, witnesses shared that a person had been shot after attempting to force his way into a residence, and fire shots at the residents who lived there.

Officers found 29-year-old Jacob S. Grudowski near the residence, with multiple gunshot wounds, police said.

Police shared that authorities attempted life-saving measures, but Grudowski was pronounced dead at the scene.

Police confirmed that Grudowski had been involved in a domestic situation with one of the residents at this home. When Grudowski arrived at the home, he fired multiple gunshots after attempting to enter the home forcibly, police said.

Grudowski exchanged gunfire with one of the residents, which resulted in fatal gunshot wounds, police confirmed.

CCL holder shoots at would-be carjackers on Chicago’s Northwest Side

CHICAGO (CBS) — A concealed carry license holder fired shots at a group who attempted to carjack him on the Northwest Side early Saturday morning.

Chicago police said around 3:30 a.m., a 34-year-old man was walking to his car in the 3700 block of North Spaulding Avenue when a black sedan pulled up, and three armed offenders exited and demanded the keys to his vehicle.

The man then pulled out his handgun and fired at the group, who returned to the sedan and left the scene, police said.

No injuries were reported, and no one is in custody.

Area 5 detectives were investigating.

3 Concealed Carry Holders Open Fire On Attackers Over Weekend, Shooting 4 People

CHICAGO — Three concealed carry holders across Chicago fired at their attackers in self defense this weekend, wounding four people in the three shootings, according to police.

Two of the shootings took place on the Northwest Side and one in Chatham.

At around 11:30 p.m. Friday, a 43-year-old man was arguing with three men in the 4700 block of West Wrightwood Avenue in Belmont Cragin when the three men then attacked him, police said. The 43-year-old then pulled out a handgun and shot three attackers.

A 29-year-old man was shot five times in his torso, a 22-year-old was shot once in his chest and a 55-year-old man was shot in his neck, police said. All three were taken to area hospitals in critical condition.

The shooter suffered blunt-force trauma to his head and body in the attack and was taken to Mt. Sinai Hospital in critical condition. The man was a concealed carry license holder, police said.

The man who opened fire is next-door neighbors to his three attackers, and the shooting happened during a party, neighbors told CBS 2.

The second shooting involving a concealed carry holder this weekend happened around 3:30 a.m. Saturday. That’s when a 34-year-old man was walking to his car in the 3700 block of North Spaulding Avenue in Irving Park when three people got out of a black car with guns drawn and demanded the man’s car keys, police said.

The man then pulled out his licensed handgun and shot at the car, prompting the robbers to flee the scene. There were no injuries reported, according to police.

Around 12:50 a.m. Sunday, a 50-year-old man was trying to break into a house in the 8100 block of South Champlain Avenue when a homeowner opened fire on the intruder, police said. The man was shot in his back and was taken by paramedics to University of Chicago Hospital, where he was listed in critical condition, according to police.

The homeowner who opened fire is a registered concealed carry license holder, police said.

The three incidents remain under investigation by police and no arrests have been announced as of Sunday.

Since 2013, Illinois residents have been legally allowed to carry a concealed gun if they have the proper concealed carry license. To obtain a license, applications cannot have found guilty of felonies or certain misdemeanor offense, among other restrictions. License holders must also complete 16 hours of firearms training.

Armed intruder arrested after being shot by homeowner in Taylor

TAYLOR, Texas – An armed intruder is under arrest after being shot during a break-in, police say.

Taylor police say Austin Sumpter was armed with a knife when he broke into a home in the 2300 block of Donna Drive on Monday around 11:35 p.m.

The homeowner called 911, and as officers were on the way, Sumpter made his way inside and the homeowner shot him, police say.

When officers arrived, they found Sumpter lying on the front porch with a gunshot wound to his hip.

Officers collected a large knife with a sheath that was inscribed “Hail Satan” that Sumpter had been carrying, and Sumpter was taken to a hospital.

He was released on Wednesday at 11:30 a.m. and placed under arrest for Burglary of a Habitation with Commission of a Felony, a 2nd degree felony.

Homeowner shoots intruder

A man was shot by a resident Monday night as he entered a home uninvited.

The Taylor [Texas] Police Department is investigating a shooting that happened in the 2300 block of Donna Drive.

According to police reports, officers responded to a call at 11:35 p.m. for a man with a knife attempting to enter a house on Donna Drive. As officers were in route to the address, the man was in the house and had been shot by the homeowner.

When police arrived, the suspect had exited the home and was lying on the front porch with a gunshot wound to his hip. Officers identified the suspect as Austin Sumpter, 23, of Thrall.

Police found a large knife with a sheath that was inscribed “Hail Satan” that the suspect was carrying. The wounded man was taken to the hospital for non-life-threatening injuries.

Police obtained a warrant charging the suspect with burglary of a habitation with commission of felony, a second-degree felony. The warrant will be served once the suspect is released from medical care.

Attacker shot and killed inside Carmichael apartment. Deputies say he was girlfriend’s ex

A man was shot and killed Sunday morning after Sacramento County sheriff’s deputies said he forced his way into a home and assaulted his ex-girlfriend’s new beau as the couple slept in their Carmichael apartment.

The shooting took place on the 5900 block of Sutter Avenue in the Sutter Crossing apartments when the man, described by deputies as an ex-boyfriend, forced his way into the home, according to Sgt. Amar Gandhi, a spokesman for the Sheriff’s Office.

Deputies were called to the scene by the resident, who said that the man had broken into the home and assaulted him while he and his girlfriend were asleep.

According to radio dispatches reviewed by The Sacramento Bee, the male resident of the apartment called 911 just before 2 a.m., telling dispatchers that the intruder had “choked” him.

According to Gandhi, a fight ensued and the resident furnished a firearm during the assault and shot back at the intruder. According to audio dispatches, the resident had fired one shot from a handgun stored under his pillow, then he and his girlfriend escaped the bedroom and hid in the living room to call 911.

Soon after deputies arrived, Sacramento Metropolitan Fire District personnel arrived on scene and pronounced the intruder dead, Gandhi said.

Many details of the encounter — including whether the firearm was registered to the resident — were unknown, Gandhi said, as homicide investigators combed the scene, though the woman did identify the victim as her ex-boyfriend. No arrests were made.

“A lot of this is still going through (the investigation process),” Gandhi said outside the otherwise quiet complex.

“Both the boyfriend and girlfriend, and everybody’s, been very cooperative. So, right now, they’re just kind of working through fact-finding. … There’s a lot of questions that still have to get answered.”

The identity of the man is expected to be released by the Coroner’s Office once relatives are notified of his death.

I’ve driven this stretch of highway many times.

Carjacking victim shoots alleged thief after brutal attack on I-65 in Louisville

LOUISVILLE, Ky. (WDRB) — An Elizabethtown man faces multiple charges, including attempted murder and strangulation after police said he was shot by the man he had allegedly carjacked Thursday morning.

According to court documents, Louisville Metro Police officers were called to a vehicle collision on the Outer Loop, near Preston Highway, around 7:30 a.m. where they found Jason Calhoun, 45, with multiple gunshot wounds.

Investigators said they believed Calhoun had been involved in a fight with another person on Interstate 65 near Fern Valley Road.

An arrest citation said before police responded to the crash scene, they had also received a call about a possible carjacking on I-65 at the Outer Loop and determined the two cases were related.

The victim of the carjacking told police his vehicle had broken down at the I-65 North, Outer Loop exit. He said he left the scene and returned in his wife’s vehicle, which he positioned behind his broken down vehicle. Police said that’s when the victim noticed the suspect, Calhoun, walking behind his vehicle while he was sitting inside it, the report says.

Police said Calhoun opened the door and demanded the victim give him the vehicle. When the victim told Calhoun he had a gun in the car, he demanded it too and began reaching for it. The victim was able to grab the gun, and Calhoun began “kicking and striking him.” The citation said the victim had “obvious footprints” from Calhoun’s boots on his clothing.

The victim told officers that at one point, Calhoun said “give me your eyeball” and began grabbing at his left eye, hooking his finger and sticking it into the victim’s eye socket in an attempt to remove it. The victim said while he was able to fight Calhoun off of him, he continued reaching for his firearm and telling the victim he was going to kill him, according to the arrest report.

Calhoun then allegedly put the victim into a headlock and began choking him. The arrest slip states the victim told police he started to lose consciousness and “felt like he was going to die if he didn’t do something.”

2 intruders shot in hail of 17 bullets during DeLand home invasion

Intended target opens fire on 4 suspected home invaders

DeLAND, Fla. – Four men have been charged in connection to an armed home invasion robbery in DeLand that left two of them shot by their intended target, according to the Volusia Sheriff’s Office.

Sheriff’s officials said deputies responded around 5:45 p.m. Wednesday to 931 Clark Ave. following reports of several shots fired during a home invasion robbery.

According to deputies, it was determined that the suspects entered the home to rob the occupant, whom they knew from “prior narcotics transactions.”

Deputies said the intruders fled the scene when their intended target pulled out a gun and fired 17 shots, with several rounds striking the suspects’ vehicle. Two of the men were taken to a hospital for treatment of gunshot wounds, deputies said.

According to sheriff’s officials, deputies spotted and detained one suspect near the area of the incident. They also found the suspected vehicle in Daytona Beach and conducted a felony stop, detaining the driver, officials said. The vehicle had bullet holes on the driver’s side.

Deputies identified the suspects as:

• Benjamin Warren, 20
• Timothy Bourn, 22
• Marquis Williams, 19
• Jaiden Hunt, 20

All four men were being held without bond at the Volusia County jail.

Preparing for the inevitable taking of the gun used by the police for ‘evidence’ means having multiples of what you’re used to using.
‘One is none and two is one…..’

Car break-in suspect shot by apartment owner in Antioch

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WSMV) – The Metro Nashville Police Department is investigating a shooting involving reported car break-ins on Mountain High Drive in Antioch.

The shooting happened at about 3:30 a.m. on Tuesday. Police said an apartment owner said he heard or saw something that he thought was someone attempting to break into cars.

Two people were seen on surveillance footage attempting to break into cars. Police said the apartment owner went out with a gun to confront the persons and shot at them with an AR-15.

The person, suspected of breaking into cars, was also armed and didn’t get a chance to pull his gun to return fire, according to police.

When officers arrived at the scene, they found the person who had been shot in a nearby dumpster. Officers rendered aid and said that the person was stable.

Officers took the rifle as evidence. The apartment owner has yet to be charged with the shooting. It will be up to the district attorney’s office to see if charges are filed in the case.

Armed man shot outside home of woman who had restraining order against him in Monrovia

A man who was allegedly armed with several knives was fatally shot outside of the home of a woman who had a restraining order against him in Monrovia on Friday.

Officers were sent to a home in the 400 block of S. Shamrock Avenue at around 9:20 p.m. after receiving a call from the woman, according to a statement from the Monrovia Police Department.

“Officers responded immediately and discovered the male subject deceased with a gunshot wound,” the statement said.

During the course of their investigation, authorities said that the man had gone to the home where he allegedly tried to stab two people.

At some point during the confrontation the “female adult discharged a firearm,” deputies said.

The man’s identity has not been released.

Several knives and a firearm were recovered by investigators at the scene.

Two people were detained for questioning and provided voluntary statements. No arrests have yet been announced.

Paulette Polk, who lives in the home that shares a driveway with the house where the shooting happened, says that she woke up to find that there was still blood on her car.

“He did not live there, I had minimal experience with him,” Polk said. “But, it was not pleasant, just saying.”

She says that she saw him fixing a fence at the home just three days ago, and many times over the last six months since the woman and her teenage daughter moved in. She believes he was the woman’s boyfriend.

Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department investigators were contacted to assist MPD with the investigation.

Man shot & killed in Vermillion had history of violence

VERMILLION, SD (KELO) — Authorities have released the name of the man killed in Tuesday night’s shooting in Vermillion.

Police say 38-year-old Chase Kinchen violated a protection order by forcing his way into a home armed with a handgun and threatening the two people inside. He was shot and killed by a guest in the home, in an apparent act of self-defense.

The months prior to the deadly shooting included an assault by Kinchen and threats of violence against the homeowner.

Police say Chase Kinchen fired his handgun at a guest inside the home Tuesday night. That guest then took out a handgun from a vehicle parked in the garage and returned fire, killing Kinchen.

Court papers show that Kinchen had a history of violence against the woman who lived in the home. She had taken out a protection order against him back in November after she said Kinchen grabbed her face, pulled her hair and threatened to strangle her. She said Kinchen also sent her threatening texts. Just four days later, Kinchen violated that protection order and received a 30-day suspended sentence.

In February, Kinchen pleaded guilty to domestic abuse and disorderly conduct for the original case and received a 10-day suspended sentence.

Then, just last week, on May 8th, the woman filed another protection order, claiming that Kinchen became angry because she hired someone to lay flooring in her house. She says Kinchen started throwing elbows at her and got into her running car with a child inside.

Just days later, Kinchen would be dead from a gunshot wound.

The investigation continues, but police say everyone involved in the incident is cooperating.

An autopsy has been conducted on Kinchen.

Burglary suspect shot while breaking into Dallas home

DALLAS — A burglary suspect was shot while breaking into a home in far southwest Dallas early Wednesday, police said.

The incident happened shortly after 4:30 a.m. at a home in the 7100 block of Nutmeg Lane, near the Cedar Ridge Preserve in an area of Dallas near Duncanville, DeSoto and Cedar Hill.

Police at the scene said people were inside the home when someone broke in. Someone in the home shot at the burglary suspect, police said.

The burglary suspect was taken to a hospital and was in surgery Wednesday morning. More information about their condition and the incident was not yet available.

There were no reported injuries to anyone inside the home.

Homeowner shoots intruder in north St. Louis County

CASTLE POINT, Mo. – St. Louis County Police are investigating an early morning home invasion where a homeowner shot at the suspect, who was trying to break in.

The incident occurred in the 2200 block of Empress Dr. in north St. Louis County around 4:30 a.m.

Two residents were inside the home at the time. The homeowner shot the intruder once.

“I hate he got shot but he was wrong, I probably would do the same thing,” neighbor Napoleon Lattimore said. “All he was doing was trying to protect his home.”

After being injured during the shooting, the suspect ran from the scene. A police dog caught the suspect in a wooded area in the 10000 block of Viscount Drive.

An ambulance took the suspect to a nearby hospital and he is being treated for life-threatening injuries. He is described as a man in his 20s. The motive behind the home invasion is still not clear.

Residents say the neighborhood where the shooting occurred is quiet. “We’ve been here for years…but you still have people that come over here, break in people’s houses, and do stuff like that,” Lattimore said.

Authorities investigating after burglary, deadly shooting in Lilbourn

LILBOURN, Mo. (KBSI) – A person is dead after a homeowner shot someone he says was burglarizing his home in Lilbourn on Sunday.

New Madrid County Sheriff’s deputies responded to a call from a homeowner saying he had shot someone burglarizing his home on Sunday, May 12 around 4 p.m.

Deputies found a dead female with a single gunshot wound at the home located on Highway 62 near Lilbourn.

The names are being withheld as the investigation continues.

Man shot during W. Gulf Bank home invasion

HOUSTON (KIAH) – Houston Police Department (HPD) responded to a shooting at the 1400 block of W. Gulf Bank around 12:30 a.m. this morning. Upon arrival, they found a male shot dead just inside an apartment. According to HPD, the victim walked up to the home and walked right by the two people standing in front. They asked him what he was doing and then forcibly tried to remove him from the apartment. One of the homeowners had a gun and shot the suspected home invader.

Juvenile that shot, killed man in Lancaster County will not face charges
“Based upon what we know from the investigation up to this point, the shooting was justified,” the sheriff said.

LANCASTER, S.C. (WBTV) – The Lancaster County Sheriff’s Office is investigating a deadly shooting that claimed the life of a 29-year-old male.

The sheriff’s office stated that on Thursday, May 2, around 6:40 p.m., they responded to a reported shooting in the 1600 block of Hillcrest Avenue.

When deputies arrived on the scene, they found a 29-year-old male on the ground next to a Chevrolet Avalanche, suffering from a gunshot wound.

Deputies attempted to render aid, and when Lancaster County Emergency Medical Services personnel arrived, they pronounced him dead.

Officials state that they obtained a search warrant and the property was searched, and evidence was collected.

The sheriff’s office stated that when they first arrived on scene there was a 31-year-old male and a 14-year-old juvenile near the truck. The 31-year-old owned the Avalanche and is a friend of the juvenile.

Deputies stated that both were cooperative, and the juvenile stated that he was the one who fired shots at the 29-year-old.

During their investigation, it was revealed that the 29-year-old lived behind the juvenile and came on the property uninvited several times Thursday, causing issues. The final time he was there he assaulted the juvenile’s brother, who is also a minor.

Officials stated that the 29-year-old had a knife and ran at the juvenile, who then jumped into the Avalanche and was trying to shut and lock the door. The juvenile then grabbed a gun from the truck and fired at the 29-year-old.

According to the sheriff’s office, the juvenile will not be facing charges in connection with the shooting, and he was released to the custody of his mother.

“This was a tragic result from an unfortunate set of circumstances,” said Sheriff Barry Faile. “Based upon what we know from the investigation up to this point, the shooting was justified. The investigation is continuing, and we are following up on additional information. We will also look at the autopsy report and the results of forensic testing on the evidence collected. We will take appropriate action if any information we develop changes our initial assessment of this incident.”