Burglary suspect killed in northwest Arizona shootout
A shootout between a burglary suspect and a good Samaritan on Wednesday afternoon in Mohave County, Arizona, left the suspect dead and the good Samaritan fighting for his life.
According to the Mohave County Sheriff’s Office, authorities were called to an address on the 1600 block of Amana Road in the Dolan Springs community about 3:45 p.m. Wednesday for a report of a person shot.
An investigation indicated that two people were checking on a neighbor’s residence when they stumbled across someone leaving the home, according to the Sheriff’s Office.
The burglary suspect, identified by authorities as Alan Marc Baker, 51, of Dolan Springs, then discharged a rifle in the direction of the neighbors, striking one of them. One of the neighbors was armed and returned fire, authorities said.
Deputies found Baker dead in a nearby desert area. The wounded neighbor, a 54-year-old man, was flown to Las Vegas for treatment of what were described as life-threatening injuries.
According to a statement from the Sheriff’s Office, Baker “could be linked to multiple other burglaries in the Dolan Springs area,” and the investigation is ongoing.
Stockton man stabs self then is shot and killed by apartment complex security guard
STOCKTON, Calif. — A man is dead after threatening a security guard at an apartment complex in Stockton.
According to a Facebook post by the Stockton Police Department, around 8 p.m. Friday, April 17, police received a call of a shooting at an apartment complex along the 2400 block of Country Club Boulevard. Upon arrival, officers found a 52-year-old man dead from stab and gun shot wounds.
During the course if their investigation, officers learned the deceased, whose name has not yet been released by police, first stabbed himself, then ran towards a security guard at the complex with the knife. The guard instructed the man to drop the knife. When he didn’t, the guard shot him.
The security guard attempted to save the man’s life, but was unsuccessful.