73-year-old Howard County man shoots robbery suspects
HOWARD COUNTY, Texas (KOSA) – Two suspects were hospitalized after they were shot by an elderly man in Howard County.
According to the Howard County Sheriff’s Office, their deputies received a call at 8:42 p.m. of two people being shot.
When the deputies arrived at the scene they spoke with a 73-year-old man who had shot two suspects identified as Rocky Zarraga and Julian Rodriguez Jr.
The man told deputies that he heard a noise coming from the back of his property. When he went to check it out he found two men, identified as Zarraga and Rodriguez, removing parts from a vehicle he owned.
The man confronted the suspects at gunpoint and told them to show their hands. The suspects then reportedly rushed the man who shot them both.
Zarraga was treated at a hospital and has now been charged with aggravated robbery. Rodriguez was airlifted to a Lubbock hospital where he is listed in critical condition
MAN SHOOTS, WOUNDS HOME INTRUDER; SUSPECTS SAY THEY WANTED MONEY FOR HEROIN
MACON COUNTY, N.C. (WLOS) — Deputies say a Macon County man shot and wounded a home intruder Saturday night, July 11.
The man told investigators a woman knocked on his door and when he answered a man tried to force his way inside.
The homeowner shot the male intruder in the arm and the suspects escaped in a car.
Three suspects, identified as Natasha Kerberg, Carmalita Pike and Kenneth Lawrence were later arrested. They admitted to law enforcement they were trying to rob the man for money to buy heroin. This information led to the drug trafficking arrest of Dean Myers.
Security guard fatally shoots man after being stabbed in Mar Vista altercation
A security guard who was allegedly stabbed by a man, fatally shot his assailant during an altercation in Mar Vista [California] Wednesday afternoon, according to police.
About 12:05 p.m., a man armed with a knife confronted a security guard at a construction site at Modjeska Place and Inglewood Boulevard, Los Angeles Police Department officials told KTLA.
During an altercation, the man allegedly stabbed the security guard several times before running away.
The guard chased the alleged stabber to West Charnock Road and Inglewood Boulevard, where a second altercation occurred, police said.
The guard then shot the suspect, who was pronounced dead at the scene.
The guard was taken to a hospital in serious but stable condition, police said.