Store clerk shoots man attempting to rob convenience store
TUNICA,Miss. — Unexpected shots were fired when a young man attempted to rob a Mississippi convenience store, Tunica County Sheriff’s Office reported.
According to police, at exactly 6:42 p.m. on December 23rd, they received a call about an armed robbery at a local store.
The suspect walked into the store with a handgun and demanded money from the store clerk, police said.
During the robbery, the store clerk shot the suspect who then fled out of the store, per reports.
Forensics used the evidence and determined that 22-year-old Joshua Johnson of Horn Lake, MS is the person responsible for the crime.
The evidence also led them to a home where they learned that someone dropped him off at a nearby hospital for treatment.
Officials said there will be criminal charges against Johnson as this investigation is ongoing.
Homeowner shoots burglary suspect 3 times in north Houston
HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) — A burglary suspect was shot three times in the leg by a homeowner early Sunday in north Houston, according to police.
It happened at a home in the 6500 block of Jensen around 3 a.m.
Police said the homeowner went outside with a gun to investigate the noises he said he heard coming from his backyard.
That’s when he found a man breaking into his shed.
Officers placed tourniquets on the burglary suspect, and he was taken to the hospital. Police said he is expected to survive.
“I’m not exactly sure what he was thinking, but he was inside the shed taking some items from the owner when the owner came outside,” a police officer said.
Woman Shoots Suspect Who Forced Way Into Home And Assaulted Her On Christmas
STOCKTON (CBS13) – A man involved in a dispute with his neighbor was shot after allegedly pushing his way into the woman’s apartment and assaulting her and her family on Christmas Day, the Stockton Police Department said on Saturday.
The neighbor, a 29-year-old woman, was confronted by the suspect and engaged in an argument, police said. This happened just before 2:45 p.m. on Friday in the 1700 block of Quail Lakes Drive.
Stockton police said the suspect, a 32-year-old man, forced his way into the woman’s home and began the assault, which prompted the woman to shoot the suspect. His identity has not yet been released.
The suspect was taken to the hospital to be treated for what police described as a non-life-threatening gunshot wound.
Stockton police said the case was handed over to the San Joaquin County District Attorney’s Office. No further information was released.