{"id":54469,"date":"2020-05-01T14:44:04","date_gmt":"2020-05-01T19:44:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/milesfortis.com\/?p=54469"},"modified":"2020-05-01T14:44:04","modified_gmt":"2020-05-01T19:44:04","slug":"54469","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/milesfortis.com\/?p=54469","title":{"rendered":""},"content":{"rendered":"

2 Kansas men dead in self-defense homicide<\/a><\/p>\n

TOPEKA\u2013Law enforcement authorities investigating a fatal shooting that resulted in the death of two Kansas men is being investigated as a possible self-defense homicide.<\/p>\n

The investigation into the death of\u00a036-year-old Zennie L. Vasser Jr., whose body was found Wednesday in the 1300 block of SE Locust Street in Topeka, and the shooting death of 37-year-old Mark A Edwards, that occurred late Tuesday in the 1400 block of SE 14th Street in Topeka are connected and stemmed from the same incident, according to police spokesperson Gretchen Koenen.<\/p>\n

The preliminary investigation indicates Vasser Jr. fired a weapon, striking Edwards. A witness to that incident is believed to have fired a weapon in self-defense striking Vasser Jr.<\/p>\n

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Man shot while trying to break into apartment<\/a><\/p>\n

CHARLESTON, Ill. (WAND) – A man shot early Thursday in Charleston was airlifted to a hospital, police said.<\/p>\n

Officers responded to the 2200 block of 9th Street, which is near an area that intersects with Edgar Drive and close to the Eastern Illinois University campus, before 5 a.m. Thursday and found an adult male with a gunshot wound to the torso.<\/p>\n

Authorities said a person tried to enter an occupied apartment by force. A resident shot a firearm through the door and hit the intruder as the door started to break open.<\/p>\n

Responders took the man who was shot to Carle Clinic in Urbana.<\/p>\n

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Armed robbery victim suffers life-threatening injuries; 1 suspect dead, 2 others arrested<\/a><\/p>\n

BATON ROUGE, La. (WAFB) – The intended target of an attempted armed robbery acted in self-defense during a deadly shooting Thursday night on East Smiley Avenue, according to investigators.<\/p>\n

The Baton Rouge Police Department reported Tony Falgout, 18, was killed when he and two others tried to rob a 26-year-old man around 9 p.m. in the 2200 block of E. Smiley Ave. The victim of the armed robbery is hospitalized with life-threatening injuries, police said.<\/p>\n

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Carlos Like, 18, and Kendrick Birks, 17, have been booked into the East Baton Rouge Parish Prison on charges of attempted first-degree murder and principal to first-degree murder.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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Sgt. Don Coppola with BRPD said investigators believe Falgout, Like, and Birks planned to rob a 26-year-old man. During the armed robbery, there was a shootout between the intended target and the three suspects, he added.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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Coppola said Falgout and the 26-year-old both suffered gunshot wounds and Falgout died at the scene.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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