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Here's one from India


Robbery bid foiled after man shoots at miscreants

https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/...w/62357369.cms
According to police, five robbers had entered the house of Tahir Raza late on Tuesday night. As soon as the miscreants entered his house, Raza opened fire from his double barrel rifle. After cross firing that lasted for couple of minutes, the accused fled from the spot while one of the robbers sustained bullet injuries. Raza said that the robbers might have come to steal wedding gifts and jewellery that he had kept for his daughter’s marriage on February 18.

Raza said that he ran a cosmetics and garment shop from his house. The robbers tried to enter his house cutting the shutter of the shop. “As soon as robbers entered the shop, I opened fire on them. They also fired at me but I didn’t give up and forced them escape the scene,” he said.

Hearing the gun shots, villagers gathered on the spot and informed the police. Meanwhile, the robbers fled leaving a shawl and a slipper at the spot.
Circle officer, Ashok Kumar Mina, said that they had alerted all nearby police stations to keep a check on nursing homes and hospitals to nab the injured robbers.
“During the cross-firing, it appears, one or two robbers sustained bullet injuries as we spotted blood marks at the crime scene. All government hospitals have been alerted to inform them immediately if they receive any case of bullet injuries. We are keeping a check on private nursing homes and clinics in the area,” he said.

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Clerk Shoots Suspect in LR Store Robbery

http://www.arkansasmatters.com/news/...bery/899666524
LITTLE ROCK, Ark. - Police are searching for two suspects in connection to a New Year's Day gas station robbery on Colonel Glenn Road.

The Little Rock Police Department says the incident was not reported until Wednesday.

The official report states that the manager of the Exxon spoke with police about the incident and played security footage.

The video reportedly showed a male with a baseball jersey style shirt and a ski mask enter the business accompanied by a female subject wearing a black hoodie with a pink backpack style purse across the front of her chest.

Police say that the video footage showed that the male had a black handgun, while the female entered with a long barrel rifle with a wooden stock. As the two entered they pointed their weapons at the manager and at the unknown customers who were standing near the register.

The manager told police that in addition to recognizing their voices, he could see the female's face inside the hoodie and he recognized the male's tattoos on his neck and left arm. He said he addressed both of the suspects by name.

Security footage reportedly shows that the manager then handed the male an undisclosed amount of cash from the register, and the suspect put the cash into a black plastic bag.

The manager told police that after the male suspect realized that he had been identified, he became irate; yelling that he was going to kill someone while grabbing numerous pastries and cupcakes from a nearby display stand. He said that the two suspects then fled the Exxon and ran east to a Maroon Chevy truck.

The manager said that the female dropped her bag and rifle as she was fleeing. He stated that he ran after the suspects in an attempt to get a license plate number from the truck, which was the same time the male suspect began firing several rounds at the manager. The manager said he returned several rounds and may have possibly shot the female suspect in the thigh.

He told police that the driver of the truck and the male suspect left the female behind and she continued to run south on John Barrow, as if uninjured.

Police say the manager had pushed the silent alarm during the robbery, but later discovered it was not connected. A customer handed the manager the rifle that the female suspect had dropped in the parking lot and he also found the pink bag as well.

Police say that on Jan. 3, two days after the incident, a woman claiming to be the mother of the female suspect came into the Exxon to show the manager pictures of her daughter's gunshot wound. She requested the manager to call police as to keep her daughter from being killed through her ties with the male suspect.

Police learned in the interview that both of the suspects had been posting about the robbery on their social media accounts. In addition, the manager said that the suspects had been bragging about an additional robbery on Baseline and named the driver as well.

If you have any information regarding the incident you are asked to call Little Rock Police.

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4 today.
http://fox17online.com/2018/01/03/mo...ak-in-suspect/

Montcalm Co. homeowner says he shot break-in suspect
Posted 5:06 PM, January 3, 2018, by Bob Brenzing
Man says he shot home invader

SIX LAKES, Mich. - Michigan State Police are investigating an incident where a homeowner says he shot a man who broke into his home Tuesday night.

Cody Rockafellow tells FOX 17 that he and his wife came home about 11 p.m. Tuesday and noticed that the lights were on and some of the doors were open. He went downstairs and grabbed his gun and followed footprints in the snow heading out the basement door.

Rockafellow says that he spotted the suspect hiding behind a tree. He says the suspect then came out with a shotgun and that's when he shot him.

The suspect ran away and Rockafellow says he saw them get into a vehicle.

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Woman Awakes to Suspect Standing by Her Bed, Shoots Him Dead

A Houston, Texas, woman who awoke to a suspect standing by her bed on New Year’s Day grabbed a gun and shot him dead.
The incident occurred at Mirabella Apartments.

The Houston Chronicle reports that the woman heard “the sound of broken glass.” When she looked up she saw the suspect standing by her bed. He began to close in on her, so she grabbed her pistol and fired a shot, killing him.

When police arrived the woman told them she had seen the man hanging around the apartment complex, as if he were casing the area.

Police did not charge the woman in the suspect’s death.

Breitbart News reported that an armed grandma home alone on Christmas Eve confronted a would-be intruder, causing him to flee by letting him know he was “going to die.”

Afterward she laughed, saying, “Maybe they break in to get one of my cookie jars, reckon? See if I had cookies in all of them.”

http://www.breitbart.com/big-governm...d-shoots-dead/

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https://www.clickorlando.com/news/1-...g-deputies-say

Homeowner fatally shoots suspect during break-in, deputies say
Suspect returned fire at homeowner after being wounded, deputies say

ORANGE COUNTY, Fla. - A homeowner fatally shot a man who was breaking into his Orlando home Wednesday evening, according to officials from the Orange County Sheriff's Office.

Deputies said the victim was at his home on Murcott Circle shortly before 5 p.m. when two men forcibly entered. The homeowner shot at one of men, who shot him in return, according to officials.

Deputies said the suspect who shot the homeowner died as a result of the shooting and the second man fled through the the back door.

The homeowner was taken to Orlando Regional Medical Center to undergo surgery.

Deputies said the crime appeared to be random.

The identities of the three men involved have not been released.

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http://www.wsbtv.com/news/local/gwin...-say/675408831

Man shoots cell phone thief during Craigslist sale, police say

GWINNETT COUNTY, Ga. - A Craigslist sale turned into a shootout near a Gwinnett County Walmart in the middle of the day and police said one of the robbers was shot.

Police said the incident happened at around 3 p.m. on New Year's Eve along Scenic Highway in Snellville.

“It all started over a Craigslist transaction that I guess went sour,” said Snellville Police Det. Kevin Seay.

Officers showed Channel 2’s Matt Johnson bullet holes still in the car that police say robbers were in when they pulled a gun on the seller and stole his phone.

Detectives are not sure who shot first but say the seller was also armed. He got out of the car and shot Jaylen Holmes three times through the car, according to officers.
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“The shooter was actually the victim of an armed robbery,” Seay said.

The seller, who works as a security guard, is not facing any charges.

“The victim in this case was an average working-class citizen who wanted to sell a phone and put an ad on Craigslist,” Seay said.

Witnesses told Johnson that they were scared and surprised

“A guy was just chasing somebody through the parking lot and shooting at him in the car,” the witness said.

Police arrested Holmes after he showed up at a hospital with gunshot wounds.

An alleged accomplice, Rayquan Smith, was also arrested and charged with armed robbery and aggravated assault.

Snellville police said it's a reminder why Internet sales should almost always happen at police stations.

“This goes to show it can happen anywhere at anytime, to anybody,” Seay said.

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http://www.mercedsunstar.com/news/lo...192887809.html

Merced resident shoots suspected burglar during break-in, police say

By Monica Velez mvelez@mercedsun-star.com
Life-threatening injuries reported in Merced shooting

A man was transported to Mercy Medical Center on Wednesday night after being shot in an apartment complex on W Yosemite Avenue in Merced, according to the Merced Police Department.

A man suffered life-threatening injuries Wednesday night when shot while allegedly breaking into an apartment on West Yosemite Avenue in Merced, the Merced Police Department reported.

Few details were immediately available.

At about 10:05 p.m. Wednesday, a man heard someone trying to break into his home at 604 W. Yosemite Ave., Sgt, Dan Dabney said. The homeowner confronted the suspect and shot him, according to police.

The suspect was taken to Mercy Medical Center. An update on his condition was not immediately available.

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2 today

http://koin.com/2018/01/03/u-haul-st...lled-on-scene/

Employee fatally shoots armed robber at U-Haul store
The man died at the hospital

Andrew Dymburt and KOIN 6 News Staff Published: January 3, 2018, 8:05 pm Updated: January 3, 2018, 11:17 pm
PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) — A man was shot to death by an employee on Wednesday after Portland police said the suspect attempted to rob the SE Powell Boulevard U-Haul store.

Police said 2 firearms were found — one that belonged to the employee and another that belonged to the robbery suspect.

Police said emergency responders provided the man medical aid, but he was declared dead after he was transported to a local hospital.

The investigation is in its early stages. Police said the employee was not hurt and is cooperating with investigators. The shooter is not facing any charges at this time.

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3 today

http://www.caller.com/story/news/loc...ed/1003203001/

UPDATE: Man dead after Longview Street shooting has been identified
Meagan Falcon

The man who died in a shooting on Corpus Christi's Northside has been identified.

Nueces County Medical Examiner Hugo Stimmler on Thursday identified the man as 27-year-old Jordan Rivera.

"The man's cause of death was due to gunshot wounds to the head and chest," he said.

Police believe Rivera was one of three people involved in an aggravated robbery on West Longview Street Tuesday night.

Lt. J.C. Hooper, a spokesman for the Corpus Christi Police Department, said officers responded to a call about a disturbance with a gun about 9:36 p.m.

When officers arrived in the 200 block of West Longview, they found two 23-year-old men with gunshot wounds and another man dead inside the residence.

The three offenders targeted a house on the block, where one of the offenders was shot and killed by the homeowner, Hooper said.

The other two fled the scene.

At 2:05 p.m. Wednesday, a 26-year-old man who police believe is connected with the robbery was arrested, according to a news release. Jesus Guerra was taken to the City Detention Center for a warrant of suspicion of aggravated robbery.

His bail is set at $500,000, the release states.

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4 today

https://patch.com/maryland/silverspr...eak-police-say

Man Shoots Teen During Car Break-In, Police Say
A man shot a teenager he saw breaking into his car early Thursday morning in the Good Hope area of Silver Spring.

Jan 4, 2018 1:47 pm ET
Man Shoots Teen During Car Break-In, Police Say
SILVER SPRING, MD — A teenager was shot during a car break-in early Thursday morning in the Good Hope area of Silver Spring, police said.

Police responded to the 14000 block of Twig Rd. at about 3:18 a.m. for the report of a theft from a vehicle. While police were searching for the suspects, a resident on Rossiter Court flagged the officers down and told them three suspects broke into his vehicle.

The resident told police that he was armed with a handgun when he confronted the suspects. He fired several shots at them and struck an 18-year-old male, police said.

The resident turned over his gun to officers and gave them a description of the three suspects. Police received a 911 call for the report of a shooting victim a short time later in the 1300 block of Elm Grove Circle.

Officers found the victim suffering from an apparent gunshot wound to his lower body. Police determined that he was one of the suspects who the resident on Rossiter Court fired shots at. He was transported to a nearby hospital with non-life-threatening injuries, police said.

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The two other suspects—both juvenile males—were shortly located by police. One suspect was on Elm Grove Circle, while the other was on Good Hope Road, police said. These two suspects have been charged with theft-related offenses.

This remains an ongoing investigation. Detectives are urging anyone with information about this event to contact 4th District detectives at 240-773-5530.