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5 today

http://www.kens5.com/news/local/lice...-car/510909702

Licensed handgun owner shoots man breaking into his car
SAN ANTONIO - Police say a licensed handgun owner shot a man seen breaking into his car and making threats.

The shooting happened just before 11:00 on Tuesday morning at an apartment complex on Hackley on the west side.

Police say the man left his car unlocked while he went back into his apartment to get something he had forgotten. When he returned to his car, he found two men in the vehicle.

They got into an argument and the car’s owner pulled out a gun from his jacket, according to the police report. The man has a license to carry. The man told police one of the men breaking into his car began to walk away but started making threats, saying he knew where the other man lived and the car he drove.

The car’s owner then fired twice at the man making threats, hitting him in the calf. The two suspects took off on foot, but were caught by officers a short distance away.

The man who was shot was taken to the hospital and the other suspect was detained by police. No word on what charges they may face.

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http://www.vindy.com/news/2018/jan/23/burglar-runs-off/

Burglar runs off

YOUNGSTOWN

A 56-year-old woman inside a West Side home Monday scared off a burglar by pulling a gun on him hidden under her pillow.

Officers were called about 9:35 a.m. to the 1600 block of Mayfield Avenue, where the woman’s 75-year-old husband was in a recliner downstairs when a man wearing a mask appeared in his living room with a handgun.

The intruder went upstairs after he heard a cough, reports said, and pointed the gun at the woman’s face while she was still in bed. She then got her gun and the burglar ran away. He fired a shot at the woman but missed. Police did find a 9 mm shell casing inside the home. Reports said the woman told police she thinks the intruder came through a dog door in the home.


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Armed intruder climbs through doggie door of Youngstown home

http://www.wfmj.com/story/37319670/a...oungstown-home
YOUNGSTOWN, Ohio -
Youngstown police say a shot was fired after an intruder crawled into a West Side home through the doggie door.
Detectives were called to the home on Mayfield Avenue before 10 am Monday where two residents say they were confronted by a man holding a handgun.

One of the residents also had a gun.

Police say the intruder fired a shot before escaping with some items stolen from the home.
No one was injured
Police are trying to get a better description of the suspect and continue their investigation.

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6 today.

http://www.ledger-enquirer.com/news/...196121014.html

Man shot suspect after he broke into his truck, police say

A homeowner shot a man in the foot after he allegedly caught him breaking into his truck at his Auburn residence, authorities said in a news release.

Corey Heard, 36, faces one count of breaking an entering a motor vehicle. He was treated at East Alabama Medical Center before being booked into the Lee County Jail under bonds totaling $103,000.

Auburn police were called to the 200 block of Lee Road 17 around 2:30 a.m. Sunday to investigate an auto burglary.

The homeowner approached a stranger he saw entering his 2014 Ford Pickup. The suspect allegedly approached the victim in a threatening manner and the homeowner told him to stop several times.

Authorities said the victim fired warning shots and the suspect continued to approach him.

"The victim ordered the suspect to stop several times, fired warning shots and the suspect continued to come towards him," Capt. Lorenza Dorsey said. "The victim eventually fired in the direction of the suspect striking him in the foot after which the suspect retreated."

In separate unrelated incident, Heard was accused of raping a 13-year-old girl who was kidnapped by a group of men after running away from a youth development center in October.

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7 today


http://newschannel9.com/news/local/b...missed-charges

Brothers of Chattanooga murder victim speak out against dismissed charges
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. —

Two men make strong claims against the Hamilton County District Attorney's office after the man who killed their brother walks free. Just a day before the trial was set to start, the Hamilton County District Attorney's Office dropped the murder charges from 2015.

Tuesday, the attorney for the defense Cordarius Robinson told us the evidence his client acted in self defense when he shot and killed Timothy Harris was overwhelming. He says that's why the DA's office dropped the charges.

"Of course it's a let down and everything," said Ezra Harris, Timothy Harris' older brother. "We thought justice would be served."

Court records say Robinson was the boyfriend of Harris' step-daughter.

"I hate that the state went to trial on this with such incompetent district attorneys," said Nathaniel Harris, Timothy Harris' younger brother.

Cordarius Robinson's attorney says Timothy Harris had a decades long history of violent behavior against his wife, which would have been used to argue that Harris was the first aggressor the night of his death.

"My brother is dead and he can't defend himself," said Nathaniel Harris. "The district attorney as well as the other lawyers, they basically had a dead man on trial."

Robinson's attorney, Hank Hill, says the evidence of self defense was strong, which is why he believes the DA's office dropped the case. He says before the Olive Street killing, Harris rammed the car his step-daughter and Robinson were in. When they got out, the attorney says Harris tried to run them over and punched them. That's when the attorney says Robinson pulled the gun out of his car and shot Harris.

But the Harris family says they don't believe that account of what happened.

"There's more to it then what they let our eyes see," said Nathaniel Harris. "And that's the honest to God truth."

Nathaniel Harris says the whole family is suffering, but he feels the worst for Timothy's two biological children.

"It's not a win-win or a win-lose situation," said Nathaniel Harris. "Everybody lost. But the ones who lost the most are his two children. They're the ones that lost."

NewsChannel 9 tried to talk to Cordarius Robinson himself but his attorney says he is out of town.

"I would have thought the DA's office would have vigorously pursued this thing...but we don't think that they even tried," said Ezra Harris. "They looked at the side of Tim and everything that he did."

A spokesperson for the DA's office told us they had no comment about the Harris family's claims that they didn't try.

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https://www.click2houston.com/news/h...-home-invasion

Homeowner shoots would-be robber in failed home invasion

HOUSTON - A homeowner shot a man who he said tried to kick down the front door of his north Harris County home on Tuesday.

The homeowner told police that would-be robber tried to get into his home around 6:30 p.m. The homeowner reported that he grabbed his gun and shot at the man as the man ran away.

Deputies were called about an hour after the incident to a hospital where a man showed up with two gunshot wounds. He is believed to be the robbery suspect.

The man was listed in serious condition.

It is unclear what charges will be filed.

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2 today

http://www.waff.com/story/37340095/h...men-in-custody
Homeowner shoots alleged trailer thief; 2 men in custody

HUNTSVILLE, AL (WAFF) -
Two men are in custody after a homeowner shot at the men who were allegedly stealing his trailer.

Investigators with the Madison County Sheriff's Office responded to a home on Eva Court around 1:00a.m. on Wednesday.

The homeowner claims he discovered two men outside trying to hook a truck to his utility trailer.

The homeowner grabbed a firearm from inside the house and shot at the two men.

The men left the home and deputies later found an abandoned vehicle at the intersection of Maysville Road and Cooper Drive.

Derick Deangelo Vaughn and Robert Dale Bradshaw were taken into custody after a brief search of the surrounding area.

Authorities brought both men to the metro jail, but discovered Vaughn had been shot under the arm.

Vaughn was transported to Huntsville Hospital, treated, and transported back to the jail.

Both men are in custody on a $5,000 bond.

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Three today.

WOMAN SHOOTS MAN AFTER ASSAULT IN JACKSON COUNTY

http://www.waaytv.com/content/news/W...470951623.html
A woman who was assaulted by her child's father ended up shooting him in the leg early Wednesday morning, Jackson County authorities said.


The 26-year-old man from Huntsville was taken to Huntsville Hospital after being shot at a home on Wann Lane in Skyline, Jackson County Sheriff Deputy Rocky Harnen said.

The man assaulted her around 2:15 a.m., Harnen said. He also destroyed her phone to keep her from calling 911, threatened to kill her and wouldn't let her leave the house, he said. The woman was able to get her gun and shot him in the leg.

No one has been arrested.

The shooting is still under investigation.

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4 today

http://fox6now.com/2018/01/24/witnes...ukee-arrested/

Pow, pow, pow:’ Witness fires gun, thwarting attempted sex assault; mail carrier involved

Posted 3:41 pm, January 24, 2018, by Ashley Sears, Updated at 05:18PM, January 24, 2018
32nd and Wells attempted assault

MILWAUKEE -- Police are investigating after a 28-year-old Milwaukee man attempted to sexually assault a victim near 32nd and Wells around 10:30 a.m. on Wednesday, Jan. 24.

According to police, a witness intervened -- firing a gun into the ground. Police say the suspect then attempted to assault the witness as officers arrived on scene.

The suspect was combative with police and was arrested.

FOX6 News has been told United States Postal Inspectors are also involved in the investigation, because a mail carrier was involved. Neighbors said they heard the gunfire and saw the mail carrier crawling to her postal vehicle.

"I was walking in the house and it was just like 'pow, pow, pow.' I just jumped on top of my baby real quick like, and that's all that happened. I just saw a whole bunch of people yelling and screaming and stuff and her trying to crawl to her truck," Ashanti East, neighbor said.

Witnesses said the suspect tried running up a dead-end street to get away, but he was unsuccessful.

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http://www.fayobserver.com/news/2018...g-armed-robber

Deputies: Store worker shoots at fleeing armed robber

ROCKY MOUNT, N.C. (AP) — Sheriff’s deputies in North Carolina say an employee at a store pulled out a gun and fired shots at a gunman as he fled.

WITN-TV in Greenville reports Nash County sheriff’s deputies say the Nashville store was held up late Monday night by a person who demanded money from the cash register.

The deputies said the employee pulled out a revolver during the robbery and fired multiple shots at the suspect as they fled. The worker wasn’t hurt, and it’s not known if the robber was hit by gunfire.

A search dog tracked the robber to a car vehicle parked down a road. So far, there have been no arrests in the case.

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2 today

http://www.foxcarolina.com/story/373...im-at-gunpoint

GA homeowner finds 'Most Wanted' Anderson Co. suspect hiding on property, holds him at gunpoint

ELBERTON, GA (FOX Carolina) -
A man wanted out of the Upstate on grand larceny charges is in custody after a manhunt in another state on Wednesday.

Deputies said 32-year-old Nicholas Blake Phillips led authorities on a multi-jurisdictional car chase in a stolen white Chevrolet truck.

The Franklin County Sheriff's Office, the Franklin Springs Police Department, the Elbert County Sheriff's Office, the Royston Police Department and Georgia State Patrol were involved in the pursuit.

Franklin County deputies said Phillips managed to elude officers briefly before they picked the chase back up and it traveled into Hart County and Elbert County.

Phillips crashed the truck just north of Elberton and fled on foot, according to deputies. Officials tried to track him using K-9s and helicopters, but the search was suspended after several hours.

On Thursday morning, Phillips was taken into custody when a resident of Elbert County found him hiding on his property and held him at gunpoint until deputies arrived, they said.

Phillips, a resident of Starr, was on the Anderson County Sheriff's Office's "Most Wanted" list for two counts of grand larceny in connection with vehicles stolen from the Budget Inn and Plastic Omnium. He was featured on FOX Carolina's "Most Wanted" segment on Tuesday.

In connection with the incident, Franklin County deputies said they also arrested Taylor Brooke Pierce in another stolen vehicle. Pierce also had an outstanding warrant for grand larceny out of Anderson County in connection with the Budget Inn auto theft case, deputies said.

The Anderson County Sheriff's Office said the pair were traveling together through Georgia in separate but suspected-stolen vehicles. They are awaiting extradition back to the Upstate.