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Girl, 15, acted as victim in armed home invasion, deputies say

http://www.sun-sentinel.com/local/pa...925-story.html
Adam Sacasa
A 15-year-old girl went from being the victim of an armed kidnapping to being arrested for helping set up a West Boynton home invasion, according to a Palm Beach Sheriff’s arrest report.

The girl hatched a plan to knock on the door of a friend’s house, located in the 5300 block of Stevens Road in West Boynton, at which time two masked burglars were supposed to barge into the home and demand money.

On August 22, the plan was put into motion. When her friend’s dad opened the door, she began to cry and asked to call her mom. He invited her inside and closed the door, messing up the plan, she later told detectives.

But a second chance for the planned burglary appeared when the girlfriend of the homeowner arrived. The burglars pointed guns at her just after she pulled into the driveway, and ordered her to knock on the door.

The homeowner opened the door and the burglars threatened to shoot the woman if he didn’t let them in. The man ignored the threat, slammed the door and went to grab his own guns, according to the report.

When the man opened the door again, the robbers had taken off in his girlfriend’s Chevy Tahoe. He described one of the men as having a “war gun” with a knife on the end. The other had a handgun, he told deputies.

Police arrived and when they interviewed the girl, she claimed she had been abducted at gunpoint, forced into a vehicle, beat up, and dropped off at her friend’s house.

Detectives said her story seemed to change every time she talked with a detective and new things were added. It also didn’t match up with the other victim’s accounts.

“When I confronted her about the inconsistencies in her story and how her statements differed from that of the two victims, she changed her story again,” the detective wrote in the report.

That’s when she told the detective that she wasn’t abducted, but instead working with four other guys to stage the robbery, two of which she knew but refused to name.

She was arrested and booked into jail Friday.

“She’s has just been arrested for now but her age and charges of armed carjacking and armed home invasion qualify her to be charged as an adult,” State Attorney Michael Edmondson said Monday.

She was released from Palm Beach County Jail Friday after posting $5,000 bond.

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http://www.arkansasonline.com/news/2...-shot-man-sel/
Sheriff: 69-year-old Arkansan says she shot man in self-defense


Authorities say a 69-year-old woman shot a man at her residence on Thursday.

According to a news release from the Baxter County sheriff’s office, deputies responded to a residence on 29 Baxter County Road, just off of U.S. 62 in Mountain Home, shortly before 9 p.m.

When they arrived, they found a 26-year-old man suffering from a gunshot wound to the chest. He was taken to a local hospital where he was in "good condition" Friday.

The woman who owned the residence said she shot him in self-defense after he began “threatening her and acting in an aggressive manner.”

No arrests had been made Friday. The investigation is ongoing.

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http://www.houstonchronicle.com/news...k-12382356.php

Stabbing victim shoots man outside of Willowbrook Mall
Two hospitalized in melee without a known motive

As Black Friday bargain-hunters shopped inside, two men were injured just after noon Friday in a stabbing-turned-gunfight outside Willowbrook Mall.

Both were airlifted to hospitals in the Texas Medical Center for treatment, according to the Houston Police Department.

The popular north Houston shopping center off Tomball Parkway was filled with thousands of Black Friday deal shoppers when the incident happened. No one besides the two men were hurt, police said.

A spokeswoman for GGP, the mall's Chicago-based property manager, said the "isolated incident occurred in the parking lot near Sears" and directed further inquiries to HPD.

"We take safety and security very seriously," Lindsay Kahn, GGP's senior manager of public relations, wrote in an email.

HPD spokeswoman Jodi Silva said the melee began as a fight.

"The first male stabs the second male," she said.

The stabbed man responded by firing a gun at his attacker, Silva said.

The stabbed man was taken to Memorial Hermann Hospital in stable condition. The man with the gunshot wound went to Ben Taub Hospital. His status was unknown, Silva said.

Police did not release the name of either man. No charges have been filed and no motive has been determined, Silva said.

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http://www.fox35orlando.com/news/loc...oting-incident


Rockledge police investigate shooting incident
ROCKLEDGE, Fla. (WOFL FOX 35)
- Authorities in Brevard County said a shooting suspect is hospitalized, along with a victim, and a second victim has died.

Around 4:30 p.m., Rockledge police officers say they received calls of an active shooter near Schlenker Automotive on Barton Blvd., but before they arrived, they said an armed citizen had fired at the suspect.

"Someone else on scene was apparently armed and shot that suspect, but so far we have one person that has died on scene. We have a second person that was injured and transported," explained Donna Seyferth, with the Rockledge Police Department.

Investigators said they don't know the condition of the victim or the accused shooter, and they are still working on a motive.

"Right now, we don't have any known reason, any connection that we are aware of, and no we don't know of him saying anything specifically," Seyferth said.

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http://www.khou.com/news/crime/hcso-...bery/494550909

HCSO: Homeowner shoots at suspects in attempted robbery

HARRIS COUNTY, Texas- A homeowner shot at four suspects in an alleged attempted robbery in northeast Harris County late Friday night.

According to the Harris County Sheriff's Office, deputies responded around 10:30 p.m. to an in progress call at a home located in the 18800 block of Remington Springs.

Upon arrival, HCSO says the homeowner told them four young adults approached him with a handgun and attempted to rob him. Deputies say the homeowner then pulled his own handgun and shot at the suspects.

The suspects fled on foot. The homeowner told deputies he believes he hit one of the suspects.

The investigation is ongoing.

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More info on post 796. Looks like the armed citizen may have stopped a mass shooting (even though technically it is not one because the citizen stepped up).

http://www.floridatoday.com/story/ne...man/894502001/

Auto shop employees credited with taking down accused Rockledge gunman

One dead, two injured in Rockledge shooting at Schlenker Automotive Friday evening. Video by Lamaur Stancil and Malcolm Denemark

ROCKLEDGE — A man armed with a .45-caliber handgun and a lot of ammunition wandered onto an auto repair shop property and began firing in the parking lot Friday afternoon, police said.

The gunman killed one employee and paralyzed a second. That's when the employees at Schlenker Automotive fought back with equal force, Rockledge police chief Joseph La Sata said.

"The manager, who was a concealed weapons permit holder, came out and engaged in gunfire in the parking lot," La Sata said. "The manager fled back inside the building, being chased by the gunman. Another Schlenker employee, who also had concealed weapons permit, engaged in gunfire with the suspect."

Police said the suspect in the homicide is Robert Lorenzo Bailey Jr., 28, of Cocoa. He was shot twice and was in critical condition at Health First's Holmes Regional Medical Center in Melbourne. Officers are keeping him under watch.

"If not for the brave, quick thinking of the employees at Schlenker, this could have been a lot worse," La Sata said. "Mr. Bailey had multiple magazines on his person. He was intent on doing harm. The employees stepped up."

In the parking lot, longtime Schlenker employee Roger Lee Smith, 50, had been shot and killed by the suspect, police said. Smith had stepped out into the parking lot after he heard the shot that paralyzed his 25-year-old co-worker, La Sata said.

The paralyzed employee's name was not released Saturday morning.

Detectives are still trying to determine a motive for the shooting. La Sata said no connection could be drawn between Bailey and the business.

This story will be updated.

http://www.fox35orlando.com/news/loc...oting-incident


Rockledge police investigate shooting incident
ROCKLEDGE, Fla. (WOFL FOX 35)
- Authorities in Brevard County said a shooting suspect is hospitalized, along with a victim, and a second victim has died.

Around 4:30 p.m., Rockledge police officers say they received calls of an active shooter near Schlenker Automotive on Barton Blvd., but before they arrived, they said an armed citizen had fired at the suspect.

"Someone else on scene was apparently armed and shot that suspect, but so far we have one person that has died on scene. We have a second person that was injured and transported," explained Donna Seyferth, with the Rockledge Police Department.

Investigators said they don't know the condition of the victim or the accused shooter, and they are still working on a motive.

"Right now, we don't have any known reason, any connection that we are aware of, and no we don't know of him saying anything specifically," Seyferth said.

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https://www.clickondetroit.com/news/...uthorities-say
Off-duty Wayne County sheriff's deputy fatally shoots armed intruder, authorities say
Armed man kicks victim's door in, enters her home in Southwest Detroit

DETROIT - An off-duty Wayne County sheriff's deputy fatally shot an armed intruder early Saturday, authorities said.

The deputy said she was inside her home in Southwest Detroit when she heard the armed man kick her door in and enter into her home.

Officials said the deputy retrieved her weapon and fired shots, striking the man in the chest and in the heart. He was pronounced dead at the scene.

The Detroit Police Department said the intruder was armed and was shot while still inside the house.

In a statement, the Wayne County Sheriff's Office said the sheriff’s deputy, who is a 15-year police veteran, will be assigned to administrative duties pending the outcome of an internal investigation.

The names of the sheriff's deputy and home invader were not given.

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https://www.click2houston.com/news/a...artment-tenant
Attempted robbery suspect reportedly shot in the head by apartment tenant

HOUSTON - A teen is reportedly in critical condition after he is shot in the head by an apartment tenant.

The shooting is said to have happened just after 2 a.m. in the 300 block of North Vista Drive in north Houston.

When officials arrived on scene, they reportedly found one male juvenile with a gunshot wound to the head.

The female tenant was home alone when she reportedly heard someone breaking into her residence. She entered her living room where she reportedly found the juvenile and shot him with a small-caliber handgun.

He was reportedly taken to Houston Northwest Hospital where he was transported by LifeFlight to Memorial Hermann.

KPRC is working to learn more about this incident.

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http://www.wfmj.com/story/36924955/p...wns-north-side

Police: Victim shoots robbery suspect on Youngstown's north side
By Lauren Stebelton, Multi Media Producer
Posted: Nov 25, 2017 9:19 PM EST Updated: Nov 26, 2017 6:15 AM EST
YOUNGSTOWN, Ohio -
Youngstown police are investigating a shooting that sent a robbery suspect to the hospital Saturday evening.

Police say at 6:15 p.m., they were called to the corner of Belmont Ave. and Wirt Blvd. and found a 19-year-old man shot.

An email sent to 21 News said the man was shot in the head.

It appears the man was attempting to commit a robbery and the robbery victim pulled out a gun, shooting him, according to police.

Police have not released the robbery suspect's condition.

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http://www.kctv5.com/story/36926489/...ting-at-costco
Off-duty officer shoots, kills armed man at Costco in Lenexa
LENEXA, KS (KCTV) -
The Lenexa Police Department has confirmed that they are investigating a shooting at Costco.

They say that it is not a current active shooter event.

Police got a call on Sunday about a man who was brandishing a firearm at the store. Witnesses said that the man was yelling and pointing a gun.

An off-duty police officer shot and killed the man. No one else was hurt.

Police say they cannot confirm an ID of the suspect or what his intentions were.

There will be a large police presence at the store on 9350 Marshall Drive for several hours as Lenexa police officers and officers from surrounding agencies investigate.

The Johnson County Officer-Involved Shooting Team is investigating.

Witnesses said they were evacuated out of the building around the time of the incident.

KCTV5 News has a crew at the scene. Stay with us for updates as we work to bring you more information.