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2 today

Man dies after being shot by resident outside of PG County home, police say
PRINCE GEORGE'S COUNTY, Md. (ABC7) —

http://wjla.com/news/local/man-dies-...ome-police-say
A man is dead after he was shot outside of a home in Prince George's County by the man who lives there early Monday morning, according to authorities.

Neighbors told ABC7's Scott Taylor they think this was a robbery attempt involving two men.

Prince George's County Police say that they were called to the 6200 block of Sligo Parkway at around 2:15 a.m. Officers say they found a man with a bullet wound and had him taken to the hospital. Taylor reports that the man was wearing a mask.

The man was later pronounced dead, officials say.

Eight people were inside the home during the shooting, including four children but none of them were injured.

Police say they are talking with witness in the area as they continue to investigate the case. Witness have said there have been a rash of vehicle break-ins in the area.

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http://www.wndu.com/content/news/Att...466713423.html


Attempted home invasion suspect shot dead at Hickory Village Apartments

Posted: Tue 11:45 PM, Dec 26, 2017 |
Updated: Wed 7:23 AM, Dec 27, 2017
MISHAWAKA, Ind. (WNDU) - A man has been shot dead at Hickory Village Apartments in Mishawaka on Tuesday night.

The shooting happened sometime before 10:45 p.m. at the complex in the 4300 block of North Hickory.

The man who was shot was a suspect of an attempted home invasion at the complex. Police do not know if there was an exchange of gunfire between the resident and the suspect.

The St. Joseph County Metro Homicide Unit is leading the investigation.

We will provide updates as soon as we find out more information.

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2 today

http://www.katc.com/story/37145401/g...oure-gonna-die

Gun in hand, West Virginia grandmother scares-off intruder: 'you're gonna die'

One grandmother in West Virginia wasn't afraid to fend off a would-be intruder who she says was trying to pry open her bedroom window on Christmas Eve morning.

According to WSAZ in West Virginia, Yvonda "Bonnie" Gatens awoke to the sound of someone trying to enter her bedroom window. Upon hearing the noise, Gatens told WSAZ she called 911 and grabbed her gun telling the intruder, "you're going to die."

Gatens says the man fell over to the side of the window and disappeared from view. When deputies responded they were unable to find the person.

Gatens had a warning of sorts for anyone else thinking of trying to break into her home, "If you come in here, it's going to be you or me, and I'll see to it that it won't be me."The

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3 today. This one from Jamaica.

http://jamaica-gleaner.com/article/n...er-shot-killed

Man Attempting To Rob Licensed Firearm Holder Shot, Killed

A licensed firearm holder shot and killed a man who attempted to rob him of his gun in the Widcombe area of Barbican in St Andrew.

The dead robber remains unidentified.

Reports are that about 8:15 last night the man and a woman were examining a vehicle that was parked at a gate in the community when two men, one of whom was armed with a handgun, held them up.

The armed robber demanded that the man handed over his gun.

A struggle ensued and the man managed to reach for his gun and fire several shots.

The two robbers ran and one subsequently collapsed clutching a handgun.

He died later died on the spot.

The second robber escaped.

The police were called in and they said that they recovered a nine millimetre pistol with a magazine containing nine 9 millimetre cartridges at the scene.

The male and the woman were not harmed during the incident.

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4 today.

Stand Your Ground’ law clears Milton man

http://www.srpressgazette.com/news/2...ars-milton-man
By Press Gazette contributor
Posted at 11:31 AM Updated at 11:31 AM
MILTON — A fatal Oct. 21 shooting on Bent Tree Road was justifiable under Florida’s Stand Your Ground Law, according to the state attorney’s office.

Around 12:30 a.m. that October day, Michael Patterson was asleep on the couch at his Milton home when banging and screaming on the front porch awakened him. Patterson’s elderly parents and 16-year-old son were also asleep in the home. Patterson went to the door and asked what the man wanted but could not understand what he was saying. The intruder began shaking the doorknob.

The noise awakened Patterson’s mother; as she dialed 9-1-1 to report the disturbance, Michael Patterson retrieved a 30-30 rifle from his brother’s bedroom, exited from the back sliding glass door and walked around the north side of the house to the structure’s front. When he got to the front yard, Patterson saw an unrecognizable man holding a baseball bat attempting to enter the Pattersons’ home. The home’s front door appeared to be ajar.

Fearing for his family’s safety, Patterson ordered the intruder to stop as he entered the doorway. When Patterson yelled, the man turned in his direction, raised the bat and began to walk toward Patterson, who was about 30 feet from the front door. Michael Patterson fired one shot from the 30-30, striking the man in the left shoulder and causing him to fall back against the front door across the threshold.

Patterson went into the home and put the rifle on the dining-room table. His brother, Jeffery Booth, arrived just after the shooting; the two men tried to stop the bleeding and performed CPR until deputies got to the scene.

Around 12:39 a.m., Santa Rosa County Sheriff’s deputies were dispatched to Bent Tree Road in response to a suspicious-person complaint. As deputies arrived, they found a male lying inside the open front door bleeding from a gunshot wound to the chest. An aluminum baseball bat and metal pipe were located near the shooting victim. The bat’s knob had been broken off and was lying on the porch.

Deputies began lifesaving efforts until paramedics arrived. The shooting victim — later identified as Marcus Indigo Mulinix, 39 — was placed in the ambulance where he died. An autopsy determined the cause of death was a gunshot wound to the chest. The bullet entered the left upper chest of Mulinix near his clavicle and exited his right upper back.

The issue was whether Michael Patterson was justified in his use of deadly force.

“A person is justified in using or threatening to use deadly force if he or she reasonably believes that using or threatening to use such force is necessary to prevent imminent death or great bodily harm to himself or herself or another or to prevent the imminent commission of a forcible felony,” Florida Statute states.

Evidence suggested Mulinix went to Patterson’s home intending to engage in violence; he was armed with an aluminum baseball bat and a metal pipe. Witnesses saw Mulinix with these weapons in his possession approximately 30 minutes before the shooting and indicated that he appeared paranoid and extremely agitated. Mulinix used enough force with the bat that the knob of the bat had broken off and was lying on the porch near the entryway. The metal pipe was located in the yard.

Witness accounts and corroborating evidence show that Michael Patterson and his mother, Mary, heard Mulinix yelling and attempting to enter the Pattersons’ home. Mulinix ignored Michael Patterson’s warning to go away and continued his efforts to enter the house.

The testimonial and physical evidence established that Mulinix was committing an armed burglary of a dwelling when he was shot. The evidence also established that Mulinix committed an aggravated assault, a forcible felony. Michael Patterson stated that when he approached Mulinix, who was standing at the front door, Mulinix turned and started towards him with the bat raised. At this point, Michael Patterson had a reasonable fear for his own safety as well as the safety of his parents and son within the home.

“Mulinix was armed with a deadly weapon which he displayed in a manner likely to cause death or great bodily harm,” James E. Parker, assistant state attorney, wrote. “His actions created a well-founded fear in Michael Patterson that violence was about to take place and Mulinix had the apparent ability to carry it out.

“Under the circumstances, Patterson had no duty to retreat and had the right to stand his ground. He had a reasonable fear of imminent peril of death or great bodily harm to himself or his family within the home.”

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5 today. This is a little different.

http://wgntv.com/2017/12/27/9-year-o...th-pellet-gun/
9-year-old thwarts would-be carjacker with pellet gun

Posted 3:15 PM, December 27, 2017, by CNN Wire
KOKOMO, Ind. — A man who tried to steal a pickup truck in Kokomo was thwarted by a 9-year-old inside the vehicle who was armed with a pellet gun.

Kokomo police responded to a report of an attempted theft of a red 2009 Dodge Ram at One Stop, 615 N. Washington St., shortly before 1 a.m. on Christmas Day.

Dispatch told the officers that the suspect was confronted by a 9-year-old who had a pellet gun that was inside the truck. The suspect then took a green Chevy Trailblazer that was parked nearby.

Officers followed the Trailblazer until it was involved in a minor vehicle accident near Rainbow and Lafountain Streets.

Police say Ollie L. Dunn, 32, of Lafayette, was arrested for attempted auto theft, unlawful entry of a vehicle, vehicle theft, theft and operator never licensed.

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6 today

http://www.krem.com/news/local/spoka...erty/502711520


Spokane Valley homeowner shoots man with a sledgehammer on his property

SPOKANE, Wash.—A homeowner shot a man who he said was kicking and screaming at his front door early Tuesday morning.

Ralph Wending told deputies a man had grabbed a sledgehammer from a truck and came at him with the hammer.

Court documents said Wending warned the suspect he had a gun and fired a warning shot. He said the suspect continued to come at him in a violent manner so he shot him in the leg.

Court documents identified the suspect as Logan Nelson.

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7 today.

http://www.fox35orlando.com/news/loc...gation-ongoing

Citizens return fire at shooter after he shoots a man

OCALA, Fla. (FOX 35 WOFL)
- An Ocala Police Department official has confirmed that there were two people who sustained non-life threatening injuries on NW 4th Street in Ocala, Florida on Wednesday.

Police say they have arrested 21-year-old Kourtland Dukes and charged him following the shooting that occurred on Wednesday morning.

The report says that witnesses say that a black male walked to the west side of Long's Grocery sand began shooting in the area of a car wash located on the side of the building. A man named Servando was shot in his leg.

A customer returned fire and another chased and shot at the man as he ran from the scene, says police. Kourtland Dukes was shot in the lower portion of his leg as well as the heel of his left foot.

Using witness descriptions, police say that a detective was able to spot Dukes walking west on NW 4th Street. Dukes was limping and his clothing match witness descriptions. A gun was recovered on the path Dukes had taken from teh scene and a mask was recovered as well.

Police say that Dukes had been convicted of Possession of a Firearm by a Delinquent, a felony in the state of Florida, on December 12th, 2014.

Both Dukes and Ferguson were reportedly treated for their injuries.

Dukes was transported to the Marion County Jail for the charges of Aggravated Battery with a Deadly Weapon and Possession of a Firearm by a Felon.

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http://www.fox19.com/story/37149559/...re-in-roselawn

Police ID suspected robber shot, killed at Roselawn auto parts store

ROSELAWN (FOX19) -
Cincinnati police officers responded to a report of a person shot Wednesday night on the 7700 block of Reading Road.

Police said two armed suspects entered a Roselawn O'Reilly Auto Parts around 8:30 p.m.

One of the suspects was shot by a person already inside, they said. When officers arrived at the scene, they found that person, 18-year-old James Hutsell, Jr., in the parking lot.

Fire officials were unable to revive him.

The Homicide Unit is investigating. If you have any information,

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2 today. They did not have to shoot but were in a much better situation if the guy had gotten in because they had a gun than if they did not.

https://www.10news.com/news/el-cajon...on-breaking-in

El Cajon couple holds off determined, deranged intruder
Anthony Pura
EL CAJON, Calif. (KGTV) – An El Cajon couple held off a man determined on breaking into their home Christmas morning.

It happened around 4:30 a.m. at the Pepper Villa Estate mobile home park.

James and Colleen Wall say their dog woke them up when someone broke their front gate and was trying to get in through the door. That's when they saw the shadow of the man move around their house towards their backdoor.

“He was tearing at the security screen door, banging on it and kicking it. He was yelling he was going to kill us,” Colleen said.

Colleen called police while James stood guard at the back door with his gun.

“Jimmy took his gun and put it through the blinds at the glass and showed it to the guys face,” she said, but it only made him more violent and vicious.

“I honestly thought I was going to shoot him,” James said.

“It was like the worst, scariest movie you’ve ever watched but it was like you in that movie,” his wife said.

Deputies arrived in time to take down the man.

“They tackled him and arrested and threw him in the car,” she said. Deputies say he didn't have a weapon, but Colleen was sure he was there to hurt them.

“I don’t know why,” she said. “I ask myself that. And the police said my house was the only house that had Christmas lights on that were just spectacular, and it was maybe just like a bug attracted to it.”

Deputies have not released the suspect’s name. He will be arraigned Thursday afternoon. He is facing charges of vandalism, making terrorizing threats and resisting officers.