Armed citizens making a difference thread.

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https://www.click2houston.com/news/i...ton-police-say

Off-duty officer shoots at robbery suspect outside bank in northeast Houston, police say
HOUSTON - Police are investigating after an off-duty officer discharged a firearm at a robbery suspect at a bank in northeast Houston, officials said.

WATCH: Aerials of officer-involved shooting on Tidwell

The incident was reported around 1 p.m. in the 3400 block of Tidwell Road near Highway 59.

Police said a woman attempting to get out a vehicle with a hefty bag of money from a business was attacked by the suspect as he tried to grab her bag. Police said the woman's screams alerted an off-duty Houston police officer and he ran toward the woman.

Police said the suspect pulled something from his waistband and the officer fired his weapon. Police said the suspect let the woman go and fled the scene.

It is unknown if the suspect was struck during the shooting.

Investigators believe the suspect was waiting for the woman and probably followed her from another location.

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There’s a long article for this one at the link, I just posted the short version. Man went on trial claiming stand your ground and self Defense. the judge agreed today.

https://www.mypalmbeachpost.com/news...9h7nGY4igQ5PN/

BREAKING: Judge rules in favor of ‘stand your ground’ motion in Boynton fatal shooting
Posted: 6:44 p.m. Friday, June 22, 2018

Lannis Waters/The Palm Beach Post
Samuel "Bo" Barber, the man accused of fatally shooting Kunta Kinte Riddick on Nov. 29 in Boynton Beach, sits in court before the start of a Stand Your Ground hearing in his first-degree murder case Thursday, June 21, 2018. The prosecution says the shooting was premeditated because of "bad-blood" with the Riddick family. Barber's attorney, Public Defender Carey Haughwout, says Barber was acting in self-defense because Riddick came after him with a stick that had a nail in it. (Lannis Waters / The Palm Beach Post)

WEST PALM BEACH —
Palm Beach County Judge Laura Johnson late Friday ruled in favor of Samuel “Bo” Barber’s “stand your ground” motion that said he shot and killed Kunta Kinte Riddick in self-defense in November.

Barber was charged with first-degree murder in the 2017 fatal shooting, but the charges were dismissed in court Friday evening.

Johnson said at the end of the day, what happened to Riddick was a tragedy, but that the state did not show “clear and convincing evidence” that Barber was not acting in self-defense when he shot Riddick on Nov. 29 in Boynton Beach.

In 2017, the burden shifted from the defense needing to prove the case for “stand your ground” immunity to the prosecution.

“(The case) has to be looked at through the eyes of what Mr. Barber knew at the time and what Mr. Reddick knew at the time, too,” Johnson said.

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http://www.wric.com/news/crime/new-z...ome/1257258443

New Zealand man shot, arrested after attempting to break-in Goochland home
Dean Mirshahi
GOOCHLAND COUNTY, Va. (WRIC) -- A New Zealand citizen was shot in the neck in Goochland County today after allegedly attempting to break into a home.

At approximately 4:30 p.m., deputies responded to a call of a shooting on Steeplechase Parkway in central Goochland. At around the same time, a second caller to 911 informed authorities that his wife had called him about a man attempting to break into their home.

Once deputies arrived on the scene, they found a white man in the front yard of a residence suffering from a gunshot wound to the neck.

The subject, identified as Troy George Skinner, was treated at the scene and taken to VCU Medical Center.

Further investigation revealed that Skinner, a 25-year old citizen of New Zealand, had forced entry into a residence, occupied by a woman and her two teenage daughters.

Skinner apparently attempted to use a brick to break in the home's rear basement door. At this time, the homeowner warned Skinner she was calling the police and was armed with a handgun.

Skinner, unsuccessful going through the basement, went to the deck of the home and broke the glass of the door with a landscape stone.

Skinner broke through the glass on the door and reached through to unlatch it. The woman with the handgun, unidentified by police, warned Skinner repeatedly before shooting him twice.

Skinner fled the home and fell onto the front yard of a neighbor's yard.

Skinner, who arrived in the U.S. at Los Angeles International Airport just two days ago, is in custody as charges are pending.
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And another article

https://wtvr.com/2018/06/22/new-zeal...oochland-home/

2 days after arriving in US, New Zealand man shot while trying to break into Goochland home
Posted 11:04 pm, June 22, 2018, by Vernon Freeman Jr., Updated at 11:07PM, June 22, 2018
GOOCHLAND COUNTY, Va. – Two days after arriving in the United States, a New Zealand man was shot after attempting to break into a Goochland home, according to investigators.

Deputies with the Goochland County Sheriff’s Office says the incident happened Friday at approximately 4:30 p.m. on Steeplechase Parkway in the central part of the county.

After receiving an initial call for a shooting at the location, deputies also received a call from a man who said his wife called him about an intruder trying to break into their home.

An investigation determined that a suspect, identified as 25-year-old Troy George Skinner, of New Zealand, attempted to break into a home occupied by a mother and two teenage daughters.

Deputies say Skinner attempted to break into the basement of the home with a brick, when the mother told him that see was calling police and that she was armed with a handgun.

After the break-in attempt was unsuccessful, deputies say Skinner went on the deck and broke the glass door with a concrete stone.

“After repeated warning by the mother, Skinner smashed the glass on the door and reached through to unlatch it. As he reached through the door, the mother shot twice at Skinner with a .22 caliber handgun,” according to a sheriff’s office spokesperson.

Skinner suffered a gunshot wound to the neck and stumbled onto the front yard next-door while trying to flee the scene.

When deputies arrived, aid was given to Skinner, who was transported to VCU Medical Center via Med-flight. There is no word on his condition at this time.

Investigators say Skinner came into the United States through the Los Angeles International Airport on Wednesday, June 20.

He is in the custody of the Goochland County Sheriff’s Office and charges are pending.

Deputies say the investigation into the break-in is ongoing.

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We will see how this one goes.

2 people injured in shooting at Daytona Beach motel
https://www.wftv.com/news/local/2-pe...otel/775336138

DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. - Two people were injured Friday evening in a shooting at a motel, the Daytona Beach Police Department said.

Police were called shortly after 9:15 p.m. to the Heritage Inn on South Ridgewood Avenue near Shady Place after two armed men got into a fight in the parking lot, Daytona Beach police Lt. James Chirco said.

A man and a woman who were shot in the leg were taken to a hospital, Chirco said.

"We have a case of people calling self-defense at the moment," he said. "We do have everybody in custody that's involved in the case as well as the weapons."

Investigators said they're questioning the gunman, who called 911 after firing the weapon.

It's unknown what the men were fighting about, police said.

The shooting remains under investigation.

No other details were given

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If you have someone like this around your house, you definitely want a firearm for protection.

http://www.kentuckynewera.com/news/a...a9596e8c7.html

Naked man arrested, claimed he 'may be Jesus'
By Heather Oney The Salyersville Independent27 min ago
JOHNSON FORK – An Indiana man was arrested, naked and claiming to possibly be Jesus, near a home on Johnson Fork on Monday.

On June 18, Magoffin County Sheriff Department Deputies Jonathan Holbrook and Cory Cook responded to the Johnson Fork area after receiving several complaints of a naked male behind a residence.

After arriving on the scene, the officers found the naked male lying in the grass near the home. The man would not tell law enforcement his name but said he “may be Jesus.”

He was taken into custody, with law enforcement noting in the police report he appeared to be under the influence of drugs.

The homeowner advised police that the man was behind his house and allegedly took a gas jug and poured it everywhere around the residence. He reportedly told the man to leave but he wouldn’t. The homeowner said the male went through his car and took several items and then went walking up the road with his front sun shield.

The homeowner told Mortimer Media Group he looked out his back door and the man was lying down in his yard, then he jumped up and ran a little, moving erratically. The homeowner reportedly fired a warning shot in the air, which the man responded to by grabbing an oil can and throwing it against the house. He then grabbed a gas can and started dousing the house in gasoline. He allegedly grabbed a service wire that provided electricity to an outbuilding on the property and proceeded to attempt to start a fire, while at the same time screaming that he was going to burn down the house.

At this point, the homeowner reportedly shot a few more times over his head, and the man got in a car in front of the house, then walked on down the road. There is a gate on the property and he was found by law enforcement approximately 75 feet from the gate, laying in the grass.

While Deputy Holbrook transported the male to the sheriff office, he reportedly tore out a cord in the rear radar of the cruiser.

He was later identified as Austin Michael Johnson, 31, from Indiana.

According to law enforcement, his family woke up on Saturday morning and he was gone. They were looking for him in Ohio when they received a tip that he was in Salyersville, and they picked him up at a local gas station early Sunday morning. Once back on the road, their car made a strange noise, so they stopped to check it out, when Johnson took off running, again, and they couldn’t find him.

Johnson has no known criminal history or affiliation with Magoffin County.

Law enforcement did not request toxicology at the time of the arrest.

Johnson is currently being held at the Big Sandy Regional Detention Center, facing the following charges: third-degree burglary; first-degree indecent exposure, first offense; third-degree criminal trespassing; second-degree criminal mischief; giving officer false identifying information; and public intoxication – controlled substance (excludes alcohol).

At press time no court date has been scheduled in the case.

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Here’s one from Guyana. I’m not sure what the self defense laws are there. The guy is a licensed firearm owner. Another guy tried to set him on fire and he defended himself.

https://www.stabroeknews.com/2018/ne...g-set-on-fire/
Businessman shoots ex-tenant to avoid being set on fire

A businessman is currently in police custody after he allegedly discharged several shots at a former tenant, who allegedly doused him with a flammable liquid and attempted to set him alight yesterday morning during a confrontation along Regent Street, Georgetown.

Police said the shooting occurred between 9 am and 9.30 am yesterday along Regent Street, between Albert and Light streets, during which Chezley Tyndall, 50, a taxi driver of Lot 809 Block V, Herstelling, East Bank Demerara was shot to his left hand and left foot.

He was rushed to the Georgetown Public Hospital (GPH), where he is presently admitted in a stable condition.

The suspect, who has been identified as 42-year-old businessman John Ramanand, of 109 Thomas Street, Kitty, was apprehended after the attack.

Ramanand is a licensed firearm holder. His weapon has since been seized by police.

A police source told Stabroek News that Tyndall and Ramanand are known to each other as Tyndall previously rented an apartment owned by Ramanand.

This newspaper was also told that Ramanand was in a store along Regent Street when he was confronted by Tyndall, who was at the time allegedly carrying a bottle containing a flammable substance, suspected to be gasoline.

Tyndall then threw the suspected substance on Ramanand and told him “I gon kill you today!” He then allegedly pulled out a lighter in a bid to set Ramanand on fire.

In fear for his life, Ramanand reportedly drew his firearm and discharged several rounds at Tyndall, hitting him to his left hand and left foot.

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http://www.charlotteobserver.com/new...213714269.html

Man dies a week after he was shot in uptown Charlotte, police say
By LaVendrick Smith lvsmith@charlotteobserver.com

A 37-year-old man died Saturday after he was shot last week while allegedly breaking into a home near uptown Charlotte, Charlotte-Mecklenburg police said.

Police were called to the 1100 block of W. 1st Street around 4:30 p.m. on June 15 where they found the man, Wayne Carrothers, injured from gunshots.

Carrothers was taken to Carolinas Medical Center, police said.

During an investigation, detectives determined Carrothers was armed while breaking into a home nearby on Greenleaf Avenue, and was shot by the homeowner, according to police.

The homeowner has not been charged, and police didn't identify him.

The case will be presented to the Mecklenburg County District Attorney's office to determine if charges will be filed, police said.

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We’ll see how this one goes. I’ve found a lot of stories in the last year that say “possibly self defense and when I do follow ups weeks or months later, there is still nothing.

https://www.chron.com/news/houston-t...n-12977181.php

Man shot in neck in north Houston
By Jay R. Jordan

Houston police officers investigate a shooting in the 4400 block of Cetti Street on Thursday, June 7, 2018. Photo: Jay R. ]A neighbor opened fire on a man in north Houston on Thursday night in what could be self-defense, Houston police said.[/B]

Police responded to the 4400 block of Cetti Street around 6:40 p.m. to a reported shooting and learned two neighbors had gotten into a dispute that turned violent, according to Houston Police Department Sgt. Chris Weiche.

At one point during their argument, one of the neighbors pulled out a gun and opened fire on the other, hitting him in the neck, Weiche said. He was rushed to an area hospital and is listed in stable condition.

Police have one person in custody, although it is not immediately clear if that person will be charged.

Weiche said officers found a knife on the scene and at least one gun shell casing.

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A Pa story from earlier today.

http://www.wgal.com/article/robbery-...ounty/21872218

Robbery thwarted by armed customer in Dauphin County

Police: Armed patron was licensed to carry firearm

SWATARA TOWNSHIP, Pa. —
Police say an attempted armed robbery occurred at the Rutter's, on Derry Street, in Swatara Township, early Saturday.

According to investigators, the suspect entered the store, just before 3 a.m., and was seen by an employee near the opposite entrance. That employee then fled the store.

The suspect displayed a handgun and continued into the store, where police say he was briefly confronted by an armed customer.

According to police, the suspect then turned and left the store.

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http://www.wtvy.com/content/news/Gen...486371501.html

Geneva County woman kills man during apparent home invasion attempt
Staff ReportsSat 9:40 PM, Jun 23, 2018

File photo: Raymond Wambsgans / CC BY-SA 2.0
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Updated: Sat 9:44 PM, Jun 23, 2018
Geneva County (WTVY)-- A man is dead after a Geneva County woman shot him during what law enforcement believes is likely a home invasion attempt.

Sheriff Tony Helms told WTVY the incident occurred Saturday evening in a remote area south of Wicksburg in Geneva County.

Helms said initial indications are the homeowner repeatedly told the man to leave. When he refused, and kept banging on her door, she shot him.

An investigation is ongoing but, as of now, no charges are expected. However, the case could be presented to a grand jury that would decide if the shooting is self-defense.

Under Alabama Stand Your Ground Law, people have a right to kill if they believe their life is in jeopardy.