Shooting incidents in the news.

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Great thread Irish!

Thanks! I encourage everyone to include any incidents that I miss and feel free to discuss any and all reports.

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This is right up the road from me and the building is nestled around many University of Pittsburgh buildings.

Multiple victims in Western Psych shooting

At least five people have been shot at Western Psychiatric Institute and Clinic of UPMC. One shooter has been accounted for, but police are searching for a possible second shooter.

A University of Pittsburgh police officer was grazed in the leg, officials said.

SWAT teams from Pittsburgh, Allegheny County, Port Authority and state police have been called to the scene.

Police were called shortly before 2 p.m. Police were checking reports that a person is being held hostage.



Read more: http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/12068...#ixzz1oYj3mz3e

Security is normally very tight at Western Psych, according to those who work there. Visitors must stop at a first-floor reception desk for a visitor's badge, but they are not checked with a metal detector until they are about to enter one of the locked units upstairs.

Read more: http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/12068...#ixzz1oYivstg4

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This is right up the road from me and the building is nestled around many University of Pittsburgh buildings.

Multiple victims in Western Psych shooting

Glad to hear they got the first shooter, hopefully there isn't a second. Personally, I'll never allow myself to be "locked down" and will be hightailing it at the first given opportunity. Fish in a barrel and all that.

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SC - A SC homeowner shot and killed a man breaking into his home around 6pm. Police say the 2 men are related, but that relationship did not play a part in the shooting, which is being ruled self defense. No charges are expected against the homeowner. Details are still emerging.

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NJ - A suspected shoplifter who held a woman hostage at knifepoint inside Woodbridge Center was shot to death by a police officer this evening, setting off a scene of chaos inside one of New Jersey’s largest shopping malls, authorities said.

Good job done by the police officer. However, if this hadn't been NJ it could have just as easily been a regular concealed carry citizen as an off-duty cop.

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MI - A man with a license to carry a concealed weapon used his gun to stop a Madison Heights man suspected of trying to assault people with a knife in the parking lot of Holiday Market, police said.

“The suspect began approaching the couple with the knife drawn,” Royal Oak Detective Lt. Tom Goad said in a statement. “As the suspect approached, one of the customers in the lot, a CCW license holder, pulled his firearm out and ordered the suspect to drop the knife.”

The customer with the gun yelled at the suspect several times before the suspect dropped the knife and sat on the ground, police said.

Royal Oak Police arrived on the scene and arrested the suspect.

“Thanks to the quick actions of the citizen no one was hurt,” Goad said.

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TX - A man caught 2 men burglarizing a neighbor’s home. During a confrontation the neighbor and the suspects exchanged gunfire. One of the suspects was hit and wounded while the other fled. Police say no charges will be fired against the neighbor.

Video at link.

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NY - An after-hours cleaning man at a Jamaica grocery shot and killed one of two brazen catburglars who’d cut a hole through the roof to rob the place, sources said.

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TX - A homeowner confronted a man on his property who was stealing his truck. After the suspect retrieved a pistol from his vehicle a gunfight followed which resulted in the suspect being shot once in the leg. The suspect was captured a short while later and is now being treated in a local hospital.

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IL - A homeowner in rural IL fired five shots at 2 men who invaded his home. The homeowner saw the men coming into his home after being alerted by his dog. One of the men was armed with a crowbar. The homeowner retrieved a handgun and over 5 minutes fired shots at and chased off the 2 men, who fled in a blue four door car. It is not believed either of the intruders was shot. The homeowner believes he was targeted because of the isolated nature of his home and property. Video at link.