A highly decorated 17 year veteran of the Chicago PD was shot in head by a bank robber last night. The officer suffered a skull fracture & brain bleed, but is expected to recover (the robber was killed): https://abc7chicago.com/cpd-officer-...-shot/5708767/
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https://m.chron.com/news/houston-tex...m-85307-tbla-3
Gun owner killed trying to stop Houston pawn shop robbery
A gun owner was shot and killed while trying to intervene in a pawn shop robbery Wednesday in southwest Houston.
Two masked men entered the EZ Pawn store in the 6000 block of Bellaire Boulevard around 7:50 p.m., forcing employees to the ground and rushing to the back of the store, according to the Houston Police Department. The victim, who police said had a concealed handgun license, waited inside for the suspected robbers to return to the front of the store.
Once they came to the front, the victim pulled his gun and exchanged gunfire with the two suspects, police said. The victim was struck several times and fell to the floor, according to detectives.
The two suspects fled the scene. It is unclear if either of them was shot.
Paramedics rushed the injured gun owner to a nearby hospital, where he was pronounced dead. His identity was not immediately released.
Both suspects are only described as black males in their early to mid-20s, according to detectives.
Last edited by HCM; 11-21-2019 at 09:00 PM.
https://www.fox7austin.com/news/arme...RUaFK-qtte-ETQ
Armed store owner turns tables on armed robbers at South Austin pawn shop
AUSTIN, Texas - Security camera video from a South Congress car lot shows Austin police units Sunday night racing down the roadway in response to a robbery and shootout at a pawn shop in South Austin.
The incident happened in and outside of the Mustang Pawn Shop near the Stassney Lane intersection. A witness says that shortly before 7:00 p.m. several men, armed with assault rifles got the drop on an employee. Once inside they smashed a jewelry display and grabbed what they could. When they ran out, the store owner reportedly gave chase with a shotgun.
A shootout followed, which apparently smashed a window at a business across the street. The violent confrontation was justified according to a neighbor, who didn't want to give his name but knows the store owner.
"Well, in this case, I think it’s all self-defense, you have to draw a line, and stop this mess that’s happening, they could have killed everybody in there,” said the neighbor.
The bandits drove down Red Bird Lane but their sedan was damaged by several shotgun blasts. They didn't get far and the men abandoned the vehicle they were in and the items they had stolen. They then got into a waiting vehicle and drove away.
No one near the gunfight was hurt.
Some of those who spoke to FOX7 said they sought cover by falling to the floor. Others said they are frustrated by the growing crime problem.
The solution, according to the resident, is simple but potentially deadly.
"Start shooting back, all the people around here, are pretty much armed."
The pawn shop robbers are believed to have left behind the guns they used in the hold-up.
Last edited by HCM; 11-22-2019 at 08:44 PM.
No shots. Just an 82 year old woman with a winning MINDSET.
Btavo!
Female bodybuilder, 82, fights home intruder: 'He picked the wrong house'
"No free man shall ever be debarred the use of arms." - Thomas Jefferson, Virginia Constitution, Draft 1, 1776
(He) allegedly came home just after midnight to find the 29-year-old personal trainer inside, according to police and sources. “He told the guy to get out of his house,” a police source told The Post. “They had some words. The guy went to his car and got a bat. And he shot him.” No charges have been filed in the incident.
https://nypost.com/2019/10/27/off-du...use-with-wife/
Noah Gaston, who is charged with murder and manslaughter, has said he thought he was aiming at an intruder when he shot Alicia Gaston. The judge instructed that a person who is guilty of murder knowingly or intentionally caused a person’s death, while the offense of manslaughter means that a person who is guilty acted with recklessness or criminal negligence to cause that death. She also explained that Maine law allows a person to use deadly force in self-defense when they reasonably believe the other person is about to use deadly force themselves. “We will await your verdict,” she said.
https://www.sunjournal.com/2019/11/2...hooting-death/
A Boscawen man accused of firing a handgun at another man after an argument was found not guilty of attempted first-degree assault and two counts reckless conduct. Derek Dussault, 35, who had been incarcerated for 4 ˝ months while awaiting trial, was found not guilty on all three felony charges after a two-day jury trial last month. The Boscawen Police Department arrested Dussault after witnesses at a party at 5 Bailey Drive said he shot at another man after a brief physical fight, police said. Dussault called the station from his home and told police what happened. A group of officers drove to his house to arrest Dussault, where he surrendered without incident, police said.
https://www.concordmonitor.com/Bosca...arges-30546755
Lowndes County (AL) Sheriff John Williams, also known as “Big John,” was killed outside a QV convenience store at the intersection of Highway 21 and Highway 97 on Saturday around 8 p.m., according to AL.com. Williams had responded to a call from the store owner who asked officers to disperse a group of people that were standing around outside the building.
https://www.breitbart.com/crime/2019...led-line-duty/