Category: Saved by the Gun

Reported By www.wsfa.com on 2014-04-04 

“One person is dead and a second is under arrest after a robbery early Friday morning in [Alabama] in which the homeowner fired shots. Authorities say 18-year-old Marbury resident Mikel Steven Smith of Marbury was killed when he tried to force his way into a home overnight in the Booth community…. Smith was armed with a knife when he tried to break into the home…. The female homeowner feared for her safety, and for that of her niece, when she fired several shots at the intruder…. Responding officers found Smith’s body about 30 feet away from the home. He was pronounced dead….”

Reported By www.wfaa.com on 2014-04-04 

 “An armed off-duty officer shot and killed a suspect after she walked upon a stabbing scene late Friday morning in … downtown Dallas…. The incident began when two employees at a business on the street attempted to escort a suspicious man they discovered within a fenced in area off their property…. The suspect began attacking the male employee with a knife …. The female employee began screaming for help and called 911…. An off-duty officer, Sgt. Jackie Moore, had just parked her car … when saw [the assailant] repeatedly stabbing the employee…. Moore said she ordered him to stop and drop his weapon. When [the assailant] continued to move towards her, she fired at the suspect….[The assailant] was pronounced dead at the scene….”

Reported By www.wtae.com on 2014-03-28 

“A man fought back against a home invasion by three men, one of whom was shot during the violent confrontation early Friday morning…. Around 2 a.m. … men broke into the house, and a resident inside was pistol-whipped. The victim was then able to grab a rifle and fire back at the suspects, hitting one of them in the chest. Investigators said the wounded suspect showed up at a hospital near New Castle a short time later. He was said to be in critical condition. None of the three residents of the home was hurt….”

Reported By www.freep.com on 2014-03-26 

“A Jet’s Pizza delivery driver fired shots at two men who attempted to rob him Saturday night when they posed as customers…. The driver was making a delivery … when one of the males grabbed him and the other produced a handgun and demanded his money. Police said the driver, who lawfully possesses a firearm, shot at the suspects, then fled the area and called 911. The suspects also fled the area in a waiting vehicle. One of the suspects, Clarence Sanders, 27, of Detroit, was later located at a local hospital with multiple gunshot wounds, and another suspect was arrested Monday night….”

Reported By www.detroitnews.com on 2014-03-25 

“A northwest Detroit homeowner on Tuesday fatally shot two men he said were trying to break into his west-side house…. Detroit has traditionally had a large percentage of the nation’s justifiable homicides by citizens. In 2012, the last year for which national figures are available, there were 25 justifiable homicides in Detroit, which made up 8 percent of the 310 seen nationwide. Last year, there were 15 justifiable homicides in the city…. Detroit Police Chief James Craig said at a press conference last week that in his 37-year career, he’s never seen as many homeowners defending themselves by shooting intruders. Craig told The News in January he felt the crime rate could be lowered if more good Americans were armed, because he said criminals would think twice about attacking….”

Reported By www.freep.com on 2014-03-25 

“A customer with a handgun stopped a shoplifting suspect from slashing a security officer with a contaminated needle and syringe outside a Home Depot store in Roseville, police said…. Joshua J. Silva, 26, was arrested a short time after the incident…. Silva began to fight with store loss prevention officers in the parking lot when they tried to apprehend him for stuffing a $179 battery-powered drill under his coat. Silva pulled a concealed syringe from his jacket and used it as a weapon, swinging it around in a slashing motion…. A customer with a concealed pistol license saw the fight, pulled out his handgun and told Silva to drop the syringe and get on the ground. Silva stopped fighting and sat down in the parking lot….”

Reported By www.kxly.com on 2014-03-17 

“After the third robbery in a month Sunday night, the owner of Spokane’s Jitterz Java on Northwest Boulevard has had enough and says the next person to try may end up face to face with a gun. Sara Chapel says some of her employees are already bringing their own guns to work, no matter what shift they are working. But after Sunday, they were will always be a gun at the coffee stand. In the most recent burglary, a man aggressively tried to open a window at the stand and appeared to have a gun. The barista kept the window locked, grabbed her gun and called police. The man took off before police arrived….”

Reported By mtstandard.com on 2014-03-17 

“A Missoula man was shot and killed early Monday while he was apparently burglarizing a residence northwest of Corvallis…. The resident reported that he was awakened by noises in and around the house shortly before 4 a.m. When the resident went to investigate, he found a man climbing through a window that had just been broken. When the resident ordered the intruder not to move, the man turned toward him. The resident was armed with a handgun and shot the intruder, who then jumped back through the broken window and ran away from the house. When sheriff’s deputies arrived, they found the man lying on the ground a short distance from the house. Paramedics rendered aid immediately, but the intruder could not be revived and was pronounced dead at the scene….”

Reported By www.click2houston.com on 2014-03-14 

 “A man fought back against two intruders, fatally shooting one of them at his north Harris County apartment, according to deputies…. [The] man, who lives in a third floor apartment, says he was asleep when he heard something at the front door and went to investigate. He told sheriff’s deputies at least two men then forced their way inside the apartment. He then confronted the two suspects and fired his weapon several times. One of the suspects died at the scene. The other fled the scene….”

Reported By www.local8now.com on 2014-03-06 

“A man accused of trying to rob an elderly Seymour woman, only to have the victim’s son hold a gun to his head, has been charged. Kenny Guffey said he was driving home from work around 6:30 p.m. on Wednesday when he called is 83-year-old mother, Christine Guffey. ‘We were talking probably ten minutes and then all of the sudden her voice panicked and she said, ‘What are you doing in my house, oh no, he’s got a knife. What are you doing with the knife?” said Guffey. Luckily, Guffey was only two minutes away from her Balsam Road home. When he got there, he went inside with his gun drawn…. Guffey said the intruder used the shovel to knock his gun out of his hand. He said he then tackled the man and got his gun back while his mother called 911….”