Category: Saved by the Gun

Reported By www.chicagotribune.com on 2014-02-01 

“A 44-year-old man on crutches fatally shot one of two intruders who came charging at him Friday morning in the Heart of Chicago neighborhood, according to police…. The 44-year-old homeowner was sleeping when his frightened 18-year-old daughter woke him up, then told him that she heard noises and thought someone was breaking into the apartment behind theirs, according to a police report…. At first she thought the noise was a heater in that apartment but after she heard something fall, she locked the door that separates the two residences, the report said. The man … did not see anyone at first, so he returned to his bedroom to get his gun. When he went back to the rear apartment, he saw two intruders charging towards him so he shot at them, according to the report. Both burglars stopped, turned around and ran back towards the back door, but one of them collapsed and fell to the floor. Two men were seen running away and yelling gang slogans….”

Reported By blog.al.com on 2014-01-31 

“Residents of a … neighborhood took law enforcement matters into their own hands, holding a burglary suspect at gunpoint until lawmen could arrive…. Neighbors had seen three men trying to break into [a] home, and confronted them. All three ran away, but neighbors chased them into nearby woods. They managed to hold one of them, a 17-year-old, at gunpoint. Two others fled on foot but were captured more than a mile away….”

Reported By crimeblog.dallasnews.com on 2013-12-25 

“About midnight when a man attempted to break in through a window … the homeowner fatally shot the suspected would-be burglar…. [he] was pronounced dead at 11:59 p.m. on Christmas Eve….”

Reported By www.wchstv.com on 2013-12-23 

“A housesitter was alerted of a possible break-in through the home’s alarm system, and he allegedly caught the two men trying to break into his house. There was a struggle, and he pulled out a gun, shooting and seriously injuring one of the suspects. The other took off on foot and was later arrested….”

Reported By www.wilx.com on 2013-11-22 

 “A man waiting for his six-year-old daughter to be dropped off from school, had no idea he would be the city’s first reported knock-out victim. ‘I saw the van circle twice, and the second time three kids came out. I didn’t suspect anything. I hadn’t any enemies, or any reason to believe they would be looking to do anything to me.’ The victim was attacked by 17-year-old Marvell Weaver. But Weaver did more than try to knock his victim out, he tried to do it with a taser. Luckily for the victim, the taser didn’t work and he was able to protect himself with his concealed-carry .40 caliber pistol. ‘He shoved something into my side. I wasn’t sure what it was. It had some force to it. I wasn’t sure if it was a knife or a gun,’ said the victim. Weaver was shot twice, in the leg and an inch away from his spine. He’s been sentenced to a year in jail for the attack….”

Reported By www.wkyt.com on 2013-11-22 

“Police were called to the Marathon station at Winchester Road and Industry Road shortly after 12:30 when a man came in to rob the store, but they say he didn’t simply demand money…. They say the man attacked the store owner. They say the two struggled briefly before the shop owner got his hands on a gun and shot the would-be robber….”

Reported By www.kaaltv.com on 2013-11-14

“23-year-old Gypsy Watt is dead, and a 16-year-old boy was arrested, then charged with burglary and assault on Friday. A cancer patient is shaken up after the two broke into his Pine County farmhouse around 2:30 a.m. Thursday. Police say the men, who were just out of jail, when they broke into 75-year-old Charles Carlson’s home, on Fox Road near Sandstone. Both men have long criminal histories, and one had a gun. Carlson struggled with the intruder and managed to grab his own gun. He shot one of the intruders, Watts, who died at the scene….”

Reported By Fox News on 2013-11-08

“Two Gonzaga students are facing possible expulsion from the University after they pulled a weapon in self defense as a six time felon attempted to get into their on campus apartment. Fagan answered the door and was greeted by John Taylor. Taylor is a felon with an extensive criminal history and when he arrived Fagan said Taylor showed him what appeared to be an ankle bracelet as he tried to intimidate him. Fagan said Taylor then demanded money and was frustrated when he was turned down. Taylor then attempted to force entry into the apartment. At that point McIntosh brandished his pistol. McIntosh has a concealed weapons permit for the gun and did not know it was in violation of policy at the time. Once Taylor saw the gun he left the property….” [This is a no-brainer: Defend your life and property, or obey an asinine anti-firearms rule? I’d rather be alive and not attending Gonzaga, than dead because of their policy.]

Reported By ABC News on 2013-10-05 

“A Fort Bend County teenager fought back Friday after two strangers broke into his home. One suspect is now dead and a second is on the run. [The teen] was home alone when he heard a noise. There were two men pounding on the front door, but he didn’t answer. They then went around to the back of the house. The men allegedly forced their way inside, meeting the teen head-on. The shot suspect died inside the home. The second suspect fled the scene….”

Reported By ABC News on 2013-09-29

“A Toledo woman held an intruder at gunpoint after catching him on her
property. And this isn’t the first time it’s happened. It’s the second
time in six months Betty Collins has pulled a gun on a suspect.  She
says protecting her family and property is her priority….”