Category: Saved by the Gun

Reported By wjbf.com on 2015-11-25

“The Aiken County Sheriff’s Office is still searching for a suspect involved in a Craigslist meetup gone awry. Deputies responded to a 911 call on Willis Hill Road and Wire Road to find a 23-year-old Frank Frazier Junior dead at the scene. Witnesses say they saw a black male with a grey hoodie fleeing from that same road just minutes before. Aiken County Sheriff’s deputies are working to put together the puzzle pieces to a Craigslist meetup gone awry. While investigators and blood hounds combed the crime scene on Willis Hill Road, deputies got a call from a couple who admitted to shooting Frank Frazier Junior, and they claim it was in self-defense…. Captain Eric Abdullah says the couple met up with the deceased and the suspect through Craigslist…. At some point during the meeting the 2 black men pulled out weapons and demanded money from the couple. It was then that the woman pulled out a gun and shot and killed Frazier….”

Reported By krqe.com on 2015-11-20

‘Albuquerque police said an elderly couple stopped a man who was loading stolen items into a vehicle and held him at gunpoint until police arrived…. Police said the 70-year-old man caught Aaron Lujan loading stolen items including the couple’s car keys, generator and tools into a stolen SUV that was parked across the street from his home. The man tried to stop Lujan. When Lujan ignored him, police said the man and his wife came outside carrying weapons. They held Lujan at gunpoint as neighbors called police…. According to court records, Lujan got out of jail on a burglary charge just a few hours before neighbors said he started terrorizing their block….”

Reported By Fox News on 2015-11-11

“Intruders shot a woman breastfeeding her newborn baby. [Several men] barged into the bedroom … then started shooting. Samantha Bunce, a combat medic in the National Guard, fired back with her own gun. She’s now recovering in the hospital from two gunshot wounds. Her baby is fine…”

Reported By Fox News on 2015-11-11

“A South Carolina teenager left home alone used his mother’s gun to shoot and kill a burglar, authorities said Tuesday…. Fox Carolina reported that deputies responded to a report of shots fired at a home…. When they arrived, they found the unidentified 13-year-old boy and asked him to come out of the home.  The boy said he heard a vehicle pull up behind his house, then heard someone trying get inside a few minutes later. At that point, the teen picked up his mother’s gun and went to the back door of the home. Authorities said the boy told them he fired the gun through the door and the person outside fired back. The boy fired several more shots, apparently wounding the suspect…. Neighbors reported hearing gunshots before seeing a gray car pull out near the home and speed away…. Officials reported that a gray Chevy Sonic pulled up to a local hospital with several bullet holes. An affidavit states the passenger in the car had three gunshot wounds and was rushed to the emergency room in critical condition, but was later pronounced dead….”

Reported By seguingazette.com on 2015-11-03

“[An] intruder was shot early Monday morning after trying to break into a home…. The homeowner told investigators that the suspect had a red headlamp he was wearing when he tried to enter the home…. In fear for the safety of himself and his family, the homeowner confronted the suspect… While investigating the incident, deputies found a number of items [that] were being used to break into the home….”

Reported By chicago.suntimes.com on 2015-10-31

“Chicago Police say charges are unlikely to filed against a customer who fatally shot a man trying to rob a Southwest Side business Saturday night. A man walked into a Gage Park business that included a currency exchange … and pulled out a gun, threatened the employee behind the counter and announced a robbery…. A customer in the store withdrew his own weapon and fired at the suspect [who] was shot multiple times and pronounced dead at the scene. [The suspect] had an extensive criminal history, including prior arrests for robbery….”

Reported By www.actionnewsjax.com on 2015-10-25

“Police say a Domino’s delivery driver was delivering  pizzas … when  he was approached by two armed man, demanding money. The Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office said the deliveryman grabbed his own gun and shot one of the suspects…. According to police, the suspect who was shot by the deliveryman is in serious condition, there’s no word on if the second suspect was captured, or if he ran off….”

Reported By www.freep.com on 2015-10-18

“A Detroit church service turned tragic today when a man with a brick went after the pastor, but likely didn’t anticipate what would follow: the pastor pulled out a semiautomatic pistol and fatally shot the man, police said…. The shooting happened … shortly after a 1:30 p.m. service got underway at the City of God storefront church…. The man with the brick never actually made it into the church, but went after the pastor in the vestibule…. The pastor  … responded with gunfire, shooting the man multiple times, including in the chest. The man died a short while later at Botsford Hospital….”

;Reported By indiatoday.intoday.in on 2015-10-13 

 “A Mumbai-based model allegedly whipped out a gun at a retail outlet in Karol Bagh to thwart two men whom she claimed had tried to molest her, police said…. The episode unfolded at the billing counter when she suddenly pulled out a gun as she accused two men present there of having passed lewd comments at her. She also alleged that they had tried to touch her inappropriately when she was waiting her turn at the counter, said a police officer. By the time the manager intervened and other customers gathered around, the accused duo had fled the scene….”

;Reported By ABC News on 2015-10-09 

“One person is dead and another is injured after they allegedly attempted to rob a man carrying a concealed handgun early this morning. The suspects approached the man with a gun as he was walking on the 600 block Cypress Station Drive around 1am. That’s when deputies say the man surprised the would-be robbers by pulling his own handgun. He fired the gun at both suspects, killing one of them…. The second robbery suspect was found injured a short time later. He was transported to the hospital….”