Tag: Gun Control

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….”

;Reported By The Blaze on 2015-10-08 

 “Jerusalem Mayor Nir Barkat said it’s “imperative” that Israelis with gun licenses go out armed

as he does

in order to defend against Palestinian terror attacks…. The Jerusalem municipality earlier issued a statement urging residents with licensed firearms to carry their weapons in light of the major increase in Palestinian terror attacks over the past month.’Many terror attacks in Jerusalem have been prevented or neutralized due to the quick actions and response of responsible bystanders,’ the municipality said….”

 Reported By Fox News on 2015-10-05 

“A weekend triple shooting in Northeast D.C. appears to be a case of self-defense from a robbery. Four people were walking in the 700 block of H Street around 1 a.m. Saturday when a [career criminal] identified as Jerome Wright held them up at gunpoint. But according to a source close to the investigation, one of the victims fought back. In the struggle, two of the robbery victims were shot. One of them, after being hit in the chest, managed to wrestle the gun from Wright and fatally shot him….”

;Reported By www.actionnewsjax.com on 2015-09-30 

“An intruder was shot dead after police say he attacked two sisters in their own home. Investigators say the two sisters fought back. Deputies said they got a 911 call that there was a burglary happening in the home, but when they got here, they found an unresponsive man lying at the edge of the property. Deputies say two sisters, ages 64 and 75, living in the home had to fight off an intruder on Tuesday night. They say a man named Jonathan Shellman Green came into the home and attacked the two women, but they fought back. They said one woman grabbed a gun and fired three shots….”

;Reported By www.12newsnow.com on 2015-09-24 

 “At approximately 12:30 a.m. Thursday … Ahmall Bodden was at his home … with his family when he heard glass breaking at the front of his home…. Bodden went to investigate and found a man on the front porch with a hammer trying to get into his home.  The man then reportedly confronted [Bodden] and the suspect was shot once in the hip/pelvic area…. Police responded and the suspect was taken into custody….”

;Reported By www.clickondetroit.com on 2015-09-21 

“A man who was robbing a Citizens Bank near 9 Mile and Van Dyke roads on Monday was shot by a customer at the bank. The robber initially fled the bank on foot but was found lying on the ground bleeding. He was taken to the hospital with a gunshot wound…. The robber walked into the bank and announced a hold-up. He received money from a teller and then pointed the gun at the customer, who shot him. He shot him in both arms and the leg….”

;Reported By ABC News on 2015-09-09 

“A home invasion turns deadly after a Dayton woman reportedly shoots an intruder. And this is the second time she’s opened fire in her home. Around 3 a.m. … the woman heard someone breaking in to her Richmond Avenue home. First, he tried a downstairs window then climbed through one upstairs…. The intruder couldn’t get in the kitchen window because the homeowner put bars on them after her house was broken in just last week…. In the hallway, the homeowner reportedly confronted the intruder with a gun. After being shot, the man … took off running and collapsed on the sidewalk….. This isn’t the first time the homeowner has shot someone. Two years ago, two teenagers kicked in her back door and she shot one of them….”

;Reported By www.wxyz.com on 2015-09-04 

 “A 17-year-old remains in the hospital in critical condition after the young father he tried robbing shot him several times…. Joe fired his gun when the teenager tried robbing him while he was sitting in his car. She says he was on the job as an exterminator when the teenager pulled a gun on him…. Lanier has a concealed carry license and his mother is an instructor herself, who says she’s taught all of her sons how to responsibly operate a gun….”