Reported By www.local8now.com on 2015-01-01
“Police say a man pulled a gun trying to rob a store, but ended up running when the owner opened fire on him…. Employees say the man pointed a gun at one of the clerk. When he tried going around the lottery machine to get to the cash register, the store owner pulled a handgun. Police say the owner fired several shots as the suspect ran, hitting him at least once….”
Reported By www.wpxi.com on 2014-12-29
“A homeowner … shot and killed one of two masked men who were attempting to break into his house late Sunday night. Investigators said the 74-year-old victim was beaten with an ax handle before he opened fire. Police said the incident happened around 9 p.m…. Investigators said [the criminals] disabled the victim’s power, knocked on the door and hid near the man’s residence. When the victim walked outside to see what may have happened, at least one of the men attacked him…. Officers said that’s when the homeowner fired several shots at the pair….”
Reported By wreg.com on 2014-12-27
“Neighbors say there’s a serious crime problem in the neighborhood where people broke into a home Saturday morning. A homeowner shot and killed two suspected burglars when they came inside…. [A] third person who also was inside got away…. Neighbors [say] they’re used to people breaking into their homes. One man says it’s been a problem for 20 years…. The homeowner gave verbal warnings for the men to stop coming toward him but the men refused. The homeowner shot several times killing two of them….”
Reported By www.star-telegram.com on 2014-12-26
“A motorist who said he saw a man in another car beating a woman forced the man out of the car at gunpoint Friday and held him until officers arrived…. The officers found two men outside their vehicles in the middle of the roadway…. One was pointing a gun at the other…. The man with the gun told police that he had seen the other man assaulting a female passenger. When both vehicles stopped, the man with the gun got out and pointed it at the other man and held him there for police….”
Reported By espn.go.com on 2014-12-26
“Howard running back Terrence Tusan was one of two suspects killed Sunday in a home-invasion robbery at a Denton, Texas, apartment complex. Tusan, who was at home on holiday break from the Washington D.C., school, was killed along with 18-year-old Jakobi Dmon Gipson. Police say three men forced their way into an apartment and gunfire broke out, leaving two suspects dead and two residents wounded. The third suspect fled and reportedly remains at large…. Police recovered two guns, one belonging to a victim and another belonging to a suspect….”
Reported By wreg.com on 2014-12-24
“A man is dead and another on the run after an attempted home invasion. Officers responded to a home … where they saw 22-year-old Nico Carlisle with multiple gunshot wounds lying at the front door. Officials pronounced Carlisle dead at the scene. Investigators say Carlisle and another man knocked on the door, then forced their way inside when a woman answered the door. Carlisle then put a gun to the woman’s neck. The homeowner grabbed a handgun before going to investigate the commotion, and fired multiple shots at the men, hitting Carlisle. The second man escaped and has not been identified….”
Reported By www.sun-sentinel.com on 2014-12-15
“A man trying to rob another man at gunpoint had the tables turned on him when the victim pulled out his own gun…. The victim told deputies [the robber, identified as Ben-Belarrio Ulysse] initially got on the ground, but jumped up and ran, leaving the gun, a .38-caliber revolver, behind. Another man in the area, who said Ulysse also held a gun to his neck and stole about $900, said he recognized Ulysse because Ulysse frequently walks around the area. Ulysse was arrested Saturday and booked into Palm Beach County Jail where he is being held in lieu of $30,000 bail. He faces robbery and three aggravated assault charges.”
Reported By www.alabamas13.com on 2014-12-09
“Just before 5 a.m., Samantha Cart was returning from walking her dog when an intruder pushed his way into her home before she could lock the door. Her screams awoke her husband, Caleb, who was asleep in the next room. The man rushed to help his wife. After fighting with the intruder for several minutes, crashing into the bedroom closet and putting a hole in the wall, Samantha handed Caleb his shotgun. He held the suspect at gunpoint until police arrived….”
Reported By www.robesonian.com on 2014-12-09
“The homeowner was working at a chicken farm down the road when his wife called him and told him there was a suspicious vehicle at their home. Hardin returned home and found a brown and gray vehicle at the house and a man sleeping inside…. He tapped on the window, the man woke up and sped away…. When Hardin went inside the house, he saw two people wearing masks. One of the intruders shot at Hardin, striking him in the shoulder. Hardin fired back, striking and killing [one intruder]. The other intruder fled….”
Reported By www.gastongazette.com on 2014-12-07
“A Marine Corps veteran who served four years in Vietnam … was watching television in his bed at 7:42 p.m. at his home…. He heard someone prying off the lock and pulling the nails to the latch out of his front door. He grabbed his .45-caliber handgun, put it in a holster on his walker and began shuffling toward the sound. He flipped a hallway light on, yelled out to announce he was armed, and yanked open the door to see two men wearing ski masks. They jumped off his porch and practically tripped over one another trying to flee….”
