• Juvenile Determined To Have Acted In Self-Defense In 2021 Shooting

    COLUMBUS, GEORGIA — Police responded to a report of a shooting at about 7:30 PM on August 14, 2021 in the area of 13th Avenue and Virgina Street.  Upon their arrival they found 20-year-old Iverson Gilyard suffering from seven gunshot wounds.  He was transported to Columbus Piedmont Hospital, where he was pronounced dead. Three days…

  • Deputy Injured, Suspect Killed In Officer Involved Shooting

    SARASOTA, FLORIDA — On Thursday the 18th, Sarasota County Deputies were called to an apartment complex.  A resident woke up to find a man armed with a 15-inch machete and a baseball inside his apartment in the 300 block of Richardson Way in Sarasota, Florida.  The resident fled and called 911.  The homeowner reported to…

  • Man Acquitted In Fatal Self-Defense Shooting

    MONTGOMERY COUNTY, TEXAS — On March 3rd, 2022, a jury found Justin M. Hollie not guilty in a shooting death at his home in 2018. On November 11, 2018, in the middle of the night, firefighter Nicholas Daniel drove his truck up onto Hollie’s lawn and began banging on his door.  Hollie’s two young children…

  • Homeowner Forced To Defend His Home Against Armed Intruder

    KENT COUNTY, MICHIGAN — In the early morning hours of March 31, homeowner Alan Lenhart heard a noise.  He looked out the window to see 39-year-old Christopher Worth breaking out the windows on his truck in the driveway.  Lenhart, who was home with his wife, shouted for the man to go away.  Worth drew a…

  • Prosecutors Decline To Charge Man In TRAX Double Shooting In Utah

    SALT LAKE CITY, UTAH — After reviewing all evidence, including video surveillance from multiple angles and witness statements, prosecutors in Salt Lake City have declined to file charges against a man who shot two other men on a TRAX train platform in early July. The 900 South 200 West TRAX platform was the scene of…

  • Knife Attacker Shot By Armed Condo Resident

    BULLHEAD CITY, ARIZONA — On Sunday, August 7th, just before 4:30AM, a resident at the Marina Villas Riverfront Condos at 1800 Clubhouse Drive in Bullhead City, Arizona, noticed a man in a black hoodie wearing a mask with the hood up wandering around, and looking into car windows. He confronted the man, who said that…

  • Road Rage Leads To Self-Defense Shooting In Washington

    FEDERAL WAY, WASHINGTON — Police received a report of a hit and run accident in the 800 block of S. 320th Street in Federal Way at 12:15 PM on Monday, August 8th. While officers were enroute, they received information that the drivers had stopped in the roadway and were fighting. At some point during the…

  • Why We Carry: Three Family Members Murdered By Stranger In Random Attack While Camping

    JACKSON COUNTY, IOWA — Just before 6:30 AM on July 22nd, police responded to a report of shots fired at the Maquoketa Caves State Park in Iowa. When they arrived, they found a man and woman, along with their 6-year-old daughter, dead of apparent gunshot wounds in a tent.  The couple’s 9-year-old son was unharmed. An…

  • Home Invasion Suspect Killed After Bouncing From House To House

    ALBUQUERQUE, NEW MEXICO — A series of home invasions in the area of Morningside Drive NE and Mescalero Road NE left one suspect dead and police investigating the shooting. The suspect attempted to break into one home and the homeowners caught him trying to steal their car keys.  After unsuccessfully attempting to steal their car,…