CCW In Action

NATIONAL HARBOR, MARYLAND — An off-duty Prince George’s County police officer was involved in a shooting incident following a carjacking. The event occurred Thursday evening at around 5 p.m. in a commercial office building parking lot at 6710 Oxon Hill Road. Assistant Chief Vernon Hale III reported that the officer was placing family members into…

CHICAGO, ILLINOIS — Early Wednesday morning on Chicago’s West Side, a 65-year-old man and a 40-year-old woman were shot during an attempted carjacking. Four armed assailants approached their vehicle around 4:40 a.m. in the 0-100 block of North Kostner, demanding the car. The man, a licensed concealed carrier, drew his gun and fired at the…

PHILADELPHIA, PENNSYLVANIA — In Philadelphia’s Pennsport neighborhood, an early morning incident led to the death of a young man along S. Water Street. Officials reported the incident occurring just before 5 a.m., involving a 38-year-old man who, while standing by his car, was approached by two masked individuals from a silver vehicle. Believing he was…

CHICAGO, ILLINOIS — In West Town, Chicago, on Saturday afternoon, a 19-year-old man was fatally shot in an alley behind the 1700 block of West Cortez. The incident was reported to the Chicago Police Department at approximately 4:51 p.m. According to the police, the young man suffered a chest wound and was later pronounced dead…

MCMINNVILLE, OREGON — A man’s attempt to hijack a car in a Walmart parking lot was thwarted when the intended victim, fearing for his life, drew a handgun and forced the assailant to flee. The incident occurred on December 19th when the man was approached by the would-be carjacker armed with a large knife, demanding…

HARRIS COUNTY, TEXAS — A robbery attempt at a Dollar Store ended fatally for the suspect after an employee shot him. The incident occurred Wednesday afternoon when the robber, wielding a weapon, demanded access to the store’s safe. An employee responded by shooting the robber, who fled but soon crashed into a bus, succumbing to…

PLEASANT HILL, CALIFORNIA — Albert Marcu, a 73-year-old worker at Estates Consignments in Pleasant Hill, successfully deterred a robbery by pulling out his gun at the intruders. The incident occurred around 4:20 p.m. on Monday. Marcu confronted several young men who, along with a woman acting as a scout, attempted to rob the store, which…

CHICAGO, ILLINOIS — A licensed concealed carry holder was attacked by two men in a vehicle around 1 a.m. on Saturday. The event occurred in the 1600 block of North Hamlin Avenue, on the city’s northwest side. The 31-year-old intended victim, who possesses an Illinois concealed carry license, was shot at by the assailants. In…