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A 32-year-old Fort Madison man, Jacob Anthony Haage, has been jailed for domestic abuse after a minor child stabbed him to prevent him from choking their mother. The Lee County Attorney’s Office has ruled the stabbing an act of self-defense, confirming that no charges will be filed against the child for protecting their parent.
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A Cincinnati judge has dismissed all charges against 24-year-old Shaquille Ferguson regarding a shooting at Fountain Square after new surveillance video from CityBird restaurant confirmed he acted in self-defense. While the Fountain Square case is dismissed with prejudice, Ferguson still faces separate charges for a shooting in Northside that occurred just days earlier.
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Secret Service agents and a local deputy fatally shot 21-year-old Austin Tucker Martin early Sunday morning after he breached a secure perimeter at Mar-a-Lago armed with a shotgun and a fuel can. Martin, who had been reported missing from North Carolina, was neutralized after he ignored orders to drop his weapon and instead raised it…
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A Jackson, Mississippi resident has been released without charges after shooting and killing one of two masked intruders who broke into her apartment early Sunday morning. Police have identified the deceased intruder as 15-year-old Kaden Young and charged his 18-year-old accomplice, Quintavion Myles, with murder in connection with the fatal break-in.
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A Houston man successfully defended himself during a “gun jugging” attempt after being followed home from a gun range by three suspects. One suspect was shot in the chin and is in stable condition, while the other two fled the scene after trying to steal the victim’s firearms.
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Seattle police have released a 27-year-old man from custody following a shooting in Columbia City that investigators believe was an act of self-defense. The incident occurred after a 33-year-old man allegedly forced his way into his ex-girlfriend’s apartment and assaulted her current boyfriend, who then discharged his firearm in response.
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The brutal stabbing of a grandfather and a young girl in Sunland has highlighted the systemic failure to protect law-abiding citizens from known violent threats. Frustrated neighbors, who claim police ignored repeated warnings, are now openly declaring that they must arm themselves to “control their own streets”.
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Three people are dead, including the gunman, and three others are in critical condition following a domestic shooting during a high school hockey game at Dennis M. Lynch Arena in Pawtucket. Pawtucket police believe the shooter targeted his own family members before turning the firearm on himself.
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The Rhode Island Supreme Court has vacated a decision that would have required a “clear and convincing” standard of proof for protective orders involving firearm surrender. The court ruled that the traditional “preponderance of evidence” standard remains the appropriate legal bar for civil protection orders in the state.
