Guns Saving Lives
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Webster Parish Sheriff Jason Parker says no charges are anticipated against a homeowner who fatally shot 44-year-old Billy McFarland after investigators say McFarland cut a rear window screen and entered the occupied residence with a pocket knife. The investigation remains open, and the district attorney will make the final charging decision after reviewing the completed…
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Mesquite police say a resident shot a man who was breaking into an occupied Brushwood Lane home around 4:15 a.m. October 17. Police later identified the wounded man as Arthur Alonzo and charged him with burglary of a habitation, while the shooting investigation remained open.
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Jose Cruz Escobar was released from jail October 15 after Benton County prosecutors said evidence indicated he likely acted in self-defense in his half-brother’s fatal shooting near Prosser. A final charging decision remains deferred pending additional records.
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A man who fatally shot Dalton Spaulding in Gray, Tennessee, will not face criminal charges, District Attorney General Steve Finney’s office announced October 13. Prosecutors said the man acted in self-defense after Spaulding knocked him down, dislodged his prosthetic leg and continued attacking him.
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A DoorDash driver acted in self-defense when he shot a man during an alleged attempt to take his vehicle and firearm in Martinez, Georgia, the Columbia County Sheriff’s Office says. The driver faces no charge at this stage, while investigators plan an attempted-hijacking charge against the wounded man.
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A woman’s brother shot a man during an alleged attempt to break into her Durham apartment on October 10, police said. Investigators described the shooting as apparent self-defense and said the wounded man would be charged.
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From Murder Charge to Freedom: Why a Mahoning County Jury Accepted Darius Smith’s Self-Defense Claim
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In a high-stakes trial before Mahoning County Common Pleas Court Judge John M. Durkin, a jury returned a verdict of not guilty Friday afternoon, acquitting 23-year-old Darius Smith on a single count of murder with an attached firearm specification.Smith, who faced a potential sentence of 18 years to life in prison, admitted to firing seven…
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Confrontation on Bowers Street: Georgia Property Owner Shoots Intruder Inside Vacant Bowman Home
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The Elbert County Sheriff’s Office is investigating a self-defense shooting that occurred on Monday, September 21, 2026, inside an unoccupied home on Bowers Street in Bowman, Georgia. Investigators confirmed that a property owner arrived at the structure, encountered an unauthorized male intruder, and was subjected to a physical assault.A close-quarters physical struggle ensued, prompting the…
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Ambush at the Pump: Illinois Concealed Carry Holder Shoots Masked Robber at Orland Park Gas Station
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An attempted armed robbery at a family-owned gas station in Orland Park, Illinois, was abruptly foiled on Tuesday morning when a masked assailant targeted an armed customer. The Orland Park Police Department confirmed that the customer—a licensed Illinois Concealed-Carry License (CCL) holder—drew his defensive firearm from his waistband and fired at least two rounds, wounding…
