Guns Saving Lives
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A 41-year-old Colorado man, Lance Andre Hunter, is in the Utah County Jail after being shot by a resident during a violent home invasion and burglary spree in Provo Canyon. Hunter allegedly burglarized a helicopter hangar and was attempting to kick in a locked bedroom door where two women were hiding when the homeowner’s son…
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A 59-year-old man is in police custody after a Chicago homeowner with a valid Concealed Carry License (CCL) shot him during an attempted garage burglary early Saturday morning. The incident occurred in the 5100-block of S. Loomis Boulevard, and the suspect is expected to survive his injuries.
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A 46-year-old woman, Stannita Wilson, has been charged with second-degree burglary after a Des Moines homeowner shot her during a violent home intrusion on Guthrie Avenue. Police report that Wilson allegedly forced her way into the residence and attacked the homeowner, who then used a handgun in self-defense.
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Springfield police have cleared a resident of any wrongdoing after he returned fire on an intruder who shot at him first on Maiden Lane early Friday morning. The incident, which left 28-year-old Anthony Walker Jr. dead, is being officially investigated as a justified act of self-defense.
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Two Douglas, Georgia women, Stephanie Ann Nicole Castillo and Elisabet Gaspar, are in custody after a homeowner shot them in self-defense during an alleged machete-wielding home invasion. The Coffee County Sheriff’s Office and the GBI confirmed the homeowner used a shotgun to repel the attack, resulting in felony charges for both suspects.
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A Tuscaloosa woman is claiming self-defense after shooting her long-term partner multiple times while trapped inside an inoperable vehicle during a domestic dispute. Investigators confirmed the woman was on the phone with 911 reporting the man was attempting to smash the car windows to reach her when the shooting occurred.
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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.
