Guns Saving Lives

A 15-year-old Akron boy is facing multiple felony charges after allegedly initiating a road rage shooting that resulted in the death of his 17-year-old brother. Akron police report that the younger teen fired at a 28-year-old man, who then returned fire in self-defense, fatally striking the 17-year-old.

A Somerset Township homeowner acted in self-defense when he fatally shot an intruder who was attempting to force entry through a kitchen window early Saturday morning. Pennsylvania State Police confirmed the intruder was warned before the shooting occurred and that the physical evidence at the scene supports the homeowner’s account.

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…

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.

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.

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.

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.