• Juvenile Determined To Have Acted In Self-Defense In 2021 Shooting

    COLUMBUS, GEORGIA — Police responded to a report of a shooting at about 7:30 PM on August 14, 2021 in the area of 13th Avenue and Virgina Street.  Upon their arrival they found 20-year-old Iverson Gilyard suffering from seven gunshot wounds.  He was transported to Columbus Piedmont Hospital, where he was pronounced dead. Three days…

  • Carjacking Attempt Thwarted By Concealed Carrier In Chicago

    CHICAGO, ILLINOIS — A carjacker is in the hospital after he was shot by a concealed carry license holder early Monday morning. The incident occurred at around 1:25 am in the 5500 block of West Crystal Street in North Austin on the West Side. The armed citizen was sitting in his car on West Crystal…

  • Man Armed With Knife Is Shot And Killed By Homeowner During Attempted Invasion

    LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA — A man was shot and killed late Friday after he attempted to stab a man outside his Lincoln Heights home, a neighborhood in Los Angeles. Police responded to a home invasion and “shots fired” call in the area of E Avenue 28 at approximately 9:40 pm. KLTA was advised by authorities…

  • Armed Man Claims Self-Defense In Deadly Phoenix Shooting

    PHOENIX, ARIZONA — When police responded to a shooting call, James Hendrickson was found severely injured after a claimed self defense shooting by an unknown individual. Near 17th Ave and Angela Drive, police responded to a shooting where they found Hendrickson, age 65, lying on the ground. Hendrickson later died at the scene due to…

  • Nezperce Shooting Of Man Inside Residence Ruled Self-Defense

    NEZPERCE, IDAHO — A man was shot and killed by a homeowner after illegally entering the home and refusing to leave, according to police. Around 9:40 p.m. on May 13th, Damien S. Giles left his truck and entered a home. The home was not locked and Giles entered without force. The homeowner, hearing a noise,…

  • Deputy Injured, Suspect Killed In Officer Involved Shooting

    SARASOTA, FLORIDA — On Thursday the 18th, Sarasota County Deputies were called to an apartment complex.  A resident woke up to find a man armed with a 15-inch machete and a baseball inside his apartment in the 300 block of Richardson Way in Sarasota, Florida.  The resident fled and called 911.  The homeowner reported to…

  • Man Acquitted In Fatal Self-Defense Shooting

    MONTGOMERY COUNTY, TEXAS — On March 3rd, 2022, a jury found Justin M. Hollie not guilty in a shooting death at his home in 2018. On November 11, 2018, in the middle of the night, firefighter Nicholas Daniel drove his truck up onto Hollie’s lawn and began banging on his door.  Hollie’s two young children…

  • Man Arrested After Being Shot At A Louisville Hotel During Domestic Dispute

    LOUISVILLE, KENTUCKY — A man is now facing charges after attacking a woman at the Days Inn on Fern Valley Road in Louisville, Kentucky. On Friday August 8, 2022, Police officers arrived at the hotel to find a woman shouting that a man was trying to kill her. They also found that man at the…

  • Homeowner Forced To Defend His Home Against Armed Intruder

    KENT COUNTY, MICHIGAN — In the early morning hours of March 31, homeowner Alan Lenhart heard a noise.  He looked out the window to see 39-year-old Christopher Worth breaking out the windows on his truck in the driveway.  Lenhart, who was home with his wife, shouted for the man to go away.  Worth drew a…