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Texas Self-Defense: Clerk at Sherman grocery shoots machete-wielding man :: 11/18/2016
Sherman police received a call about a disturbance Wednesday night from a clerk a Whitney’s, a grocery store on Odneal Street. The call came at 9:23 p.m.
Kansas Self-Defense: Homeowner wrestles burglary suspect for gun, shoots suspect :: 11/17/2016
Wichita Police said a burglary suspect is in surgical intensive care Tuesday after forcing his way into a home and getting shot by the homeowner.
Nevada Self-Defense: Serial robber fatally shot during hold-up at Las Vegas 7-Eleven :: 11/17/2016
A young man believed to be responsible for a string of robberies in Las Vegas was shot and killed by an armed slot machine guard during an attempted robbery at a 7-Eleven last week.
South Carolina Self-Defense: Burglar caught by homeowner at gunpoint after failed jewelry heist :: 11/17/2016
NORTH CHARLESTON, S.C. (WCIV) — A man was escorted out of a home at gunpoint to the waiting arms of the law early Tuesday morning.
Georgia Self-Defense: Three arrested after grandmother foils home invasion :: 11/16/2016
COWETA COUNTY, Ga. - Two men and a woman have been arrested after grandmother with a gun thwarted an attempted burglary at her home in Coweta County, according to deputies.
Iowa Self-Defense: Iowa man's stabbing rampage stopped by a man with a gun :: 11/16/2016
Police say an Iowa man had stabbed two people repeatedly last month before a man pulled a gun and ordered the attacker to get on the ground.
Pennsylvania Self-Defense: Customer Shoots Two Robbers In Pizza Shop :: 11/16/2016
A customer inside Porfirio’s II Pizza in the Skyline Shopping Center in Levittown shot two alleged robbers Tuesday night.
Texas Self-Defense: 3 wounded in home invasion, shootout near Missouri City :: 11/16/2016
HOUSTON -- Two residents and a suspect were wounded in a home invasion that led to a shootout late Monday.
Texas Self-Defense: Armed robber shot to death during Rosharon home invasion :: 11/16/2016
A home invasion robbery in a quiet Rosharon neighborhood turned deadly Tuesday, Nov. 15, after a family member who came to protect the homeowner fatally shot one of the suspects, sheriff's deputies said.
Texas Self-Defense: Mom finds accused sex offender hiding in home, son shoots him in the face :: 11/15/2016
A mom in Texas made a stunning find when she discovered an accused sex offender hiding under the stairs of her house -- and after a fight, her son shot the man in the face, an arrest warrant revealed Tuesday.
Florida Self-Defense: Passerby shoots, kills suspect fighting deputy on I-75 :: 11/14/2016
ESTERO, Fla. — A passerby shot and killed a person who was fighting with a Lee County Sheriff’s Office deputy on Interstate 75 Monday morning.
Michigan Self-Defense: Homeowner shoots 2 intruders, kills 1 in Iosco County, police say :: 11/14/2016
TAWAS CITY, MI — An apparent burglary in Tawas City went awry for two intruders, ending with one dead and another injured.
Virginia Self-Defense: Suspect shot, brother in custody following home invasion :: 11/14/2016
One man is dead and his brother in custody after the duo tried to break into a home in Martinsville, Virginia, early Thursday morning and was met by the armed homeowner.
Washington Self-Defense: Pasco shooting results in burglar going to the hospital :: 11/14/2016
PASCO, Wash. — Police officers are investigating a burglary from Friday night that left the burglar with a gunshot wound in the chest.
North Carolina Self-Defense: Domestic dispute leads to shooting in Knightdale, police say :: 11/13/2016
KNIGHTDALE, NC (WTVD) -- Wake County authorities said a man was shot in the 900 block of Ballast Drive in Knightdale on Saturday.
South Carolina Self-Defense: Aiken County Sheriff's Office says man who killed attempted armed robber acted in self-defense :: 11/11/2016
A would-be robbery turned deadly after deputies say a citizen acted in self-defense. When the would-be robber tried to kidnap and shoot the citizen, the citizen had his own gun and shot back. The Aiken County Sheriff's Office says the victim acted in self-defense and they will be standing by him after an obviously very tense situation.
West Virginia Self-Defense: Bellaire Homeowner Shoots at Intruders :: 11/09/2016
Kenneth Hall is on the run from the Belmont County Sheriff’s Office, and is likely suffering from two gunshot wounds that he sustained after he allegedly invaded a home in Bellaire.
Michigan Self-Defense: 2 teen suspects injured after homeowner opens fire :: 11/08/2016
Eight Michigan teens are in police custody after breaking into a Lansing home Thursday morning only to be met by the armed homeowner.
Washington Self-Defense: Armed citizen holds drunk driver at gunpoint after he runs over trick-or-treater :: 11/08/2016
A man who ran over a 7-year-old child who was trick-or-treating on Halloween in Tacoma was held by a group of citizens – one of whom was armed with a gun – while they waited for police to arrive.
Florida Self-Defense: Shots fired during robberies at Citrus internet cafes :: 11/07/2016
DUNNELLON (FOX 13) - The Citrus County Sheriff's Office is investigating violent robberies at two internet cafes in Dunnellon.
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