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Kansas Self-Defense: With 12-year-old daughter's help, Salina man fends off intruder :: 09/21/2019
SALINA, Kan. (KWCH) A Salina man confronts a home intruder and holds the man at gunpoint until police arrive.
California Self-Defense: Southern California homeowner shoots, kills suspected burglar :: 09/20/2019
A Los Angeles County resident shot and killed a suspected burglar attempting to enter his house Thursday morning, according to reports.
North Carolina Self-Defense: No charges filed in Rowan County shooting death :: 09/19/2019
ROWAN COUNTY, N.C. — After investigating a Rowan County shooting death, officials have decided not to pursue charges. Officials say the fatal shot was fired as self-defense.
South Carolina Self-Defense: Man with concealed-carry holds suspect, accused of crashing into cars, at bay :: 09/19/2019
FORT MILL, S.C. - Charges are pending for a man accused of ramming his truck into cars at a Fort Mill plaza. The suspect was eventually stopped by another man with a gun.
Georgia Self-Defense: Georgia homeowner fatally shoots 3 teens in masks who tried to rob him, sheriff's office says :: 09/17/2019
A Georgia homeowner fatally shot three teenagers who were purportedly trying to rob him and two others on Monday night, officials said.
Texas Self-Defense: Drive-in theater manager kills man who beat her with bat: Police :: 09/16/2019
HOCKLEY, Texas (KTRK) -- An attempted robbery suspect was shot to death after police say he beat a movie theater manager with a bat.
California Self-Defense: California Lyft driver opens fire in shootout after 2 men tried robbing him, police say :: 09/15/2019
Police in California are looking for two suspects who allegedly shot a Lyft driver early Sunday morning after the driver shot at the men who held him up, according to a local report.
North Carolina Self-Defense: Second deadly home invasion in 24 hours leaves intruder in Fayetteville dead, another at large :: 09/13/2019
Fayetteville, N.C. — Fayetteville police reported a home invasion Thursday evening that left one intruder dead and another at large after being shot by the homeowner. It comes less than 24 hours after another home invasion in the county.
Michigan Self-Defense: Wife shoots back at suspects robbing her husband during medical marijuana sale :: 09/12/2019
Detroit police are investigating a shooting that injured at least one person on the city's east side Wednesday morning.
California Self-Defense: He threatened two people with a knife, then was shot and killed, Merced deputies say :: 09/10/2019
A 48-year-old man was shot and killed early Sunday morning at a party in Merced County after he brandished a knife on two people, according to the Merced County Sheriff’s Office.
Pennsylvania Self-Defense: Man killed in Rankin shootout identified, alleged accomplice charged with firing gun :: 09/08/2019
A gun battle involving at least four weapons in Rankin on Saturday left one man dead and his companion in jail, according to police.
Alabama Self-Defense: Woman confronts intruder inside Eastern Shore home :: 09/06/2019
BALDWIN COUNTY, Ala. (WALA) -- Scary moments in a quiet Eastern Shore neighborhood Thursday morning during a bizarre shooting incident.
Ohio Self-Defense: Could Ohio's new self-defense law impact case of homeowner killing teens in garage? :: 09/06/2019
Ohio’s new law governing the use of deadly force in self-defense could be put into play in the case of the homeowner who shot two 17-year-old boys to death in his detached garage.
Texas Self-Defense: Texas woman shoots suspected robber trying to grab purse: I shot until I couldn't shoot anymore :: 09/05/2019
A Texas woman shot at two suspected robbers, wounding one, early Tuesday morning when they allegedly reached into her car to grab her purse.
Florida Self-Defense: Florida intruder kills man before neighbor shoots him, reports say :: 09/04/2019
A man in Florida accused of fatally shooting another man -- inside a home he was burglarizing -- was shot by a neighbor as he tried to get away, according to reports.
Ohio Self-Defense: Man making threats in McDonald's drops knife after customer pulls gun, Ohio cops say :: 09/03/2019
A customer with a gun stopped a man with a knife at an Ohio McDonald’s over the weekend, police say.
Oregon Self-Defense: 17-year-old shoots two males breaking into his mobile home :: 09/03/2019
MEDFORD, Ore. - West Medford residents are sharing their concerns for safety, after a double shooting happened at a mobile home early Monday morning.
Ohio Self-Defense: Store owner fires on alleged robbers :: 09/02/2019
YOUNGSTOWN — A Youngstown store owner shot two men alleged to be involved in an armed robbery at his store Saturday afternoon.
Armed Citizen Who Took On Two Armed Robbers Breaks His Silence :: 08/30/2019
The 37-year old man who shot two armed robbers at a Virginia Beach 7-11 last month is now speaking out about having to act in self-defense and in defense of others. While he’s not revealing his name, he is going into great detail about what happened when he went for a Big Gulp, and it’s incredibly compelling to read.
California Self-Defense: Person Who Fatally Shot Man, Wounded Teen in Long Beach Was Acting in Self-Defense: Police :: 08/29/2019
A person previously arrested in connection to the fatal shooting of a man and the “unintended” wounding of a 17-year-old who was passing by during an altercation will not face charges, authorities said Wednesday.
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