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California Self-Defense: Assault Victim Shoots Attacker to Death :: 07/19/2019
A 29-year-old resident of Crestline was shot July 11 at Lake Drive and Lake Gregory Drive moments after he began to assault a 27-year-old male victim, according to a media incident report and a press release from the San Bernardino County Sheriff’s Department.
California Self-Defense: Man breaks into home, stabs homeowner who tries to fight back. Then homeowner's son grabs a gun - and it's all over for intruder. :: 07/18/2019
After a 38-year-old man broke into a San Diego home early Tuesday morning, the 54-year-old homeowner confronted and began fighting him, police told KFMB-TV.
Arizona Self-Defense: Police: Man fatally shot during holdup attempt :: 07/17/2019
PHOENIX (AP) — The Latest on a homicide at a Phoenix convenience store (all times local):
South Carolina Self-Defense: Anderson Co homeowner who shot intruder: I didn't want that to happen, but I had no other choice :: 07/16/2019
WILLIAMSTON, SC (FOX Carolina) - Anderson County deputies are investigating after a homeowner said he has to shoot a man to defend his family when the intruder forced his way into his Williamston home.
Texas Self-Defense: Delivery man shoots armed teen who tried to rob him: police :: 07/16/2019
HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) -- A 17-year-old was shot by a food delivery driver after he attempted to rob him at gunpoint in southwest Houston, police say.
Georgia Self-Defense: 19-year-old woman shot after inviting man over to rob him, police say :: 07/15/2019
CLAYTON COUNTY, Ga. - Police told Channel 2 Action News a teenage mom is in a hospital after she was shot in the head while trying to rob someone.
Utah Self-Defense: Alleged knife-wielding home intruder shot by resident in Utah :: 07/15/2019
LEHI — An alleged intruder was shot and injured Saturday night after breaking into a home in Lehi, police said.
Georgia Self-Defense: Man shot in chest after attacking woman, police say :: 07/14/2019
A man was shot in the chest overnight after allegedly assaulting a woman at a southeast Atlanta apartment complex, police said.
California Self-Defense: Tuolumne County authorities say intruder was shot after entering sleeping couple's tent :: 07/12/2019
Authorities believe the man fatally shot Thursday at Deadman’s Campground near Kennedy Meadows in Tuolumne County, CA, had entered the tent of a sleeping couple he did not know and died during the ensuing confrontation.
Florida Self-Defense: Summerfield homeowner injured, kills 2 intruders with AR-15 :: 07/12/2019
SUMMERFIELD — Marion County sheriff’s officials say a homeowner armed with an AR-15 shot and killed two intruders and was injured himself during a home invasion robbery in Summerfield Wednesday night.
Utah Self-Defense: Utah man shot twice in altercation now faces charges :: 07/12/2019
SALT LAKE CITY — A man shot twice now faces criminal charges after investigators determined the gunman acted in self-defense.
Florida Self-Defense: Tampa pastor holds suspected intruder at gunpoint until police arrive :: 07/11/2019
TAMPA, Fla. (WFLA) – A Tampa pastor held a suspected intruder at gunpoint while he waited for police to arrive, authorities said.
Georgia Self-Defense: Intruder with machete shot, killed by homeowner, DeKalb police say :: 07/11/2019
An intruder armed with a machete was shot Thursday morning when he broke into a north DeKalb County home, police said.
Kentucky Self-Defense: Woman admits to shooting in southwest Louisville, claims self-defense :: 07/11/2019
LOUISVILLE, Ky. - It was just after 3 a.m. Tuesday when neighbors on Patricia Drive, off Cane Run Road, woke up to the sound of gunfire.
Dial 9-1-1 and Wait. . . :: 07/10/2019
It's 2:20 A. M., on April 22, 2019. A 38-year-old homeowner dials the King County, Washington emergency services. The resident, never identified by cops, has called to report that someone broke out a window and entered his home. He tells the dispatcher he’s hiding in his upstairs bedroom closet with a handgun. During much of the conversation, the terrified homeowner speaks in a near-whisper. In the background, loud crashing noises can be heard as the intruder overturns furniture and empties drawers.
Kentucky Self-Defense: 20-year-old man shot and killed by homeowner during burglary attempt, Radcliff police say :: 07/10/2019
RADCLIFF, Ky. (WDRB) -- A man was shot and killed early Sunday morning when police said he and another man broke into a house in Radcliff.
Texas Self-Defense: Suspect dead, victim injured after robbery turns into shootout in Spring :: 07/09/2019
SPRING, Texas - A man is dead and another is injured after an attempted robbery ended in a shootout in Spring.
Washington Self-Defense: Police say man shot as he breaks into neighbor's home in southwest Spokane :: 07/08/2019
It wasn’t the first time the man had broken into the home, but it was the first time he’d been shot while trying.
Florida Self-Defense: Witnesses: Florida Man in Tuxedo Showed Up with Knife, Was Shot Dead by Ex-Employer in Self-Defense :: 07/05/2019
Witnesses to a bizarre and “surreal” scene that unfolded in Jupiter, Florida in the early hours of July Fourth say that a 65-year-old man shot dead a 32-year-old former employee in self-defense.
Arizona Self-Defense: Details of armed fireworks stand robbery that turned deadly emerge :: 07/04/2019
GOODYEAR, Ariz. (FOX 10) -- It was business as usual at a fireworks stand in Goodyear Wednesday night until a would-be armed robber was shot and killed.
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