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Arkansas Self-Defense: Homeowner finds escaped suspect hiding in trash, holds at gunpoint :: 10/25/2017
According to Jonesboro Police, Johnathan Ware, 31, was arrested around 6:30 a.m. Wednesday just off Caraway Road and Pine Valley Lane.
Utah Self-Defense: Ogden police treating fatal shooting as self-defense :: 10/25/2017
OGDEN — Ogden police say the fatal shooting of a man over the weekend is being treated as a case of self-defense.
Montana Self-Defense: Man shoots grizzly near West Yellowstone; state says case of self-defense :: 10/24/2017
A man shot a grizzly bear on his front porch near West Yellowstone last weekend after it broke into his garage to get a hanging elk carcass.
Texas Self-Defense: Conroe woman shoots, kills woman breaking into her home :: 10/24/2017
Detectives with the Montgomery County Sheriff’s Office are investigating a deadly home invasion after they said a River Plantation woman shot and killed her neighbor.
Michigan Self-Defense: CPL holder kills masked shooter at Highland Park gas station :: 10/23/2017
A man in his early 20s is dead after another man in his 20s with a concealed pistol license shot him suspected of pulling is said to have pulled the trigger in an act of self-defense at a Highland Park gas station just after midnight Saturday, a city official said.(Photo: File)
Florida Self-Defense: Woman Fatally Shoots Carjacker During SUV Purchase :: 10/20/2017
Police say a deal to buy a SUV became deadly when a Florida woman shot a man who carjacked the vehicle she and her son arrived in.
Nevada Self-Defense: Good guy with a gun stops kidnapping :: 10/20/2017
It was habit, not heroism, that caused Justin Pearson to grab his gun.
Pennsylvania Self-Defense: Police: 14-year-old defends his family against two burglary suspects :: 10/20/2017
Police say a 14-year-old boy defended his family from two burglary suspects. According to police, the teen stabbed one of the suspects who fled the house with the knife still in his back. The suspect later died.
North Carolina Self-Defense: Man facing kidnapping and robbery charges in Windsor :: 10/19/2017
WINDSOR, N.C. (WAVY) — A man is facing charges in Windsor after police say he robbed a woman at gunpoint — then forced her into her car and started driving.
Ohio Self-Defense: Middletown woman fires gun into air as home break-in suspects flee :: 10/19/2017
After seeing two people trying to break into her home Saturday morning, a Middletown woman fired her gun into the air as the suspects ran away.
Washington Self-Defense: Vancouver homeowner, former mayoral candidate, shoots prowler :: 10/19/2017
The Vancouver Major Crime Unit is investigating after police said a homeowner shot a suspected prowler in his backyard Wednesday morning, killing the suspect.
Indiana Self-Defense: Man shoots, kills attempted robber on east side :: 10/16/2017
INDIANAPOLIS (WISH) — Officials are investigating a fatal shooting early Sunday morning as a self-defense case.
Oregon Self-Defense: McMinnville homeowner shoots, wounds intruder :: 10/15/2017
McMINNVILLE, Ore. (KOIN) — A McMinnville homeowner called police early Sunday morning and said they shot an intruder who was attempting to break in. The person shot was airlifted to an area hospital for treatment of his injuries, according to the McMinnville Police Department.
Pennsylvania Self-Defense: 'I got a gun:' A 78-year-old woman's 911 call lands Pitt student homicide suspect Matthew Darby in jail :: 10/14/2017
Pittsburgh, PA — A 78-year-old woman looking out her window called police to report a suspicious man. Police said that man turned out to be Matthew Darby -- a suspect in the death of Pitt student Alina Sheykhet.
Illinois Self-Defense: Attacker with knife flees after woman reveals her concealed carry gun, police say :: 10/13/2017
A woman in Illinois was reportedly able to protect herself with her concealed carry firearm after a stranger with a knife jumped into her car.
North Carolina Self-Defense: Store Clerk Opens Fire On Would-Be Robber :: 10/13/2017
A Smoke 4 Less store clerk in Durham, North Carolina got into a shootout with an armed robber, and police just released the video Thursday.
Texas Self-Defense: Attempted burglary leads to shots fired :: 10/13/2017
A San Benito man was arrested this past Monday, after the Cameron County Sherriff’s office say he attempted to break into a home on the outskirts of San Benito. Authorities arrived on the scene after reports of shots fired. According to Sherriff Omar Lucio, the shots originated from the home owners.
Michigan Self-Defense: Man thwarts attempted robbery with use of concealed gun :: 10/12/2017
An attempted robbery in Detroit did not go as planned when the intended victim pulled out a gun and started shooting in a harrowing incident caught on high-definition surveillance video.
Illinois Self-Defense: Police: Home invader shot multiple times in Bronzeville :: 10/10/2017
A homeowner opened fire on a man who was trying to break into a residence late Saturday in the Bronzeville neighborhood on the South Side, police said.
Florida Self-Defense: 81-year-old New Smyrna-area homeowner shoots at burglar :: 10/09/2017
A would-be burglar changed his mind about breaking into a home near New Smyrna Beach when the 81-year-old homeowner shot at him several times on Monday, sheriff’s deputies said.
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