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Pennsylvania Self-Defense: Suspect dead after homeowner shoots him in home invasion: police :: 09/09/2017

The suspect in an apparent home-invasion was shot and killed Sunday morning in Dauphin County after investigators say he beat someone at another home with a baseball bat.

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Arizona Self-Defense: Sheriff’s Department: 69-year-old Sierra Vista woman shoots intruder :: 09/08/2017

A 69-year-old Sierra Vista woman shot a man she says was trying to break into her house Thursday night, just hours after a burglary there, the Cochise County Sheriff’s Department said.

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Ohio Self-Defense: Armed Taco Bell workers shoot, kill robbery suspect :: 09/07/2017

Armed employees at a Cleveland Taco Bell shot and killed a would-be robber early Wednesday, police said.

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Ohio Self-Defense: Pistol-packin' mama chases off would-be burglar :: 09/06/2017

ELYRIA – A mother of three chased a would-be burglar out of her house with a pistol after he broke in just before 8 p.m. Monday.

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South Carolina Self-Defense: Armed citizen helps nab wanted fugitive :: 09/05/2017

South Carolina authorities credit a legally armed citizen for helping to catch a wanted fugitive outside of a home in Kershaw County last week.

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Nebraska Self-Defense: 60-year-old homeowner sends 2 intruders to the hospital in less than a week :: 09/04/2017

A 25-year-old man is recovering from a gunshot wound after he broke into an Omaha home Thursday morning and found the homeowner was armed with a gun. He’s the second suspect the homeowner has put in the hospital this week.

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Alabama Self-Defense: Armed Robbery Suspect Shot near Trussville City Limits :: 09/01/2017

BIRMINGHAM, AL - Birmingham police are awaiting the recovery and release of a man from a local hostpital before charging him with armed robbery. The man was shot in both legs by a person he had robbed at gunpoint.

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Missouri Self-Defense: Burglar in serious condition, shot by homeowner :: 09/01/2017

NORTH ST. LOUIS, Missouri — An armed burglar is in serious but stable condition after being shot by the man he was stealing from.

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Nebraska Self-Defense: Homeowner reports shooting intruder; man taken to hospital in serious condition :: 09/01/2017

Tuesday morning, Renard LeBron returned to his home near 80th and Harney Streets to find a man on the second floor, wielding a baseball bat.

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Maryland Self-Defense: Armed suspects rob pub full of police officers attending party :: 08/31/2017

WOODLAWN, Md. — Two men who police said robbed a pub in Woodlawn may not have expected it to be full of police officers.

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Nevada Self-Defense: Overnight robbery ends in shootout :: 08/30/2017

LAS VEGAS - Metro Police are searching for a pair of men who tried to rob a convenience store, but were confronted by an armed clerk behind the counter.

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Texas Self-Defense: This shotgun-wielding Texan has no time for looters :: 08/30/2017

Don’t mess with Texas. A shotgun-wielding Houston resident has been protecting his neighborhood from looters — proclaiming that he’s “an ex-f–king SWAT deputy” who isn’t afraid to “cut yo ass in half.”

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Wisconsin Self-Defense: Would-be mugger surprised by gun-toting victim :: 08/29/2017

MILWAUKEE — An armed robber targeted a man who had just made a withdrawal from a cash machine, but the victim turned the tables.

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Georgia Self-Defense: Letgo exchange leads to shootout between seller, buyer :: 08/28/2017

Atlanta Police are investigating a shootout they say began with a seller and buyer from the online shopping app "Letgo" meeting to exchange a laptop for $100.

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Texas Self-Defense: Police - Homeowner Shot Intruder As Hurricane Harvey Hit Texas :: 08/26/2017

CORPUS CHRISTI (CBSNEWS) – A homeowner shot an alleged intruder in Corpus Christi, Texas, just as Hurricane Harvey was making landfall late Friday night, police confirmed to CBS News.

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Colorado Self-Defense: Suspected intruder shot approximately 20 miles west of town :: 08/25/2017

The following statement was issued this morning by Archuleta County Undersheriff Tonya Hamilton: “On August 23rd, 2017, at approximately 10:47 pm, Dispatch received a call from an unnamed male subject claiming that he had just shot an intruder on his neighbor’s property approximately 20 miles West on Highway 160 and he believed the subject to be deceased.

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Colorado Self-Defense: Two RTD security guards fired their weapons after suspect pointed a gun toward them :: 08/25/2017

Two RTD security guards fired their weapons Wednesday night in the shooting death of a 43-year-old man outside the light rail station on Sheridan Boulevard.

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Kansas Self-Defense: Salina Man Held at Gunpoint After Trying to Break in to Home :: 08/24/2017

A home intruder is in custody after he met the owner of the home he was trying to break in to the hard way in the early hours this morning.

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West Virginia Self-Defense: Sissonville shooting leaves man dead after suspected knife attack :: 08/24/2017

In what appeared to be act of self defense, a man shot and killed another man in Sissonville on Tuesday afternoon.

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Alabama Self-Defense: Suspect shot, killed while trying to disarm homeowner during altercation :: 08/23/2017

An altercation at a swimming hole in Alabama on Sunday turned deadly when two men followed a woman to her home in Theodore, only to be met by the woman’s father, who was armed with a shotgun.

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