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Arkansas Self-Defense: Police: Robber tries to take woman's purse, flees when 57-year-old shows gun at west Little Rock shopping center :: 08/23/2017
A gun-toting 57-year-old woman fought off a would-be robber who tried to take her purse outside a west Little Rock grocery store, according to police.
Kansas Self-Defense: Convenience store clerk fires shot at robber :: 08/23/2017
A 23-year-old clerk at a Circle K convenience store shot at a man who tried reaching into his register late Sunday.
Illinois Self-Defense: Police: Off-duty CFD lieutenant fatally shoots teen carjacker :: 08/22/2017
An off-duty Chicago Fire Department lieutenant fatally shot a teenage boy who tried to steal his car Monday morning in the West Side Austin neighborhood, authorities said.
Ohio Self-Defense: Thank God He Was Carrying :: 08/22/2017
STEUBENVILLE, Ohio -- All he was trying to do was go to work.
South Carolina Self-Defense: Deputies: Homeowner shoots, kills intruder in Chester County :: 08/21/2017
CHESTER COUNTY, SC (WBTV) - A homeowner fatally shot a intruder during a home invasion in Chester County Saturday morning.
Colorado Self-Defense: Police: Witness fires shot during suspected burglary in western Colorado Springs :: 08/18/2017
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. — No one was injured when a witness fired a shot during a suspected burglary in western Colorado Springs Wednesday night, according to police.
Illinois Self-Defense: Suspect held at gunpoint during Ogle County burglary :: 08/18/2017
The Ogle County Sheriff's Office says a homeowner held a suspect at gunpoint until police arrived during a burglary Tuesday afternoon.
Minnesota Self-Defense: Armed robbery, shooting at Inver Grove Heights Verizon store :: 08/18/2017
A Cellular Connection store clerk with a permit to carry shot and wounded an armed robbery suspect Thursday morning in Inver Grove Heights, Minnesota. The robbery and shooting were reported at about 11 a.m. at the company's Cahill Avenue location, which is licensed to sell Verizon products.
Tennessee Self-Defense: 2 suspects shot multiple times during attempted robbery :: 08/18/2017
Authorities in Knoxville, Tennessee, are investigating a double shooting that left two people injured Wednesday afternoon.
California Self-Defense: Suspect shot by homeowner, locked inside room in Escondido :: 08/17/2017
ESCONDIDO (NEWS 8/CNS) - An Escondido father shot a man Wednesday morning who tried to break into the home where he, his wife and two teenage daughters were sleeping, authorities said.
Florida Self-Defense: Florida homeowner with AK-47 shoots at teen burglars breaking into his car :: 08/17/2017
Three Florida teens are behind bars after they broke into a vehicle in Panama City Beach early Sunday morning and were met by the homeowner, who was armed with an AK-47.
Georgia Self-Defense: Police: Newton Co. homeowner shoots at man who kicked in door :: 08/17/2017
A homeowner fired at a man who allegedly kicked in his door just before noon Wednesday, Newton County police said.
Cape Coral man stops drugged-out teen from home burglary :: 08/16/2017
A Cape Coral teen, fueled by drugs, is accused of terrorizing his neighborhood, landing him on the wrong end of a gun and a Taser.
Florida Self-Defense: Man shoots, kills intruder in Marion County, deputies say :: 08/16/2017
SUMMERFIELD, Fla. - A man shot and killed a home intruder late Monday night in Marion County, deputies said.
South Carolina Self-Defense: Man shot in self-defense steals, then crashes, truck :: 08/16/2017
LEXINGTON, S.C. (AP) — Authorities say a South Carolina man got shot for threatening people with a pressure washer, then punched a woman in the face while stealing a truck he later crashed.
Virginia Self-Defense: Homeowner shoots suspected burglar in Hampton :: 08/16/2017
HAMPTON, Va. (WVEC) -- Police say a man is recovering in the hospital after he allegedly broke into a Hampton residence and was subsequently shot by the homeowner.
Nebraska Self-Defense: Shot that hit Omaha man accused of domestic assault was fired in self-defense, prosecutor says :: 08/15/2017
A prosecutor said Friday that Anthony Evans had shown up at the house of his ex-girlfriend and his three children several times before the night of Aug. 2, when officers found him lying in the backyard, a gunshot wound to his abdomen.
Georgia Self-Defense: Alleged home invader fatally shot in Warner Robins :: 08/14/2017
An armed man was fatally shot early Sunday when he allegedly broke into an apartment in Warner Robins.
Pennsylvania Self-Defense: Wilkes-Barre Stabbing Called Case of Self-Defense :: 08/12/2017
WILKES-BARRE -- A stabbing in Wilkes-Barre is being called a case of self-defense.
Georgia Self-Defense: homeowner kills intruder with history of break-ins :: 08/10/2017
A 23-year-old man was shot and killed by a homeowner after he broke into a house in Columbus, Georgia, Monday night.
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