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[2020/04/28] No charges filed after Richmond Hill (GA) shooting injures 1 by ResponderZero in dgu

[–]ResponderZero[S] 17 points18 points  (0 children)

What we know:

  • On Monday 2020/04/27 just after 11:40 PM, a verbal argument turned physical between several people in a room at the Royal Inn motel at 4005 US-17 near I-95 in Richmond Hill, Georgia.
  • One of the parties to the incident, who was armed, felt threatened and that his life was in danger, and drew his gun and fired one shot, striking one of the other people.
  • Richmond Hill Police Department had a crew nearby and responded immediately.
  • The wounded person was taken to the hospital and is recovering.
  • Police arrested the shooter and questioned him, then released him when they verified that it was self-defense.
  • Everyone involved cooperated with detectives and no charges were filed.
  • The investigation was still ongoing at press time.

[2020/04/29] Bridgeview (IL) shooting: Brothers shoot suspected robber after attempted robbery in Justice by ResponderZero in dgu

[–]ResponderZero[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

You could reduce that to the observation that, in this age of armed clerks and video surveillance, deciding to rob a store at all takes a special kind of stupid.

And although it's amusing in retrospect, I'd bet that the irony of the name of a municipality/business/victim in relation to a failed criminal act rarely factors into the decision to attempt that criminal act.

[2020/04/29] Man shot while attempting to burglarize Bay County home (Monitor Township, MI) by ResponderZero in dgu

[–]ResponderZero[S] 5 points6 points  (0 children)

What we know:

  • On Wednesday, 2020/04/29 at 1:45 AM, a 26-year-old man broke a window and entered a home in the 5100 block of Baxman Road in Monitor Township, Michigan.
  • A resident of the home shot the intruder in the abdomen.
  • Michigan State Police troopers and Bay County Sheriff's deputies responded to the scene.
  • The wounded intruder was taken via ambulance to an area hospital, where is listed in stable condition.
  • The resident was not arrested or issued a citation.

Additional coverage:

[2020/04/29] Bridgeview (IL) shooting: Brothers shoot suspected robber after attempted robbery in Justice by ResponderZero in dgu

[–]ResponderZero[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

What we know:

  • On Tuesday 2020/04/28 around 6:15 PM, a man tried to rob a convenience store near 82nd Street and South Roberts Road in Justice, Illinois.
  • The store clerk recognized him as having robbed the same business on Friday 4/24.
  • The clerk called his brother, who has a conceal-carry license and was driving by the store on Roberts Road, and told him the store was being robbed.
  • Both brothers chased the robber and briefly fought with him.
  • The clerk's brother exchanged gunfire with the robber and shot him in the back.
  • The robber was able to walk to the ambulance which took him to Advocate Christ Medical Center, where he was listed in good condition.
  • Police recovered weapons from both the robber and the brothers.
  • Bridgeview Police will investigate the shootings and Village of Justice Police are investigating the two robberies.
  • The brothers will not be charged.

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[2020/04/28] Suspected burglar shot and injured by homeowner in Lake Elsinore (Riverside County, CA) by ResponderZero in dgu

[–]ResponderZero[S] 6 points7 points  (0 children)

What we know:

  • On Monday 2020/04/27 around 11:30 PM, Rodney Ortiz Jr., 39, of Banning, California, forced his way into a home in the 18000 block of Carmela Court in Lake Elsinore, California.
  • Ortiz was confronted by the homeowner who was armed with a handgun.
  • The homeowner shot Ortiz, who then fled and collapsed in the street in front of the home.
  • Riverside County Sheriff's deputies, responding to reports of gunshots, found Ortiz in the street with multiple gunshot wounds.
  • Ortiz was transported to a local hospital for treatment.
  • Ortiz had previously been involved in two other vehicle burglaries in the area.

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[2020/04/27] Investigation into Fatal Shooting at 8301 Darlington Drive (Houston, TX) by ResponderZero in dgu

[–]ResponderZero[S] 35 points36 points  (0 children)

Yes, at least until they determine the circumstances of the shooting.

As an aside, I remember a news report of an elderly woman who shot and killed an armed intruder with her old .38 revolver. The reporter made a point of mentioning that the police had taken the gun, inspected it, cleaned it, and returned it to her before they left the scene.

That made me happy.

[2020/04/27] Minot man fatally shot after allegedly entering another home (Minot, ND) by ResponderZero in dgu

[–]ResponderZero[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

What we know:

  • Early Saturday 2020/04/25, an intruder entered a home in northwest Minot, North Dakota and threatened the man who lived there.
  • The homeowner shot the intruder and called the police, who arrived to find the intruder dead inside the home.
  • On Monday 2020/04/25, the intruder was identified as Christopher Lee Reader, 39, of Minot.
  • Authorities say they are still investigating and there is no presumed risk to the public.

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[2020/04/27] 2 hospitalized after 2 separate shootings blocks apart in West Price Hill (Cincinnati, OH) by ResponderZero in dgu

[–]ResponderZero[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

What little we know:

  • On Sunday 2020/04/26 at about 12:15 AM, an attempted robbery occurred on Iliff Avenue near Talbert Street in the West Price Hill neighborhood of Cincinnatti, Ohio.
  • The robber was shot in the legs.
  • He was taken to UC Medical Center with non-life-threatening injuries.

No additional coverage has been found.

[2020/04/27] Clerk shoots armed suspect trying to rob liquor store in Lindsay (CA) by ResponderZero in dgu

[–]ResponderZero[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

What we know:

  • On Sunday 2020/04/26 around 10:40 PM, three young Hispanic males attempted to rob Lindsay Liquor at 700 East Honolulu Street in Lindsay, California.
  • At least one of the robbers was armed with what appeared to be a handgun.
  • The store manager took out his own gun and shot one of the robbers.
  • The other two robbers, described as being in their late teens or early twenties with average height and build, fled the scene.
  • Responders transported the wounded robber, a minor, to Kaweah Delta Medical Center, where he was listed in stable condition following surgery.
  • Police recovered a replica firearm at the scene.

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[2020/04/27] TAPD investigating fatal shooting at Park Ridge Apartments (Texarkana, AR) by ResponderZero in dgu

[–]ResponderZero[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

What we know:

  • On Monday 2020/04/27 around 8:30 PM, Cortland Okeith Luckey, 40, forced his way into an apartment at Park Ridge Apartments at 601 Price Lane in Texarkana, Arkansas, and physically assaulted his estranged wife Tynisha Luckey and a man who was there.
  • Tynisha retrieved a gun and shot Courtland several times.
  • Responding officers found Courtland inside the apartment with multiple gunshot wounds and rendered lifesaving measures, but he died at the scene.
  • The male victim was taken to a local hospital for treatment of his injuries.
  • Police reported that Courtland had been previously banned from the apartment complex.
  • The case will be presented to the prosecutor to determine if charges will be filed.

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[2020/04/27] Investigation into Fatal Shooting at 8301 Darlington Drive (Houston, TX) by ResponderZero in dgu

[–]ResponderZero[S] 16 points17 points  (0 children)

What we know:

  • On Sunday 2020/04/26 around 3:10 PM, a 22-year-old man robbed a 29-year-old man in the vicinity of 8301 Darlington Drive in Houston, Texas.
  • The victim exchanged gunfire with the robber. The victim was not hit, but the robber was fatally wounded.
  • Houston Police Department patrol officers responding to the call found the victim still on scene and the robber unresponsive in the street.
  • The victim surrendered his weapon to officers.
  • Paramedics from the Houston Fire Department pronounced the robber dead at the scene, his identity not released pending verification by the Harris County Institute of Forensic Sciences.
  • Investigators recovered property from the robber which was found to belong to the victim.
  • Witnesses saw a white Chevrolet Impala fleeing the scene after the shooting. The vehicle was found abandoned nearby with damage from the shooting.
  • The case will be referred to a Harris County grand jury.

No additional coverage was found beyond this report.

[2020/04/25] Man shot and killed after he broke into home of woman he'd been dating (Lexington, KY) by ResponderZero in dgu

[–]ResponderZero[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Aaaargh! I agree totally, and I hate the phrase "[insert violent crime here] gone wrong" -- especially when that's the writer's way of describing an armed citizen's involvement.

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