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Man w/ Restraining Order Breaks Into Woman’s House; Gets Shot By Her Armed Friend

58-year-old Randell Ray Burton was fatally shot by Edwin Charles Kester, Jr., 54, after breaking into a woman’s apartment against whom she had a restraining order. According to reports, Burton and the woman, unidentified, shared an “on-again, off-again” relationship, and the suspect threatened to kill her a week earlier. Burton had a criminal history involving violence, ranging from threats to…

Man Interferes In Domestic Dispute, Shoots Husband 5 Times in the Back

A 39-year-old West Virginia man is facing second-degree murder charges over an incident that occurred last May. The incident happened at a Milton GoMart at about 5:00 PM. Quoting a police summary of the incident: “The defendant walked to where the active domestic [sic] was happening and pointed a handgun at the victim. The victim disengaged from his wife and…

Father Forced to Shoot Daughter’s Boyfriend During Attack

A man shot his daughter’s boyfriend after the couple had an altercation that turned violent and could not be halted when the father tried intervening. Cory Merchant, 55, shot his daughter’s boyfriend, Justin Rachal, 26, in the abdomen. Deputies from the Habersham County Sheriff’s Office rendered aid to Rachal until he was transported to Northeast Georgia Medical Center. The woman…

Mother Shoots Estranged Husband as She was Taking Kids to School

A mother was at home in Humble, TX, taking her children, ages 7, 12, and 16, to their first day of school. As she walked out the front door, she was approached by her estranged husband, and the confrontation quickly escalated. She ran back into the home where the husband allegedly began assaulting her. “We don’t know what his intention…