TOWNS COUNTY, GA — On the afternoon of July 15, 2024, Bruce Douglas Partin Jr., a 39-year-old inmate trustee from the Towns County Detention Center, escaped from a work detail at the Towns County Transfer Station. Despite deploying drones and a K9 tracking unit, the Towns County Sheriff’s Office was initially unable to locate him. Partin was in custody awaiting…
ATLANTA, GA – A confrontation between neighbors in DeKalb County escalated into a shooting, leaving one man hospitalized and facing charges of aggravated assault. Local media reported that the incident occurred around 4:18 p.m. Monday in the 800 block of Summit Creek Drive. DeKalb County Police Department officers arrived to find a man in his 40s suffering from a gunshot…
SAVANNAH, GA – Savannah police are investigating a fatal shooting that occurred on the evening of May 18 in the 1100 block of West 49th Street, where a 16-year-old male juvenile was shot and killed during an alleged break-in attempt. Around 7:35 p.m., officers responded to a call reporting an armed individual forcefully entering a residence. Upon arrival, they were…
ATLANTA, GA – In the early hours of a Sunday morning in Atlanta, an altercation at the Monaco Hookah Lounge escalated into gunfire, resulting in one man being wounded. The incident adds to the troubled history of this establishment, which has witnessed multiple shootings in recent years. According to the WSBTV, Atlanta police responded to a call just before 2 a.m.…
ATLANTA, GA – In an early morning incident that underscores the city’s ongoing struggles with property crime, an off-duty Atlanta police officer took decisive action against an intruder attempting to break his apartment. The confrontation occurred at approximately 5 a.m. on Tuesday at the Dwell at the View apartment complex located at 1620 Hollywood Road NW. According to WSBTV, the…
ATLANTA, GA – While we at USA Carry never recommend firing warning shots, this recent incident in Atlanta serves as a stark reminder of the importance of self-defense preparedness. On February 28th, a man arrived at his ex-girlfriend’s residence on Beecher Road around 12:46 am, escalating an ongoing dispute. According to an Atlanta PD report, he confronted her family outside…
SANDY SPRINGS, GA. – A home invasion in Sandy Springs culminated in the intruder being shot and killed by the homeowner. The intruder made threats to the homeowner after being advised to vacate the premises, resulting in the homeowner shooting in self-defense. Homeowner Shoots Intruder After Being Threatened Authorities in Sandy Springs, Ga., a large suburb of Atlanta, responded to…
A recent road rage incident turned into a knife attack, according to Fox 5 Atlanta, forcing the victim to defend themselves with a pistol. The victim was following a black SUV on October 3, driven by one Tyler Leikam, 35, of Cumming, Ga, a suburb of Atlanta. Leikam was apparently driving too slowly for the following driver’s liking, as he…
FAYETTE COUNTY, GA – A Georgia homeowner shot an early morning intruder twice to defend himself and his family; the intruder is suspected of having fatally stabbed a 77-year-old woman. A homeowner in Fayette Country, GA, was home with his family on the morning of Sept. 14. He heard what sounded like an intruder in their basement, so he called…
ALPHARETTA, GA – An armed citizen recently intervened in an attempted armed robbery in Georgia, shooting the armed robber and chasing him off. The alleged perpetrator attempted to rob the manager of a fast food restaurant in the parking lot of his store when a patron emerged with a pistol and put a stop to it. The alleged suspect is…