Chicago police in the Austin area said a 39-year-old man shot a 23-year-old man in self-defense after being attacked with a knife. The attack occurred just before 9 A.M. in the 1700 block of North Lockwood Ave. Police say the wounded 23-year-old was taken to Mount Sinai hospital in critical condition. Information at this point is still limited, as it…
An argument inside Hubben’s Supermarket in Port Allen, LA, continued outside, leading to two women being shot and two other women arrested. The argument began inside the store between Yolanda Gaines and two women. It then continued outside with another woman, Kimberly Williams. Gunfire began when Gaines first drew a firearm and one of the other women did so in…
On Wednesday, a taxi driver in Missouri got into an altercation with a passenger identified as Anthony Tabaka. Police are not sure what started the men’s quarrel, but the driver pulled out a gun, and it went off. A bullet somehow struck the driver, and Tabaka was pronounced dead at the scene from a gunshot wound. The driver suffered critical…
Two people in Bricktown, OK, were confronted by an armed robber who pulled a gun in demand of their property, one of whom pulled his own firearm, shooting to death the suspect. Officers arrived at the scene near a U-Haul facility and attempted to perform CPR on the robber, but the suspect died on the scene. The victims are cooperating…
A person was walking into a Shell gas station Wednesday evening and was approached by an armed robber who had just gotten out of a vehicle. The suspect walked up to the victim, lifted his shirt to expose a gun, and demanded that the victim hand over his belongings. The victim pulled out his handgun to defend himself and shot…
A would-be burglar in south Toledo is suffering life-threatening injuries after a female resident shot him multiple times. The suspect broke through the front door just before being met with gunfire. He then fled and collapsed onto the front lawn, where medics found and performed life-saving procedures on him, then rushed to the hospital with critical injuries. The resident was…
A 27-year-old man pulled a gun out during an argument with a 59-year-old man who then drew his own gun and shot the other man in self-defense. Police stated that the younger man walked into the older man’s place of work asking for his whereabouts. He was then directed to the 59-year-old who was on break. Then the two engaged…
In Norfolk, VA, Javier Garcia, 28, attempted to rob a 711 and was shot by the store clerk. Norfolk Police responded to a convenience store close to midnight on August the 16th, where they found Garcia with a severe gunshot wound. Police reported that it appears the store clerk shot Garcia when he tried to attack him with a screwdriver…
Deputies in Alabama booked Michael Amacker and Tracy Reeves into jail after the woman’s husband, Frank Reeves, exchanged gunfire with Amacker. The scene began when Tracy called Frank to alert her of an intruder in her home, police later discovering she was high on methamphetamine when she made the call. Investigators also found out the wife and Amacker were in…
A Memphis father has been charged with reckless homicide after he shot his 8-year-old daughter while checking for intruders in his home. 31-year-old William Oliver was alerted early in the morning by the child’s mother of a noise in the home. He grabbed his firearm and went to investigate. Oliver found his way to the bedroom closet and saw a…