Self-defense
A shooting that left a man wounded on Friday night was done in self-defense, police say. A 71-year-old man and his wife were sitting in a 2013 Toyota Prius outside the Red Rock Inn on Friday night when another man opened the car door and began punching the man in the head before trying to steal the Prius, police said. The victim pulled out his concealed carry handgun and shot the suspect twice, hitting him in the arm and back. The suspect then ran off and was found by police outside a nearby McDonalds after the victim called 911.
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Investigators said a woman appears to have been acting in self-defense when she shot and killed a man at her home. The homeowner was housing a former girlfriend of the 53-year-old trespasser, who was barred from the area by a restraining order. The trespasser, wielding a realistic-looking BB gun, was shot by the homeowner as he threatened her while trying to contact his ex-girlfriend. He died at the scene. Police said the homeowner was not charged.
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A homeowner shot and critically injured someone who tried to break into his home, police said. The homeowner told officers he grabbed his gun when he heard the sound of someone breaking into his home through a rear window. “In fear for his life, (the homeowner) fired one round at him,” she said. “The suspect then ran back to the room he entered in.” The tresspasser faces a charge of burglary. Police don’t expect to file charges against the homeowner.
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An employee at a Michigan General Motors Technical Center said he was fired after he pulled a gun to stop a knife attack at the plant on Wednesday, but his bosses eventually reversed their decision and let him return to work.
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A man fatally shot someone who was trying to rob him, according to Chicago Police. The 22-year-old man was sitting in a vehicle with another male when two other males armed with handguns walked up and announced a robbery. The man then pulled out a gun and shot one of the would-be robbers, police said. The male, whose age was not immediately known, was dead at the scene. The other suspect ran away.
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