Defense Stories

Arkansas Self-Defense: Good samaritan pulls gun on would-be robber :: 04/23/2017

Officers were flagged down by a parking attendant who told police he was walking a woman to her car from Hernando Street.

Ohio Self-Defense: Woman feared 'for her life' when she shot burglar :: 04/22/2017

BLOOMINGTON — An Ohio woman said she was "fearing for her life" when she shot an intruder who tackled her after she discovered him in the garage of her parents' south Bloomington home early Friday morning.

Tennessee Self-Defense: Man killed, 2 injured during shootout at Bordeaux shop :: 04/21/2017

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WKRN) – A man died after he was injured during a shootout at a Bordeaux shop late Thursday night.

Texas Self-Defense: Homeowner shoots and kills man following argument :: 04/21/2017

Police say the 43-year-old victim was shot several times and pronounced dead at the scene. Officers at the scene said the man showed up outside a home on the 200 block of West High around 8:40 p.m. and got into an argument with the homeowner.

Indiana Self-Defense: 76-year-old woman fires warning shot at home intruder :: 04/20/2017

EVANSVILLE, IN (WFIE) - An Evansville woman was asleep when someone began kicking in the door. The noise woke her up so she immediately grabbed some protection, her gun.

Oklahoma Self-Defense: Lawton homeowner shoots and kills burglar :: 04/19/2017

LAWTON, OK (KSWO) -A man is dead after police say he was shot while trying to break into a woman's home in Lawton.

Alabama Self-Defense: Police: Man killed 82-year-old father in self-defense :: 04/18/2017

TUSCALOOSA, Ala. (AP) - Police are unlikely to file charges in the shooting death of an 82-year-old man, saying his son fired in self-defense.

Washington Self-Defense: Homeowner kills intruder in Browns Point :: 04/17/2017

A homeowner fatally shot an intruder early Saturday in Browns Point, the Pierce County Sheriff’s Department reported.

Louisiana Self-Defense: Easter Sunday shooting in St. Roch was self-defense, New Orleans police say :: 04/16/2017

A 54-year-old man is expected to face charges after he pointed a revolver at another man who then shot him in self-defense following an argument Easter Sunday in the St. Roch neighborhood, New Orleans police said in a preliminary report. (Google Maps)

Nevada Self-Defense: Intruder killed in central Las Vegas robbery-home invasion :: 04/14/2017

One person was fatally shot Thursday morning in what Las Vegas police are calling a robbery-home invasion in the central valley.

Texas Self-Defense: Texas man shoots two would-be burglars, kills one :: 04/14/2017

HUNTSVILLE, Texas (KBTX) Huntsville police believe a homeowner was justified in shooting two men who were attempting to burglarize his home Wednesday night, killing one of them and wounding the other.

Ohio Self-Defense: Three shots heard when off-duty police officer shoots home intruder in Lakewood :: 04/13/2017

LAKEWOOD, Ohio -- Cleveland Metroparks ranger Matt Shearn called Lakewood police Wednesday morning saying he shot someone after they broke into his home, according to a 911 call.

California Self-Defense: Suspected Car Thief Held at Gunpoint by Fountain Valley Resident After Crashing Into Home :: 04/12/2017

One of four people traveling in a stolen vehicle was held at gunpoint by a homeowner in Fountain Valley after the car crashed into his Fountain Valley home.

Mississippi Self-Defense: After Witnessing His Uncle's Murder, Mississippi Man Shoots Armed Robbers :: 04/12/2017

A Mississippi man was forced to arm himself in self-defense against multiple home intruders who broke into his family’s home Sunday night.

Illinois Self-Defense: Cops: Fatal Shooting At Elmwood Park Gas Station Self-Defense :: 04/11/2017

CHICAGO (CBS) — No charges will be filed after one customer fatally shot another Saturday afternoon at a gas station in west suburban Elmwood Park.

Arkansas Self-Defense: Concealed carrier holds stabbing suspect until police arrive :: 04/10/2017

AUSTIN, Ark. (KATV) - Austin police are crediting a concealed carry holder for helping save a man who was being stabbed by his brother.

Georgia Self-Defense: Homeowner shoots masked men who broke into home :: 04/09/2017

CHEROKEE COUNTY, Ga. - Cherokee County sheriff's investigators are searching for a man wanted in connection with a home invasion and shootout.

Indiana Self-Defense: Pharmacy owner grabs gun, chases off Posey Co. burglary suspect :: 04/06/2017

POSEY CO., IN (WFIE) - The owner of a New Harmony pharmacy chased off a burglary suspect.

West Virginia Self-Defense: Resident Shoots Intruder in Mason County :: 04/06/2017

The Mason County Sheriff's Department is investigating a shooting at a home in southern Mason County.

North Carolina Self-Defense: One dead, another injured in armed robbery of Triad game store :: 04/05/2017

An employee of a Winston-Salem game store fatally shot an armed robber early Wednesday morning, according to Winston-Salem police.

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