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Illinois Self-Defense: Concealed carry holder kills one of two gunmen outside his Lake View home :: 11/12/2021

A man shot and killed one of two gunmen during a confrontation outside his home Wednesday night.

California Self Defense: 74-Year-Old Ferndale Woman Detains 21-Year-Old Burglar at Gunpoint Until Sheriff's Department Can Get to Her Rural Home :: 11/11/2021

Last night, a woman in her seventies caught a man burglarizing her residence in the Ferndale area and held him at gunpoint until the Humboldt County Sheriff’s deputies could arrive at her rural home and assist her.

Missouri Self-Defense: Woman shoots 13-year-old suspect in attempted carjacking :: 11/10/2021

ST. LOUIS (KSDK) - A St. Louis woman says she’s grateful to be alive after two teenagers attempted carjacking her at gunpoint. Afraid for her life, she used her own gun against them, wounding one.

Florida Self Defense: Wife says she shot and killed husband after he beat her :: 11/08/2021

DELTONA, FL – A Deltona woman shot and killed her husband Saturday afternoon, telling sheriff’s detectives she fired in self-defense after he punched and choked her several times in their home.

Ilinois Self Defense: Concealed-carry holder fatally shoots would-be robber in Burnside :: 11/06/2021

A 77-year-old concealed-carry license holder fatally shot a would-be robber Saturday afternoon in Burnside on the South Side.

Illinois Self Defense:Concealed-carry holder fatally shoots would-be robber in Burnside :: 11/06/2021

A 77-year-old man fatally shot a would-be robber Nov. 6, 2021, in Burnside. Sun-Times file photo

Illinois Self-Defense: Dramatic video shows inmate in wheelchair wrestle gun away from correctional officer in courthouse, only to be shot by another guard :: 11/05/2021

An intense video was released by the Illinois State Police showing an unpredictable situation at a courthouse that could have turned deadly at a moment's notice.

Texas Self-Defense: Police say man shot dead in east El Paso after assaulting ex-girlfriend is justifiable killing - :: 11/05/2021

UPDATE, Nov. 8: Investigators on Monday said they were ruling last week's shooting death of a man by a homeowner on El Paso's east side as a case of justifiable homicide.

Texas Self Defense: Saginaw police investigate two similar shootings just blocks apart :: 11/02/2021

For the second time in a week Saginaw police are investigating a similar incident, the shooting death of a would-be home intruder.

Michigan Self-Defense:Saginaw police investigate two similar shootings just blocks apart :: 11/01/2021

For the second time in a week Saginaw police are investigating a similar incident, the shooting death of a would-be home intruder.

Pennsylvania Self-Defense: Homeowner shoots intruder inside Butler County home :: 11/01/2021

EVANS CITY, Pa. — The police chief confirmed a homeowner who was being held at gunpoint shot an intruder inside a home in Evans City, Butler County, on Saturday night.

Ohio Self Defense: Suspect critical after being shot by Fairfield County homeowner :: 10/30/2021

FAIRFIELD COUNTY, Ohio (WCMH) — A homeowner in Violet Township shot at a suspect who attacked her, hitting him at least three times, according to Fairfield County Sheriff’s Office.

Texas Self-Defense: Shooting suspect killed after confrontation with South Side homeowner :: 10/29/2021

SAN ANTONIO – A shooting suspect in his 20s is dead after a confrontation with a man who he tried to shoot on the South Side, San Antonio police say.

Texas Self-Defense: Shooting suspect killed after confrontation with South Side homeowner :: 10/29/2021

A shooting suspect in his 20s is dead after a confrontation with a man who he tried to shoot on the South Side, San Antonio police say.

Pennsylvania Self-Defense: Man shot to death trying to break into Philadelphia home to confront ex-girlfriend: Police :: 10/26/2021

PHILADELPHIA (WPVI) -- A man was shot and killed while trying to confront his ex-girlfriend in the Frankford section of Philadelphia, police say.

Texas Self Defense: Clerk shoots would-be robber at northwest Harris County convenience store; suspects in custody, HCSO says :: 10/25/2021

HARRIS COUNTY, Texas – Deputies with Harris County Sheriff’s Office are investigating after a store clerk shot a robbery suspect at a convenience store.

Arizona Self Defense: Manhunt ends with homeowner shooting suspect accused of injuring Maricopa County deputy :: 10/23/2021

TONOPAH, Ariz. — A suspect accused of critically injuring a Maricopa County Sheriff's deputy in Avondale was shot Saturday night.

Georgia Self Defense: Woman charged after fatal shooting during attempted robbery in Warner Robins :: 10/23/2021

WARNER ROBINS, Ga. — Warner Robins Police have charged a woman with murder after another woman was killed during an attempted robbery early Sunday morning.

Texas Self Defense: Shooting outside West Side home may have been self-defense, police say :: 10/22/2021

SAN ANTONIO – San Antonio police are trying to determine whether a deadly shooting outside a West Side home was self-defense or, perhaps, murder.

Nebraska Self-Defense: Fired worker shoots three people, killing two at Nebraska grain elevator :: 10/21/2021

The Agrex grain elevator in Superior, Nebraska, was the site of a shooting Thursday.

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