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Texas Self-Defense: Burglar bitten by homeowner's dog during overnight break-in, police say :: 08/17/2021

SAN ANTONIO (WOAI/KABB) — A man is facing charges after trying to break into a home just north of Downtown.

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Texas Self-Defense: Humble mom kills estranged husband during attack, deputies say :: 08/16/2021

HUMBLE, Texas (KTRK) -- A wife shot and killed her estranged husband after he showed up as she and their three children were heading to their first day of school.

According to the Harris County Sheriff's Office, multiple units responded to the shooting in the 7800 block of Peacock Park Drive near Humble Monday morning.

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Virginia Self-Defense: Virginia 7-Eleven clerk shoots, kills man during alleged botched robbery attempt, police say :: 08/16/2021

The clerk at a Virginia 7-Eleven shot and killed a man during a late-night attempted robbery at the convenience store, police said Monday. 

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Louisiana Self-Defense: Man disarms, shoots woman in CBD, NOPD says :: 08/14/2021

NEW ORLEANS (WVUE) - A 23-year-old man who was threatened at gunpoint disarmed a woman and shot her in the chest early Friday morning (Aug. 13), according to New Orleans police.

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South Carolina Self Defense: Sheriff: No charges after driver kills man who pointed gun :: 08/14/2021

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Tennessee Self Defense: Good Samaritan holds alleged car burglar until police arrive :: 08/14/2021

HERMITAGE, Tenn. (WKRN) — Wednesday morning, a Good Samaritan caught an alleged car burglar and held him at gunpoint until police arrived.

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Missouri Self-Defense: Webster Groves homeowner fatally shoots burglar, police say :: 08/13/2021

UPDATED at noon with more from police

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Ohio Self-Defense: Phoenix Man Takes On Four Home Invaders.. And Wins :: 08/12/2021

This is pretty wild footage from Phoenix, Arizona, where a homeowner was able to thwart a home invasion thanks to help of his gun and his doorbell camera.

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Texas Self-Defense: Woman opens fire and kills man, injures two others after smashing into parked car :: 08/12/2021

It all started just before 10 p.m. Wednesday night when a driver was traveling at high speed and crashed inro a parked car - and then for some reason she got out of the car and started firing.

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Florida Self-Defense: Armed Woman Stops Midnight Carjackers – Armed Citizen Stories :: 08/11/2021

U.S.A. –-(AmmoLand.com)- We start with this local news story out of Sebring, Florida, and covered by WTSP-TV / CBS 10 in Tampa Bay.

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Texas Self-Defense: Texas driver shot dead after crashing vehicle, firing at 3 who came to her aid: report :: 08/11/2021

A Texas driver ended up dead Wednesday night after crashing her vehicle and then firing shots at three people who tried to come to her aid, according to a report.

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Iowa Self-Defense: Des Moines police say resident shot intruder in self-defense :: 08/10/2021

DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) - Police in Des Moines say a resident shot an armed intruder who broke into an apartment overnight.

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Wisconsin Self-Defense: UPDATE: Green Bay area man identified as home intruder, no threat to the community :: 08/05/2021

GREEN BAY, Wis. (WFRV) – The man that ended up getting shot by a homeowner after he tried to break into a residence has been identified.

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California Self-Defense: Alleged Pleasant Hill intruder fatally shot by resident :: 08/04/2021

PLEASANT HILL, Calif. - Police in Pleasant Hill are investigating a deadly shooting where the person who lives in an apartment shot an intruder, at least the third similar situation in the Bay Area in the last month. 

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California Self-Defense: Man Behaving Erratically Shot, Killed After Entering Pleasant Hill Home :: 08/03/2021

PLEASANT HILL (CBS SF) — A man who was behaving erratically was shot and killed Tuesday evening after entering a home, according to Pleasant Hill police.

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Florida Self-Defense: Trespasser who jumped into swimming pool held at gunpoint by homeowner :: 08/02/2021

A trespasser who jumped into a swimming pool was held at gunpoint by the homeowner until law enforcement arrived on the scene.

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Texas Self-Defense: Woman shoots, kills man who had a history of assaulting her, deputies say :: 08/01/2021

HOUSTON - Authorities say a woman in north Harris County shot and killed a man Sunday morning for assaulting her and told deputies, it's not the first time he's done so. 

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Florida Self-Defense: Crooks point gun at woman and demand her property. But she grabs her own gun, fights off attackers, fires one round and they all run for their lives. :: 07/30/2021

A woman was sitting in her vehicle in a parking lot near the intersection of Oak Avenue and South Pine Street in Sebring, Florida, about 2:25 a.m. Tuesday when at least four males approached her, police said in a news release.

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Oregon Self-Defense: Homeowner held suspect at gunpoint until MPD arrived in early morning burglary attempt :: 07/29/2021

The Medford Police Department is reminding residents to secure their properties after a homeowner caught a suspect attempting to enter his Medfordhome early Thursday morning.

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Texas Self-Defense: Teenager shot following gunfight with resident during home invasion :: 07/29/2021

SAN ANTONIO - Police are investigating a home invasion on the West Side.

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