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Florida Self-Defense: Homeowner: Subjects attempted to break in while daughter was home alone :: 11/09/2019

FORT LAUDERDALE, FLA. (WSVN) - A Fort Lauderdale homeowner is speaking out days after, she said, two male subjects attempted to break into her home while her teenage daughter was alone.

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Michigan Self-Defense: Victim uses battle ax to fend off home invader :: 11/08/2019

OSHTEMO TOWNSHIP, Mich. (WOOD) — A man is alive and well after he used an ax to fend off a convicted criminal who broke into his Oshtemo Township apartment late Wednesday night. 

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Maryland Self-Defense: Two men, a gun and my girl: Glen Burnie man shoots intruder, police say :: 11/07/2019

Homeowner Thomas Fisher of Glen Burnie says he shot a suspect that entered his home and attacked his fiancee.

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Washington Self-Defense: Good Samaritan fights off man throwing rocks at cars on I-5 :: 11/07/2019

EVERETT, Wash. -- A driver said her car was totaled and she's still dealing with the emotional toll of a terrifying attack on nearly a dozen drivers on southbound I-5 in Everett.

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Pennsylvania Self-Defense: Armed robbery suspect shot dead by victim he was trying to rob in West Philadelphia :: 11/05/2019

PHILADELPHIA (WPVI) -- A would-be robber is dead after police say he was shot by a victim he was trying to rob on Sunday night.

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Florida Self-Defense: Victim of Violent Home Invasion Speaks; Credits Wife With Saving His Life :: 11/04/2019

LITHIA, Fla. — The bruises and swelling on Jeremy King's face tells the story of a man on the receiving end of a brutal attack. But his actual account is far more harrowing than his injuries suggest.

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Colorado Self-Defense: Colorado homeowner shoots man allegedly trying to break into his home after warning he had gun :: 11/03/2019

A homeowner in Colorado shot a man who was allegedly trying to break into his home early Saturday after warning multiple times he had a weapon, according to officials and family members.

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Tennessee Self-Defense: Family identifies 17-year-old shot to death during attempted theft :: 11/03/2019

MEMPHIS, Tenn. -- The Memphis Police Department is investigating the shooting death of a 17-year-old boy who may have been involved in an attempted car theft.

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Michigan Self-Defense: Business Owner Fatally Shoots Armed Robber Threatening Employees :: 11/02/2019

Highland Park, MI – A Michigan business owner fatally shot an armed robbery suspect who confronted him inside a Highland Park restaurant at closing time.

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Oklahoma Self-Defense: Tulsa Police: Construction Worker Shoots, Kills Attacker :: 10/30/2019

TULSA, Oklahoma - Detectives are investigating a deadly shooting at a construction site near 13th and Detroit.

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Ohio Self-Defense: Masked robber scared off by gunfire after he beat Cleveland store employee, police say :: 10/29/2019

CLEVELAND, Ohio— A masked robber jumped the counter of a grocery store and pummeled an employee before the employee fired a gun and scared him away, police say.

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California Self-Defense: Armenian gang extortion attempt led to gunfire at North Hollywood market, police say :: 10/28/2019

A shootout that wounded at least one person outside a North Hollywood market on Monday involved the business owner and members of a street gang who had been trying to extort $100,000 from him, a police official said.

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Illinois Self-Defense: Intruder dies after breaking into West Side apartment and struggling with resident, police say :: 10/26/2019

Chicago police say an intruder who died during a struggle inside a West Side apartment had just broken into the dwelling and was attempting to burglarize it when he encountered the resident living there, authorities said.

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South Carolina Self-Defense: Man shoots another man in self-defense outside Greenville Bilo store, deputies say :: 10/26/2019

GREENVILLE, S.C. - A man shot another man Thursday night outside a Greenville County Bilo store, according to Lt. Ryan Flood, with the Greenville County Sheriff's Office.

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Louisiana Self-Defense: Fatal shooting near Slidell stemmed from attempt to take a child, St. Tammany Sheriffs Office says :: 10/25/2019

An early morning shooting near Slidell that left one man dead happened when a convicted felon shot at two men who were trying to take his child, according to the St. Tammany Parish Sheriff's Office.

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Michigan Self-Defense: Attempted robber shot, killed inside Highland Park restaurant :: 10/24/2019

HIGHLAND PARK, Mich. (WXYZ) — An attempted robber has been shot and killed inside a restaurant in Highland Park early Thursday morning.

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Pennsylvania Self-Defense: Philadelphia Eagles' Fletcher Cox grabs shotgun to defend home from girlfriend's ex: report :: 10/23/2019

Philadelphia Eagles star Fletcher Cox usually spends his days trying to sack quarterbacks, but an incident last week forced the defensive lineman to rush a burglar that entered his New Jersey home.

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Washington Self-Defense: Man shot in Skyway accused of brandishing hammer; detectives say shooter fired in self-defense :: 10/23/2019

A 49-year-old man is under guard at Seattle’s Harborview Medical Center, where he is being treated for a gunshot wound to the abdomen after a dispute with his neighbor Tuesday in Skyway, according to the King County Sheriff’s Office.

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Virginia Self-Defense: Resident who shot home invasion suspect will likely not face charges :: 10/22/2019

DUFFIELD, Va. (WJHL) — UPDATE – A Southwest Virginia man is behind bars – accused of forcing his way into an apartment. Investigators say the resident shot him.

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South Dakota Self-Defense: Sturgis Police release name of man who was shot to death in fatal home shooting :: 10/21/2019

STURGIS, S.D. (KOTA TV) - Sturgis Police have identified the man who was shot to death as 32-year-old Matthew Flagler.

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