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Armed Good Samaritan Stops Drunken New Year’s Eve Destruction Spree

BY: Stephen Gutowski

An armed New Hampshire man is being praised by police for his decision to intervene and stop a drunk driver trying to flee after he crashed into a number of cars and a restaurant in the final hours of 2018.

One dead in workplace shooting in Kingsport, citizen who shot gunman hailed as hero
by WCYB Digital
KINGSPORT, Tenn. (WCYB) - Sullivan County Sheriff Jeff Cassidy hailed the actions of a citizen who was legally carrying a weapon and shot a suspect in a domestic violence incident Wednesday at a Kingsport dentist office that left one person dead.

Teen jailed, others still at large in dollar store, deadly gas station robberies

By Amy Renee Leiker

Wichita police arrested a 17-year-old boy and continued to look for other suspects allegedly involved in two armed robberies on Friday — including one where a gas station customer shot and killed a 16-year-old. The department has not identified the boy who died.

Customer shoots, kills robbery suspect at Family Dollar, police say
By: Tom Regan
DEKALB COUNTY, Ga. - Police are investigating a deadly shooting at a DeKalb County Family Dollar store.

Armed good Samaritan stops suspects at Loomis grocery store

Walter Makaula

LOOMIS, Calif. (KCRA) —

Two shoplifters at a Loomis grocery store were stopped from stabbing a security guard by an armed good Samaritan before being arrested, the Placer County Sheriff's Office said Wednesday.

'It was not fun': Concealed carry gun owner recounts shooting robber in leg during Waukegan confrontation

Frank AbderholdenContact Reporter

A 30-year-old Gurnee man trying to sell some items through an online exchange site met two buyers in Waukegan on Thursday, and when they tried to rob him, he pulled out a concealed handgun and shot one of them in the leg, according to Waukegan police.

Florida politician shoots intruder who crashed vehicle into another house while fleeing cops, police say

By Katherine Lam| Fox News

A Florida politician shot an alleged intruder who crashed his vehicle into another house while attempting to flee police officers, officials said.

Huntsville IHOP shooter kills employee, is killed by victim’s son
By WAFF 48 Digital Staff | January 16, 2019 at 10:18 PM CST - Updated January 17 at 10:31 PM
HUNTSVILLE, AL (WAFF) - Huntsville police say gunfire exchange inside the IHOP on Drake Avenue turned deadly Wednesday night. Three people were shot and two of them died, including the customer who allegedly opened fire.

Fatal shooting of Luling drug store robber was justified, sheriff says
By Michelle Hunter, NOLA.com | The Times-Picayune
A pharmacist who shot an armed robber who tried to hold up a Luling drug store was justified in using deadly force, according to St. Charles Parish Sheriff Greg Champagne.

Armed Akron restaurant owner uses gun to scare off potential robber
By €™Cliff Pinckard, cleveland.com
AKRON, Ohio — A suspected robber believed to armed with a knife was scared off by a restaurant owner who pulled a handgun on the man, according to police.

Jacksonville home invasion stopped when resident pulls gun
The Jacksonville Sheriff's Office said they are searching for an armed suspect that broke into a westside home on Monday afternoon.
The homeowner told police that two men forced their way into his home on Thumper Street with guns.

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Sheriff: Woman kills jail escapee who kicks in her door
By JEFFREY COLLINS
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — An inmate who had escaped minutes earlier from a county jail in South Carolina was shot and killed by a woman after he kicked in her back door, the local sheriff said.