"By MIKE WIGGINS/The Grand Junction Daily Sentinel
Monday, November 30, 2009
A sworn National Park Service officer who shot another man in the officer’s backyard over the weekend appeared to have acted in self-defense, Grand Junction police said Monday.
Detectives are continuing to investigate the early Saturday morning shooting and have made no arrests. Neither the shooter nor the man who was shot has been identified.
The officer, who lives with his family at 610 Gunnison Ave., called 911 just before 1:30 a.m. Saturday to report an intruder at his home, Sgt. Lonnie Chavez said.
The officer told the man to leave after the man banged on his front door. The man then went around to the back door of the home and tried to enter through there, but the officer told him to leave again, Chavez said.
The man then walked around the side of the house and the officer followed. He shot the man once in the chest after the man “may have lunged at him,” Chavez said.
The officer called 911 again to report the shooting, police said.
Chavez said it appears the officer and the alleged intruder didn’t know each other.
Asked if detectives at this point considered the shooting an act of self-defense, Chavez said, “On its face, that’s where we’re at at this point.” He noted, however, that the Mesa County District Attorney’s Office will make the final determination on whether to file charges.
The alleged intruder was taken to St. Mary’s Hospital, although his condition is unknown. Chavez said he didn’t know whether detectives have interviewed the man."
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Monday, November 30, 2009
Catering Co. Owner Shot Man In Self Defense
"Reporting Jasmine Kripalani
MIAMI (CBS4) ― A Miami catering company turned into a crime scene Monday morning after police and paramedics rushed to help a man who had been shot.
The man was taken to Jackson Memorial Hospital, according to Miami Fire Spokesman Ignatius Carroll.
The shooting occurred sometime after 9 a.m. inside Yolene Catering on the 5900 block of Northwest Second Avenue. Yolene Francois, the owner, told CBS4's Tiffani Helberg that her husband shot a man in self defense. She said the man had worked for them briefly. He allegedly came in demanding money and picked up a chair as if to strike him. That's when the owner allegedly shot the man, Francois said.
Miami-Dade police say the owner who shot the former employee won't face charges because he shot in self defense. The former employee who allegedly assaulted the husband may face charges.
From Chopper 4, a man was seen in handcuffs. Other officers had their cruisers parked outside the business."
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MIAMI (CBS4) ― A Miami catering company turned into a crime scene Monday morning after police and paramedics rushed to help a man who had been shot.
The man was taken to Jackson Memorial Hospital, according to Miami Fire Spokesman Ignatius Carroll.
The shooting occurred sometime after 9 a.m. inside Yolene Catering on the 5900 block of Northwest Second Avenue. Yolene Francois, the owner, told CBS4's Tiffani Helberg that her husband shot a man in self defense. She said the man had worked for them briefly. He allegedly came in demanding money and picked up a chair as if to strike him. That's when the owner allegedly shot the man, Francois said.
Miami-Dade police say the owner who shot the former employee won't face charges because he shot in self defense. The former employee who allegedly assaulted the husband may face charges.
From Chopper 4, a man was seen in handcuffs. Other officers had their cruisers parked outside the business."
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Pot smoker shot after breaking into Phoenix home
"PHOENIX -- Responding to a loud noise complaint at an apartment home near 7th Avenue and Washington Street, police found a man holding a marijuana cigarette. In an attempt to flee the scene, the man jumped out of a window, hopped a fence and ran to a nearby neighborhood. The suspect broke through the back door of a nearby house, alerting the family dog who began to bark."
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Even with the police outside of the home, the pot smoker still could have done some harm to the family had the home owner not been armed. Good job citizens!
Read the full story here.
Even with the police outside of the home, the pot smoker still could have done some harm to the family had the home owner not been armed. Good job citizens!
Nacogdoches, TX home invader shot in self defense
As reported on the examiner.com, the home invader, reported by police to be Steven Spradley, allegedly shot four horses on two different properties before going to a home and threatening to kill the owner. The home owner fired in self-defense wounding Steven Spradley.
Citizens on the Defense
I've never been happy how today's media typically ignores when firearms are used legally to protect the lives and property of the common citizen. So I decided, why not report it myself?
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