An armed bystander shot a 26-year-old man who police say opened fire on Daytona Beach’s Main Street after a 2 a.m. bar fight spilled outside. Read the original story: Armed Bystander Shoots 26-Year-Old Who Opened Fire on Daytona Beach’s Main Street After 2 A.M. Bar Fight Spilled Outside
A Pickens County business owner held a drunk burglary suspect who claimed to have a gun at gunpoint until deputies arrived. No shots fired. Read the original story: Pickens County Business Owner Holds Drunk Burglary Suspect Who Claimed to Have a Gun at Gunpoint Until Deputies Arrive
A Georgia shopper stopped a beating at Dollar General, fired once when the attacker charged him, and faced no charges. Defense of others lessons inside.
Benton County prosecutors freed a Washington man held on a murder hold, saying he likely shot his half-brother in self-defense. Read the original story: Prosecutor Frees 25-Year-Old Prosser Man Held on Murder Hold After Half-Brother Punched Him and Threw a Rock That Shattered His Red Dot Sight
Pine Bluff police say a man who fired into an arguing group outside West End Pool Hall was shot dead by a second man who then fled the scene. Read the original story: An Argument in a Pine Bluff, AR Parking Lot. One Man Fired Into the Crowd. Another Man Fired Back and Walked Away.
A Georgia shopper drew his firearm to stop a man beating a mother and her teenage daughter, then fired when the attacker turned on him. Police say the armed citizen will face no charges.
A 28-year-old shopper drew on a man beating a woman in a Valdosta Dollar General and fired once when the attacker charged him, police say. Read the original story: Valdosta Shopper Draws on Man Beating Girlfriend and Her Teen Daughter in Dollar General, Fires Once When Attacker Charges Him
A Fort Lauderdale Airbnb renter shot an 18-year-old intruder in the chest after two armed men broke in. Both face attempted felony murder. Read the original story: Fort Lauderdale Airbnb Renter Shoots 18-Year-Old Intruder in the Chest After Two Armed Men Break In at 6 P.M.
A Mississippi firearms instructor drew on a man who tried to take his truck after leaving an SUV blocking train tracks near Star. Read the original story: ‘I’m Thankful I Did Not Have to Shoot’: Mississippi Firearm Trainer Describes Holding a Carjacking Suspect at Gunpoint
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