Posts Tagged ‘self-defense’
Woman Forced to Shoot Home Invader
A woman in her home alone in Kaufman County, Texas, shot and killed a man who kicked down her door Thursday morning. The woman told detectives she was awoken by a man banging on her front door at around 09:45 a.m. When she went to investigate, she wisely decided not to answer the door as…
Read MoreHusband and Wife Team Engage Intruder
According to Huston police, Pastor Jeff Powers of United Methodist Church and his wife defended their home from an intruder Saturday night at around 11:00 p.m. near River Oaks. The couple told officers they had been asleep when they were awakened by a loud noise coming from their back yard. When they got up to…
Read MoreSon Protects Family from Armed Invaders
Late Tuesday night proved terrifying after a family was threatened by three armed and masked men. According to Huston Police Department (HPD), the three men hid in the bushes outside the Huston home, where they ambushed a 39-year-old father as he returned home. The masked men pistol whipped the father and forced him to unlock…
Read MoreBrother Charged with Murder, Sister Claims Self-Defense
A woman is defending her brother’s actions after he shot and killed her boyfriend early Sunday morning in New Braunfels. In an interview with Fox San Antonio, Carol Heard said she’d been fighting early that morning with her boyfriend of 6 months, 37-year-old George Gabriel Casillas. According to Carol, Casillas had been charming at the…
Read MoreWoman Killed After Struggling Over Stolen Gun
At around 1 a.m. Sunday morning, Dallas police officers responded to a call of shots fired in the parking lot of Ruben’s Grocery on East Red Bird Lane. Officers arrived to find 32-year-old Danielle Taylor suffering from a gunshot wound. She was transported to the hospital where she later died. During the investigation, police were…
Read MoreMan Protects Wife from “Juggers”
An attempted robbery of a man and his wife in the parking lot of a Randall’s store located in Katy, Texas, was thwarted when the husband pulled out a gun and shot both attackers. The couple was returning to their vehicle at around 2:30 p.m. to load groceries, when a black Cadillac SUV pulled into…
Read MoreHe Said ‘I’m Going to Send You to Heaven.’ I Said, ‘Let’s Go Together’
58-year-old Mike Panther, a resident of Midlothian Texas, was in the parking lot of a Brookshire’s grocery store waiting for his wife to finish shopping when he was approached by two people. 21-year-old Caleb Jefferson and 17-year-old Niyah Williams walked up to Panther and began to speak with him. According to Panther, Jefferson said, ‘Man,…
Read MoreBeware the Man with Only One Gun
A Texas man was released from jail today after a Grand Jury ruled the shooting in self-defense. He was hopelessly outgunned but managed to save himself.
Read MoreConcealed Carry Handgun Owner Prevents Armed Robbery at Waffle House
As Antoine attempted to escape, a brave customer, with his concealed carry handgun now in hand, followed him to the parking lot and fired several rounds at Antoine. The heroic customer, citing fear for his and his wife’s safety…
Read MoreJustified Shooters September 2015 Edition
#JustifiedShooters is a series of articles that we publish to share real life examples of people who have used a firearm legally in self-defense. When you find such a story share it with the hashtage #justifedshooters and click here for other articles in the series. Older Patron Defends Himself During Bank Robbery A bank customer…
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