HOUSTON, TEXAS — An armed son came to the aid of his father and stepmother after police say they were attacked by a man as they left a restaurant, after having problems with that same man inside, Alfredo Rodriguez and his wife had been enjoying a night out at the Ostioneria Michoacan bar and restaurant […]
BROWARD COUNTY, FLORIDA — An early morning attempted armed robbery turned out bad for the robber, because the clerk he was trying to rob was armed as well. According to authorities, a call came in just after 5 a.m. Sunday in regard to an armed robbery in-progress at 2400 West Sunrise Blvd, the gas station’s […]
NORMAN, OKLAHOMA — A man entered a pharmacy with a handgun around 4:30 pm on Wednesday and announced a robbery. His task was simple: Enter pharmacy, rob them and leave. What he wasn’t counting on was an armed employee with excellent marksmanship. Before he even realized it, he was shot by an armed employee, and […]
HOUSTON, TEXAS — A suspect is in critical condition after attempting to carjack a vehicle that was parked at a gas pump. At the time of the attempt, a woman was inside the vehicle and a man was outside pumping gas. Investigators say a male suspect in a black Ford F-150 was apparently involved in […]
UPDATE: The concealed carrier in this story was a female, incorrectly reported as male in the original article below. ADRIAN, MICHIGAN — An armed customer held a man at gunpoint after police say that man stabbed an 85-year-old. Police were called at 12:30 p.m. Wednesday, Sept. 16, to Meijer, 217 US-223, to a stabbing in […]
DES MOINES, IOWA — Two teenagers with guns thought they had an easy target in the early morning hours on Monday. Around 5:45 am, they put their plan into action. Authorities said detectives learned that both teens were armed with handguns and approached the victim and demanded that he empty his pockets. The robbery victim, […]
CHICAGO, ILLINOIS — Timmy Jordan is a convicted felon that was, at the time of the incident, being monitored electronically while weapons charges against him were pending. Now he’s in jail without bail after shooting 5 people over the weekend, killing 2. Cook County prosecutors said late Friday night, some of Jordan’s neighbors were hosting […]
This is one of those stories that shows two tricky things: An armed person deciding to get themselves involved in an armed robbery, and an armed person already having a gun pointed at them before they are ready to engage. The armed good guy is actually an off-duty police officer, and his off-duty police officer […]
BILLINGS, MONTANA — A pizza delivery driver isn’t facing any charges so far, in an apparent self-defensive shooting after he tells police an armed man tried to rob him. I say ‘so far’, because these naturally have to go through a process for them to determine actual self-defense. It’s all a part of the process. […]
