TN: Robber brandishes gun, gets shot: "A man was rushed to the hospital in critical condition after being shot in LaVergne late Sunday. Police said the man was wounded during a shootout on Stone Ridge Parkway. Police stopped an SUV that had been damaged by bullets. Six people inside the vehicle were taken in for questioning. Police said one of them admitted to shooting the man who was allegedly threatening a friend with a gun. Officers found a large amount of money inside the home, leading them to believe that robbery was a possible motive for the apparent attack. Early Monday morning, it was not clear if the shooter would face any criminal charges."




NB: Gang banger shot: "A prosecutor said an Omaha gang member, just released from the hospital Friday, entered a home earlier this month and shot one of the residents before he was shot during a struggle. Prosecutor Jeff Lux said Jones [above] and another man walked to a house near 38th Avenue and Grant Street and that Jones said “get on the ground and give it up.” Jones entered the home with a man one of the residents is believed to know, Lux said. Jones then shot one of the men in the house, 19-year-old Devonte Abram, in the forearm Lux said. After Abram was shot, Jones and Abram’s brother, who also lives in the house, got into a physical struggle. Abram then got a gun and shot Jones, Lux. Police reports indicate Jones was shot in the lower back. Jones, a 37th Street Crip member, was shot two other times this year, on May 26 and July 11, and injured in a drive-by shooting in July 2008."


MS: Store owner, robber shot in gun battle: "An East Columbus convenience store owner was in critical but stable condition late Sunday after he exchanged bullets with two robbers Saturday. The masked robbers entered the A&A Deli Food Mart at 227 N. McCrary Drive and demanded money at about 11 p.m. Saturday, said police Public Information Officer Terrie Songer. Songer said police are unsure what led to the shooting, but have determined that one man shot the store owner, whose identity has not been released, in the side. As the robbers ran from the store, the victim grabbed a handgun and returned fire, hitting one man in the face. The men, who fled the scene in a vehicle, were arrested in West Point by city police soon after the shooting. Quinton Latrance Erby, 20, of 29 Christopher Drive, was charged with armed robbery. The injured suspect was taken to the Jackson Medical Center in critical condition."


PA: Old man shoots at would-be robbers: "A 74-year-old man who was ambushed when he opened his business ... State police said Stanley Tabaj of Connellsville was jumped at Toby Recycling on Elm Grove Road in Dunbar. Troopers said Sean Henry Garland, 20, of Ruffsdale, and Nathan Scott Smith, 18, of Scottdale, lay in wait for Mr. Tabaj, and when he opened the door to the business, they attacked him. But Mr. Tabaj grabbed a shotgun he keeps at the business and fired at Mr. Smith, who was struck in the head. The two attackers then jumped in their car and sped off, but Mr. Smith was arrested after an ambulance was dispatched to a house in Dawson for a shooting victim. State police arrested Mr. Garland later. Both are charged with robbery, aggravated assault and other charges."