At around 5 a.m. on Sunday, Alaska State Troopers responded to Old Steese Highway after receiving a report of a burglary with shots fired.
According to investigators, two individuals were allegedly stealing copper, fuel, and other items when the homeowner arrived on the scene.
Troopers say the suspects fired shots at the homeowner, who then returned fire.
When officers arrived, they found a man who had been shot by someone in a white sedan as he was driving through the parking lot, Phoenix PD said.
Police said the victim was armed and returned gunfire, striking the suspect’s sedan. The suspect then fled the area.
First responders took the man to a hospital with life-threatening injuries, police said.
When deputies arrived, they found 49-year-old Jeffrey Wade McTaggart dead in the backyard of the residence.
According to the sheriff's office, the person who admitted to firing the gun stayed at the scene and immediately called 911.
Investigators say that person told deputies an altercation had taken place and that the gun was fired in self-defense.
F-25142-26
34S - AGGRAVATED BATTERY BY SHOOTING
06-25-2026 12:23 PM (CDT)
3400 blk Franklin Av.
Victim Information: Known adult male, Known adult female
Suspect Information: Known adult male (apprehended)
Gist: Two known victims were outside alongside two additional individuals in front of the location when the suspect emerged and began shooting, hitting the victims. In response, the other two individuals returned fire, successfully striking the suspect. The victims were transported in a private vehicle, while the suspect was taken by NOEMS to a local hospital for treatment before being placed in custody.
A South Carolina Home Owners Association has sent an email to residents declaring:
Firearms--whether openly carried or concealed--are not permitted in an Forest Pines Common area, including:
a. Pool and pool deck
b. Clubhouse and restrooms
c. Mail kiosk
d. Parking areas
e. Sidewalks, landscaped grounds, and all HOA-maintained outdoor spaces.
The email was shown on WMBT television. The email goes on to say residents may lawfully possess firearms inside their private residences, and may even transport firearms to and from their vehicles, as long as it is not "displayed, handled, or carried" through the common areas more than what is "reasonably necessary". A serious question arises about the HOA authority to do this and/or what is required by state law in order to do this.
HOAs can make rules for people who live in the property covered by the HOA. The HOA cannot impose criminal penalties. They may impose fines or sanctions such as limiting access to HOA facilities.
Private property owners can ban people who are not owners from bringing firearms onto the private property. South Carolina Code § 23-31-235 (2025) concerns signs which are required to be posted in order to prohibit the carrying of concealable weapons, whether openly or concealed. In order to be enforceable by law, the signs must meet particular criteria. For buildings, signs must be posted at all entrances. If there is a door, the signs need to be eight inches by twelve inches tall. The letters on the sign need to be in black one inch tall letters. The sign needs to include a seven inch diameter circle with the black silhouette of a handgun and a diagonal line which runs from the upper left to the lower right of the circle. When a door does not exist, the sign has to be 36 inches wide by 48 inches tall.
From news coverage of the condominiums in question, and from using Googlemaps, there do not appear to be any official firearms ban signs at Forest Pine Condominiums. A resident reported there were no such signs anywhere in the Forest Pine properties.
Forest Pines Condominiums appears to be a fairly new development. The condominiums were built
about three years ago. A Google maps satellite view does not show the buildings. Using Googlemaps street view, Forest Pines is easily seen to the left when taking McCormick Rd from State Rd 26-992. It appears to be a cluster of two-three story buildings with about three to six two-three story units per building. One unit was listed as slightly less than 1,900 square feet. The size of the units are within a few square feet of each other. Because of the lack of signs, it appears the sanctions of fines or limiting access to common areas for violation of the firearms policy could only be applied to members of the HOA.
A Florida HOA was recently warned by Florida Attorney General Uthmeier HOA policies banning firearms from common areas were a violation of Florida law. The Florida HOA announced the policy in May of 2026. Florida law is not the same as South Carolina law. The South Carolina AG does not appear to have issued a statement on the Horry County HOA firearms ban as of this writing.
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The incident happened before 1 p.m. when a male subject allegedly battered his ex-girlfriend and was confronted by her brother, Miami Gardens Police said.
During the altercation, a third man intervened, police said. The subject then pulled out a gun and fired multiple rounds at the other two men.
The third man also fired his gun at the subject, striking him, police said. The subject then fled the scene but was later located at the CVS suffering from a gunshot wound.
At approximately 8:04 p.m., SPD officers responded to the area in reference to shots fired. Upon arrival, they encountered an adult male victim, who stated he had been shot at on his property and returned fire.
Officers received reports of an injured individual, Michael Ingram, suffering from a gunshot wound at Memorial Health University Medical Center. Ingram was found to be connected to the incident in W. 51st St. and was charged with aggravated assault.
According to the LPSO, after 4 a.m., deputies responded to a home in the 400 block of Mitchell Road. Deputies said two men allegedly entered a home, which was occupied by their two friends, with handguns.
When the situation escalated, deputies said there was a reported shooting among the parties, which resulted in one of the residents getting a facial injury and one of the suspects suffering from an abdominal injury.
Deputies said the two injured individuals were taken to out-of-parish hospitals for treatment, where they are in serious but stable condition.
Police received video footage showing Broussard’s vehicle being followed to Hawthorne Street, where Broussard’s grandmother resided.
Occupants of a Silver Malibu exited the vehicle to shoot at Broussard.
Brousssard returned fire, shooting the driver and rear seat passenger.
Both men were asked by a gas station employee to take their argument outside, according to the incident report. The argument continued outside in the parking lot where Moody changed shoes at the back of his vehicle and confronted Nixon, according to both witness testimony and review of surveillance video.
During the confrontation, Nixon allegedly pulled a gun and shot Moody in the leg. Moody then, according to the incident report, also pulled a gun and fired in Nixon’s direction while fleeing.
A 31-year-old man who was in the vehicle with Nixon and nearby the argument when the shooting took place was also struck by gunfire in the exchange.
Police said an apartment tenant told officers he saw a man in all black wearing a ski mask trying to take his TV.
The tenant said the suspect turned around, looked at him, and reached into his bag, trying to pull something out.
He then took his gun out and shot the suspect twice, the tenant told police. The suspect took off running from the rear side of the residence.
The tenant shot two more times towards the suspect, and the suspect dropped his back and kept running towards the apartment complex, police said.
Victor Davis Hanson (VDH) became a sincere supporter of the Second Amendment in 1987. He faced down three armed gang-bangers who threatened him and his family. VDH is a world class public intellectual. He has written hundreds of newpaper editorials, articles, and book reviews. He has written or edited 24 books according to his bio at the Hoover Institution. He is an avid supporter of the Republic and President Trump. He is recovering from recent cancer surgery.
On December 6th, 2025, prominent historian, author, writer, and public intellectual Victor Davis Hanson spoke about why the Second Amendment scares Alvin Bragg. The discussion starts about 13:30 minutes into the video posted on Victor Davis Hanson and The Daily Signal. The title is Victor Davis Hanson: Why The 2nd Amendment Scares Alvin Bragg.
At about 13:30, Victor explains why the authorities in the criminal justice system in "blue" states do not want people to be able to protect themselves. If people are able to protect themselves, they are not as dependent on the state criminal justice system. If people can protect themselves, it is not as important if the criminal justice system decides who is worthy of protection and who is not. People have a chance to protect themselves. In short, VDH tells us more power in the hands of individuals means less power in the hands of the State. VDH admonishes Alvin Bragg, and pointedly tells him this is the purpose of the Second Amendment. From the video:
.. because as long as you are allowed to defend yourself, everything else falls in place. You have no control over people if they have Second Amendment rights.
VDH continues to talk about the murder of Iryna Zarutska. He says no one was willing to get involved, probably because they see examples where prosecutors go after individuals who stop crimes, such as Daniel Penny in New York. Then VDH reveals a story this correspondent had not heard before. VDH seems a bit reluctant. He makes a decision. At about 17:30 into the video he relates how he used his great-grandfather's 16 gauge pump shotgun to stop an attack on his family in 1987 or 1988. He describes the shotgun as a Winchester pump in 16 gauge with an exposed hammer. This is probably a Winchester 1897 shotgun, because the earlier 1893 Winchester was not made in 16 gauge. He calls it an "1892". On well used shotguns, the 1897 can look like 1892. Later models of Winchester pump shotguns did not have exposed hammers.
Victor was sitting in his farm house, the same house as current farm house, in 1987. At 2 a.m. his eight year old son came down stairs and said someone was throwing rocks at his window and yelling. Outside Victor found three gangbangers who were armed and threatened him. Fortunately Victor was armed with his shotgun. When confronted, one armed gangbanger fell to his knees and started praying. Victor forced the gangbangers to take him to their car. He took their keys. He had them push the car about a quarter mile down the road. He threw the keys into a vineyard and told them the police were on their way.
More than 30 minutes later, the police showed up. Officially they said he should not have done what he did. Unofficially, they told him he did the right thing. Later the police department contacted him, informed him one of the three had just been released from prison, but they could not prosecute because the three denied doing anything, and they did not find any firearm.
From that day on, Victor Davis Hanson had a strong, personal understanding of the importance of the Second Amendment. The story finishes about 20:50 on the video.
An old joke says: A conservative is a liberal who has been mugged. Once a person uses rights protected by the Second Amendment to protect themselves and their loved ones, respect for the Second Amendment becomes personal.
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Officers were called to a home in the 3000 block of Wedgewood Drive on a reported shooting at about 9:06 a.m. after a caller told authorities that he had shot a man who had attacked him.
Police say that 44-year-old David R. Young of Columbus was treated at the scene but eventually died. He was identified by the Bartholomew County Coroner’s Office.
According to their investigation, police say that Young was known to the residents of the home. He drove himself to the home Monday morning. A fight broke out near the front door and Young was shot.
The incident remains under investigation. A forensic autopsy has been scheduled.
MPD responded to a reported burglary in progress Sunday night on the 800 block of Gilman Road in Medford. The reporting party told a dispatcher that the suspect was attempting to break into the residence and that a homeowner had fired shots.
After the family inside the home was able to exit the residence safely, officers established a perimeter around the home. With the help of drone operators, MPD was able to communicate with the suspect, 21-year-old Nathan Roberson, who was still located inside the residence.
Roberson was found to be suffering from a gunshot wound. He was subsequently taken into custody and transported to a local hospital to receive medical treatment. He is currently in police custody while receiving medical care.
An unidentified man and woman were having a domestic dispute when the woman's son arrived at the house on Hickory Lane, fighting with his mom's boyfriend.
At some point, the son was pushed out of the home, while a member of the male homeowner's family approached the house. The door closed on the son's face when he started firing at the door, shooting the male homeowner through it twice.
The son was then shot by the approaching family member, sustaining multiple bullet wounds. Fultondale Police say that both men are now at UAB Hospital in stable condition.
The neighbor said he thinks someone was trying to steal Stout’s pickup truck.
“If anybody was messing with his truck I don’t blame him. I’d probably do the same thing I come out and somebody was trying to steal my truck,” the neighbor said.
Officers on the scene said they were responding to a shots fired call. First responders administered a blood transfusion to a victim before taking them away in an ambulance.
Huntsville police have not released the shooter’s identity or the condition of the person shot. According to jail records, Stout is behind bars, charged with murder.
Lori Price recently successfully defended herself from a black bear attack in Alaska. Her dog was severely wounded by the bear. Then the bear came after her. She used a 9mm Glock 43 to defend herself. Joe Allgood interviewed her for In Depth Alaska (video link).
On Sunday, June 7, 2026, Lori Price was hunting mushrooms, near Skilak Lake. Skilak lake is south of highway 1 on the Kenai penninsula, about 20 miles east of Soldatna, Alaska. She was almost ready to go home. She had two dogs with her, a chocolate lab, Liz and Chaos her German short-hair. The dogs were not very far away, but the woods was very dense. Both dogs wore bright colored GPS collars.
Lori heard a yip, an expression of alarm and fear from Chaos, then a loud roar from a bear. Immediately, she hears yelps of pain and fear from her dog. Lori charged into the woods, a dense combination of alder, Devil's club and other trees to get to her dog. As she dashed in she was screaming for her dog. In a tiny opening, she looked up, and a black bear, with the blood from her dog dripping from its face and teeth, was coming at her. Lori always carries a pistol and bear mace with her. The bear was only 4-5 feet away as Lori drew her Glock 43 and fired. The bear dropped.
Out of the corner of Lori's eye she sees the GPS collar for her dog. She saw Chaos lift his head and he was a bloody mess. In that instant, the bear got up. Lori reacted and shot again. The bear went down again. Lori's chocolate lab was trying to push past Lori, to get between her and the bear. Lori was holding her back. The German Short-hair, Chaos was dragging himself to Lori. Lori was gathering herself and the dogs to get away. The bear rose again, and Lori fired again She is sure she hit the bear the first two times. She is not certain about the third time. The bear took off as Lori ran down the hill with her dogs. She gets out of the woods, not far from where her 4 Runner is parked. Lori tries to call 911with some success, but the connection was patchy. She flagged down Captain Shawn and his wife Sandra from Homer, telling them she needs first aid for her dog. They grab their first aid kit. They jump into action. She asks them to hold Chaos as she grabs her 4 Runner to take Chaos to veternary care. Chaos is bleeding profusely. Lori had been able to get ahold of her husband. Her husband arranged for aid to be ready on standby, and to meet her to help get their dog to the vet. They get Chaos to vet. Then Lori drops off the chocolate lab and goes back to Skilak Lake to coordinate with Fish & Game. Lori tells them Chaos is petrified of bears, and never would have initiated an attack.
On the way back from Skilak Lake, the veterinarian called and said Chaos would live, and they could take him home that night.
Lori went on to thank her husband for insisting she practice drawing and firing her Glock pistol. She said she learned things such as it was necessary to have a good belt, wear it snug so she could confidently draw the pistol without fumbling for it. She said it was important to practice drawing bear spray as well. She practiced at home with a laser practice system.
Analysis: Lori Price's practice is what saved the situation. The bear was very close. She may not have had two seconds from the time she saw the bear to the time she fired. In an emergency, you do what you have trained to do. She shot the bear, saved herself and her dog. The bear was not found, but the odds are it will not recover. Lori's experience is a good lesson for other Alaskans to follow. Practice and be prepared. Laser systems are good ways to practice drawing and firing, with little expense. The system allows safe practice while drawing, and shows where the first shot would land. Fast recovery from recoil is best practiced on the range. Do not practice with a loaded handgun in your home, or anywhere you do not have a safe backstop. Do not practice with live bear spray inside a building, or where other people are likely to be affected.
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KANSAS CITY, Mo. — A person is dead after being shot by a homeowner during a reported burglary early Friday morning in Blue Springs, according to police.
The Blue Springs Police Department says officers were sent to a house on Little Garden Lane, just north of Colbern Road, for a burglary after a homeowner called saying someone had broken into their home.
McDonald chased Breland to the upstairs bedroom.
Breland then armed himself with a handgun and a gunfight ensued. He was struck multiple times, and died from his injuries, police said.
McDonald was also wounded during the incident.
McDonald fled from the house, leaving a trail of blood through the house and into the street.
Officers say the preliminary report is that two suspects, one armed with a knife and one armed with a firearm, tried to rob a man outside a convenience store near 36th St North and Lewis.
Police say the victim pulled his own gun and fired a shot, striking one of the suspects in the head. They say after the suspect was shot, he ran across the street and collapsed. That suspect was transported to the hospital in critical condition, according to TPD.
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