After leaving the SUV on the railroad tracks, the suspect walked to Dixie Road, where he approached a passing motorist and allegedly attempted to enter the vehicle and take it from the driver.
The motorist, a Rankin County resident who owns and operates a firearms store and firearms training facility in Flowood, feared for his safety and produced a firearm. The citizen held the suspect at gunpoint until Rankin County deputies arrived and took him into custody without further incident.
Investigators determined Bumcon and Deangelo Robinson had allegedly been following a man while he was making Uber deliveries. Police said the victim tried to get away before reaching a dead-end road, where Bumcon and Robinson began firing at his vehicle.
Police said the victim returned fire as the encounter continued. More than 60 rounds were fired in total.
Three adults — two men and a woman — were held for questioning. Police said two of them, a man and a woman, came home that night and found Jones in a bed upstairs. A third man was already inside the home when they arrived and said he had not noticed anything unusual before Jones was found.
An argument broke out between the three men, and Jones was shot, police said. Jones did not appear to know any of the three adults involved, according to investigators.
On Friday afternoon, NOPD officials confirmed that the man who opened fire did so because the person was trying to break into his house. Officers believe he was defending himself and others during the incident.
They said the man who fired shots will not face charges and that he is cooperating with officers.
Robert Loesch, 52, was arrested on one count of attempted second-degree murder and one count of first-degree assault, according to a Lafayette news release updated Saturday. Lafayette Police and the Boulder County District Attorney’s Office reviewed video footage and talked to witnesses before arresting him, the release says.
On Thursday, police responded to the 1500 block of Sidon Circle after learning that someone may have been shot. When officers got there, they learned that a resident, later identified as Loesch, shot a boy who Loesch said was trying to break into his home, the release says.
As Love continued to assault her, the victim’s daughter tried to stop him, before he also struck the teen.
The 28-year-old man was shopping in the store when he saw the assault. He grabbed his firearm and attempted to stop Love from further assaulting the victim, according to VPD. The victim was then able to get away from Love.
The bystander attempted to hold Love at gunpoint when Love charged at him and began to hit him. The man discharged his firearm once and struck Love, according to the press release.
Around 10:14 p.m. Thursday, police responded to the 1500 block of Sidon Circle to a report of someone being shot, according to a Lafayette Police news release. When police arrived, the man, who was not identified in the release, told police that he got his gun and shot a boy after noticing the boy trying to get inside.
Police believe Vantrell had forced his way into an apartment when he was shot. He was reportedly armed with a knife.
Vantrell is facing charges of home invasion, terroristic threats and three counts of criminal damage.
Two intruders entered through an upstairs balcony and exchanged gunfire with the person living there. The resident was not injured.
CPD says shortly after the incident, 20-year-old Brian Baker Jr. arrived at Augusta Health with a gunshot wound. He has been identified as one of the suspects and charges of breaking and entering while armed are pending.
Authorities are still searching for the second suspect.
State police said a man tried to break into a home in the 25000 block of Chapel Road, but the homeowner caught the attempted burglary in action. The homeowner reportedly shot the would-be burglar, who was identified as an adult male.
Police said the suspect was taken to a Cincinnati-area hospital and is expected to survive his injuries.
ISP said the two people involved in this incident knew each other.
The shooting occurred around 2:45 p.m. Tuesday near 845 S. Figueroa St. when a suspect or suspects exited a vehicle and shot at a man standing behind a Smart & Final. The victim pulled out a gun and fired back at the suspects, the LAPD said.
The victim was injured and transported to a hospital in critical condition, police said.
Handguns have been shown to be extremely effective at stopping bear attacks. This correspondent and colleagues have documented over 200 cases in North America where handguns were fired in defense against bears. Handguns have been effective in about 98% of the cases.
One objection to these findings is often stated this way: If a person is killed before the handgun is fired, you will not include the incident in your statistics, because the handgun was not fired. Fair enough. It is a limitation worth exploring.
Wikipedia and others maintain a database of all the people who have been recorded as having been killed by bears in North America. It cannot include those who were killed by bears in pre-history. There is no reason to look for handgun incidents before the availability of cartridge handguns, about 1870.
All the fatal bear attacks in North America which could be documented from 1870 on were examined by this correspondent. From 1870 to present, there were 204. There was a single case where a handgun was present at the scene when the person was killed by a bear. This was the terrible case of Mark Uptain. He had a Glock Model 20 in a holster by his pack, without a round in the chamber. He was a professional guide processing an elk. The Glock was never fired because his client, who was able to access the handgun, did not know how to chamber a round. Mark Uptain was not able to access the Glock pistol. He was able to access a can of bear spray and was able to empty it. He was killed by the bear.
Only one case out of over 200, and the handgun was not available to the victim. It was a remarkable finding.
Everyone who has access to the Internet is welcome to check the Wikipedia listings and or any other documentation. Please let us know if you find any incident where a handgun was present when a bear killed a person in North America. The Uptain case is not included in our database of incidents where a handgun was fired in defense against a bear or bears. No weapon can be effective if it is not deployed. The difficulties of deploying handguns, bear spray, or other weapons are relatively similar. They can all be deployed in under two seconds with a little instruction and practice.
If a person does not have their defensive weapon on their person when they are attacked by a bear, the odds of a successful defense are greatly reduced. If they have practiced accessing their weapon and deploying it quickly, their odds of a successful defense are enhanced. The most recent defensive use of a handgun against a bear, by Lori Price near Skilak lake in Alaska, illustrated the advantage of practice.
Modern handguns are extremely effective as defensive arms against both animal and human attackers. They are not magic talismans. The capabilities of modern handguns are greatly enhanced with practice and training. A single afternoon's training increases the capability of a defender enormously. Spending time training after that increases a defender's capability, with most gains being in the early stages.
In today's society, much capability can be gained by practice with a laser simulator, or simply by dry firing (practice without live ammunition), or by practice in drawing a handgun from a holster while the handgun is not loaded. We are fortunate that ammunition is relatively cheap compared to a hundred years ago.
If you are going to carry a handgun for defense, spend some time and practice drawing the handgun from a holster without any ammunition in the firearm. It costs you very little. An afternoon's practice will pay extreme dividends in capability and confidence. Instruction (often offered for free at local gun clubs) can help increase your ability to shoot accurately, in just a few hours. The more you do, the better you will become. Those first few hours are the most beneficial and the most cost effective. It can be a pleasant and interesting afternoon, well worth the effort.
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When officers arrived on scene, they said they found a man who was shot. IMPD said he was in stable condition.
Police said the shooter was a woman who was detained on scene, however, she was later released following consultation with the Marion County Prosecutor's Office because the man allegedly hit her with a car before she shot him.
A relative staying overnight at a North Harris County smoke shop shot one of two masked men he found looting the store, sending the wounded suspect stumbling across Ella Boulevard to a carwash begging for help while his accomplice vanished.
A man was detained after a shooting incident in Litchfield Park on Sunday, the Maricopa County Sheriff's Office said.
Around 1 a.m., deputies were sent to the scene near Camelback and El Mirage roads for reports of a shooting. According to officials, the complainant said his wife tried to attack him with a knife, so he shot her.
The Army vet said he suffered minor scrapes to his hands and knees during the physical confrontation with the intruder. He said he fired one shot at the suspected burglar.
"I believe I hit him somewhere here, somewhere in the buttocks," he said.
The man ran off. Blood-stained shoe prints outside the home showed the suspect running toward Golden Gate Park, leaving his dog behind.
In a neighbor's security video obtained by CBS News San Francisco, the abandoned dog could be heard repeatedly barking.
After investigating, PPD discovered that the residents knew the man and reported that he arrived uninvited and forced his way inside. PPD said, “Fearing for their safety, one of the occupants inside the home obtained a handgun and fired at the subject.”
PPD said officers and other emergency personnel on scene began treating the man’s injuries before transporting him to Pampa Regional Medical Center. He was then transferred to a hospital in Amarillo in critical condition, where he later died from his injuries.
A 22-year-old man was pronounced dead at the scene with gunshot wounds to his chest, back area, and one to his head. His identity is being withheld pending notification of his family.
The two other men were taken to Western Arizona Regional Medical Center, and one — a 23-year-old who was not identified — was flown to Las Vegas for emergency treatment. He remains in critical condition with gunshot wounds to his chest, police said.
Quijada had a gunshot wound to the stomach. He was arrested after he was treated at the medical center. He faces charges of second-degree murder, attempted second-degree murder with a deadly weapon, disorderly conduct with a deadly weapon and unlawful discharge of a firearm within city limits. Quijada was booked into the Mohave County Jail.
During an altercation between family members, Quijada reportedly shot several rounds at the two men, according to detectives.
An elderly homeowner in Houston's Montrose neighborhood shot a stranger who broke down his front door and forced his way inside around 1:05 p.m. Wednesday, after the intruder ignored repeated commands to stop and leave. The stranger was taken to a Houston hospital and was in critical but stable condition, according to an HPD officer.
Houston police officers responded to a report of a possible home invasion on Hawthorne Street near Bagby Street in Montrose, according to KHOU 11.
Case: 26-2660184
Date: Wednesday, September 23, 2026
Time: 3:51 a.m.
Location: 200 block of Virtus Bend
Victim (Deceased): Dmario Antonie Jones, Black male, 05/09/2002
On Wednesday, September 23, 2026, at 3:51 a.m., Austin Police (APD) officers responded to a report of a burglary in the 200 block of Virtus Bend. When officers arrived on the scene, they located a male, later identified as Dmario Antonie Jones, with apparent gunshot wounds. Austin-Travis County Emergency Medical Services (ATCEMS) arrived on scene and attempted life-saving measures, however, Mr. Jones succumbed to his injuries and was pronounced deceased at 4:10 a.m.
APD Homicide Detectives and the Austin Forensic Science Crime Specialists responded to process the crime scene. The preliminary investigation determined that Mr. Jones entered a residence, proceeded into the bedroom, and was shot by the homeowner during the commission of the burglary. The homeowner was interviewed by detectives and has been fully cooperative with the investigation. The homeowner has since been released, and no charges have been filed at this time.
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