Burglar Shot at 3am When He Refused to Leave
News reports that a Fort Lauderdale homeowner caught a burglar who had broken into his house. The intruder refused to leave, causing the homeowner to shoot. The suspect was transported to the hospital with non-life-threatening injuries. Details are sketchy. My recommendation is to always have both a pistol (with a light attache) AND a flashlight. […]
Home Invaders Use Pistol Light
I don’t know why these people had so many cameras in their house, but they did catch footage of a home invader getting into a shootout with a resident of a home in Dearborn Heights MI. Two home invaders are reported. In one segment of security footage, you can clearly see that one of them […]
Brother Shoots Brother around 1am
A tragic incident with few details has a 17 year old brother dead due to an “accidental discharge” by his 15-year-old brother. News says: Police responded to a shooting that happened at a home in Texas City just before 1:30 a.m. and found 17-year-old Joshua Gonzales dead on arrival, the Texas City Police Department said. […]
Vehicle Theft
A suspect is in custody after successfully stealing a truck in Mountlake Terrace (WA). Story here. This is yet another incident that occurred in the dark of night. A vehicle theft suspect ended up at Swedish Edmonds Hospital after being shot by the truck owner’s relative while leaving the scene in the 23000 block of […]
Cameras Don’t Prevent Nighttime Invasion
In Madison, Indiana, a homeowner installed additional security cameras after his garage was broken into. However, this didn’t prevent a 4am home invasion the day after Christmas. Apparently undeterred from security cameras, two men are dead after a home invasion. Two men were shot and killed during an alleged home invasion in Jefferson County, Indiana, […]
Man shot, killed during attempted break-in
This story describes a 2am attempted break in to a home. A couple heard someone trying to break in, they prepared to defend themselves and gunfire happened while one of them was calling 911. A caller told dispatchers that her boyfriend heard someone trying to break in and he went to grab his gun. On […]
Man Defends Family during 1am Home Break-In
Phoenix police responded to a report of shots fired: Police say several armed suspects forced themselves inside the home. That’s when a man inside the house was armed and began firing at the group of suspects, striking one of them. Authorities say the rest of the suspects ran off from the area. Once officers arrived, […]
“Did I really just see what I just saw?”
This story from Polk County, Florida highlights the need to properly process a situation after waking up. It was just after 11:30 p.m. Tuesday when Coles said he woke up to the sound of his dog barking. “He actually had my daughter’s book bag on,” John Coles said. “As I looked out of my room […]
Saginaw Co. man believes intruder is in home but mistakenly shoots granddaughter
A tragic shooting in Saginaw County, where a man believes an intruder is in his home, but it was actually the man’s granddaughter. He shot the 26 year old woman. She was rushed to the hospital where she remains in critical condition. The granddaughter arrived at the house just after seven with her grandmother. The […]
Man shoots woman he thinks is trying to break into his home
In Memphis, TN, a woman has been hospitalized after a man claims he shot her because he thought she was breaking into his East Memphis home, Memphis Police say. At 2:56 a.m., officers responded to a shooting with a person struck call in the 4000 block of Crossover Lane. When officers arrived on the scene, […]