Self-defense
At the time of the incident, there was an employee and one customer in the shop. The employee noticed two suspects approaching with white masks on and attempted to shut and lock the entrance of the shop, the sheriff said. Before he could get the door closed, the suspects got to the door and pushed until they entered the store. The employee drew a weapon and fired once at the suspects, causing them to turn and run away. They jumped into a green car and drove off. The employee told law officers he wasn't sure whether he hit either suspect.
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A 23-year-old woman fatally shot a man who allegedly attempted to rob her at gunpoint in Glendale, Arizona. Carol Miracle and other witnesses reportedly told police that Frank Taylor, 27, approached Miracle near a convenience store and pointed his gun at her head. Fearing for her life, she drew her own handgun and fired a single shot.
A teenage girl is credited for scaring off intruders at her parents’ home with a rifle. Two sisters, 12 and 13, were inside the home when they heard knocking on the front door. When they looked outside, they saw three unfamiliar men. The older sister grabbed her dad's rifle. The suspects then broke in through the back door. The 13-year-old pointed the rifle at them, causing them to run away without taking anything.
Neighbors praise the teen for her quick thinking.
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A home invader was shot and killed while allegedly trying to steal weapons from a gun store owner’s father. Gun store owner Micheal Cargill said, “[Silva] took a ladder out of my parents’ pool [shed]…and laid it against the house and went into the second-floor bathroom window. When my stepfather heard the noise, he got up and had to stop him.” Cargill said police do not believe Silva acted alone. Rather, they believe up to four suspects could have been involved. Police said, “It appears [the Wofford’s] are well within their rights of using deadly force to protect their home.”
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A grand jury has cleared a 33-year-old Southeast Portland woman of any criminal wrongdoing for fatally shooting a stranger that she discovered in her 10-year-old daughter's bedroom. Police said Ford shot McCrary when she had come home with her children, ages 5 and 10, and encountered the stranger in her home. Oregon law says a person is justified in using "deadly physical force upon another person" if the other person is burglarizing or trying to burglarize a home.
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