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Michigan Man Free After Shooting Ruled Self-Defense

By Mark Chesnut
When Christopher Peterson of Inkster, Michigan, had to pull his firearm and shoot his mother’s ex-boyfriend on July 3, he likely had no idea he’d be charged with second-degree murder and have a court fight on his hands.

Thankfully for Peterson, two months after the incident, a district court judge ruled the shooting to be self-defense and dropped the charges against him.

According to police reports, Peterson, 24, was at his home late one evening and got into an argument with 49-year-old Dante Carey, his mother’s ex-boyfriend. The argument escalated to threats, and Peterson pulled his gun and shot Carey several times. Peterson had a license to carry the firearm.

Carey later died from his wounds, and Peterson was charged with both second-degree murder and using a firearm during the commission of a felony. He was later released on a $250,000 bond.

According to Robert Burton-Harris, Peterson’s attorney, Carey had a “lengthy history” of domestic violence against Peterson’s mother and at the time he was killed was on a tether for an unrelated assault with the intent to do great bodily harm less than murder and felonious assault. Still, Peterson was treated like a murderer and was set to go on trial earlier this month on the stiff charges.

But on September 4, Judge Brian Oakley of Romulus’s 34th District Court dismissed the murder charge and the charge of using a firearm during the commission of a felony after hearing some of the evidence in the case during the preliminary examination and determining Peterson shot Carey in self-defense.

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Two injured after shooting along US-41 in Charlotte County

Zach Scott, Samantha Serbin, Zuri Hoffman
Charlotte County, FLA —
Charlotte County deputies are investigating a shooting that sent two people to the hospital near the county line of Charlotte and Sarasota Wednesday morning.

According to CCSO, the scene was near U.S.-41 and Cornelius Boulevard. The nearby roads were shut down for hours, but have since reopened.

Deputies said they learned the disturbance involved two people and gunfire was exchanged.

CCSO found the victim on the scene with injuries from the shooting and the suspect had fled the scene on foot.

With the help of the North Port Police Department, authorities were able to find the suspect identified as Anthony Gooden.

Gooden, 56, was injured in the shooting as well. Both Gooden and the victim were transported to hospitals for medical care.

According to CCSO, an arrest warrant was obtained for Gooden. He is facing the following charges pending his physical arrest:

2 counts of aggravated battery with a deadly weapon
Discharging firearm in public
Grand theft of firearm
Shooting at/within or into a dwelling or building

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Secret Service uniformed officer accidentally shoots himself while on duty
Officer sustains non-life-threatening injuries

By Greg Wehner
A U.S. Secret Service (USSS) Uniformed Division officer was injured in Washington, D.C., Saturday night after accidentally shooting himself.

The USSS told Fox News Digital that the “negligent discharge” occurred near 32nd and Fessenden streets in the northwest section of the city just before 8 p.m.

The agent, who was on duty, was handling his service weapon when the firearm discharged.

The USSS said the agent’s injuries were not life-threatening, adding that he was taken to an area hospital for treatment and evaluation.

Lt. Paul Mayhair, a public information officer with the USSS Uniformed Division, added that there were no reported injuries to any other individuals.

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