Saturday FGS
JPD: Local man shot last month was attempting to assault woman, now faces charges
by Ryan Graffius
JOHNSTOWN, Pa (WJAC) — Johnstown police say a man who was shot in Oakhurst Homes last month was attempting to assault the woman who shot him in self-defense, and that he has now been charged, according to a criminal complaint.Police say Terrell Dykes, 28, faces charges of felony aggravated assault, burglary and theft following the May 11th incident, according to court documents.
The complaint states that on May 11th, police were dispatched to Oakhurst Homes for a report of a man with gunshot wound.
When police arrived on scene, the complaint adds that officers found Dykes with a gunshot wound to his neck.
Police say they then made contact with the suspected shooter, a woman who reportedly shot Dykes in self-defense.
Authorities add that the woman reportedly told police that Dykes had been harassing her for approximately 18 months, and that on the morning of the incident, Dykes showed up at her home and broke in by kicking down her door.
The woman added that prior to Dykes breaking into her home, she had grabbed her registered 9mm pistol and hid it in her waistband, according to the complaint.
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Read the rest here: WJAC TV
UPDATE: Denver DA Beth McCann defends decision not to file charges against DOC officer in teen’s shooting
Alexis Mendez-Perez was suspected of breaking into a home with other teens. He was shot in the back and killed as he fled through a neighboring yard.
Author: Kevin Vaughan
DENVER — A Colorado Department of Corrections (DOC) criminal investigator feared for his safety and that of his family when he opened fire, shooting and killing a 16-year-old burglary suspect in Montbello, Denver District Attorney Beth McCann said Thursday.In an exclusive interview with 9Wants to Know, McCann said Colorado law left her no choice but to close the case without filing any criminal charges against the officer.
Alexis Mendez-Perez died April 23 after being shot in the back as he fled through the yard of a home owned by Desmond Manning, who has been with the DOC for 22 years.
Mendez-Perez and several other teens had allegedly broken into a home behind Manning’s and were fleeing police when the officer, who was off-duty, opened fire in his backyard.
“This is a homeowner who was very – he was terrified,” McCann said. “These guys come over his fence. He knows they’ve just broken into a house and they are heading for him and his family.
“So under those circumstances I concluded this was not a case that we could file.”
Mendez-Perez was struck by one round that hit him in the “mid-back,” according to an autopsy report.
McCann acknowledged that fact troubled her.
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Read the rest here: 9 News
Gunman dead, 2 officers shot as Paso Robles, Calif., manhunt comes to violent end
Mason James Lira is suspected in the shooting of a sheriff’s deputy and the killing of a local man in Paso Robles.
An intense manhunt for a gunman who wounded a San Luis Obispo County sheriff’s deputy ended Thursday with an altercation that left two police officers wounded and the suspect dead, authorities said.
Details of how the manhunt ended were not available. But a law enforcement source told the Los Angeles Times that two other officers were seriously hurt during a standoff with the suspect. The wounds do not appear to be life-threatening, the source said.
The gunman is believed to have killed a Paso Robles resident and seriously wounded a San Luis Obispo County sheriff’s deputy on Wednesday.
Mason James Lira, identified by police as the suspect, was spotted at a Paso Robles convenience store around 2 a.m. Thursday, a clerk told KSBY-TV.
The Chevron gas station clerk described the bearded Lira as sweaty, exhausted and muttering to himself, the TV station reported. Lira, seen on surveillance video wearing jeans and a long-sleeve pullover, didn’t do anything threatening, the clerk said, but he “seemed crazy” when he purchased an energy drink, according to the TV report.
Lira, a 26-year-old transient from the Monterey area, was gone when authorities arrived at the gas station, San Luis Obispo County sheriff’s Sgt. Steve Odom said.
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Read the rest here: American Military News
The Denver DA came to the right decision, Delta Whiskies and Whiskettes, albeit grudgingly. I’m a big Ayoob fan- if Mas writes it I’m reading it.
“The people are not to be disarmed of their weapons. They are left in full possession of them.” — Zachariah Johnson
Category: Feel Good Stories
It is good that Warriors such as us meet on the pages of Honor to read all about the trash being properly disposed of’
It is also good that the Denver DA didn’t take a month to come to the right decision, unlike the PA one did.
The only thing wrong with the Kahr Arms is they don’t float. I still mourn the K40 that couldn’t swim in the quicksand bogged lake during that tragic boat accident while the hurrinado was going on. Sad song, I ain’t lying.
In these troubled times “full size” carry is advisable, preferably in something that hits hard.
But if one needs tiny and discreet, consider the Seecamp. Originally a tiny .25 in parkerized stainless, they “kicked it up a notch” into .32 then .380. Well made, slick little hideouts.
For the cheaper plastic option, KelTec has an answer in the P-32 and P-3AT (380) pocket guns. These also disappear in a pocket.
Not much gun if caught in some “spontaneous” commie attempt at revolution, or even some lone freelance socialism, but better than rhetoric.
But a full size gun is better argument. Even if one can’t bring oneself to use full-size ammo.
Stay safe. Stay free. Don’t leave home unarmed.
Was the perp that got shot in the back running away armed???
Who cares…in the time it takes your finger to squeeze the trigger, the target can and usually will try to avoid getting shot. Only zealous twink prosecutors worry about which way the body was facing. Unless you shoot multiple times in the back, which might leave you with some ‘splaining to do.