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Police: Attempted robbery victim shoots man in self-defense
By: Rebekah Pewitt
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WTVF) — A would-be robber was injured in a shootout when the person he tried to rob fired back.Metro Nashville Police officials say the man approached someone in the parking lot of Opry Mills Mall, showed them his gun and demanded their things.
But that’s when police say the person also pulled out a gun in self-defense and the two exchanged gunfire.
The suspect was hit in the knee and ran away, but police say he was taken into custody shortly after the incident in front of the hotel and convention center.
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Read the rest here: News Channel 5
DA drops protest shooting charge
By: MATTHEW REISEN AND ELISE KAPLA
Due to concerns with the Albuquerque Police Department’s handling of the investigation, prosecutors have dropped the most serious charge – and added others – against the man accused of shooting and critically injuring a man protesting for the removal of a Juan de Oñate statue Monday.
Second Judicial District Attorney Raúl Torrez also requested that the investigation into suspect Steven Ray Baca be handed over to State Police. And he stressed that Baca could still be charged in the shooting, depending on the investigation.
“Frankly, we have been put in a situation too many times in this community where investigations are rushed, investigations are incomplete and there is an expectation that quick decisions are made,” Torrez told a news conference Wednesday. “As … prosecutors who have to uphold an oath to be objective and impartial, we can’t do that. We have to get it right.”
Gilbert Gallegos, an APD spokesman, said APD officials “fully support” the independent investigation.
Albuquerque police arrested 31-year-old Baca on Monday night after, they say, he shot Scott Williams, 39, during a fight at a demonstration to remove the statue of Oñate, a controversial conquistador, from the Albuquerque Museum grounds. The city removed the statue Tuesday due to safety concerns.
Albuquerque police arrested 31-year-old Baca on Monday night after, they say, he shot Scott Williams, 39, during a fight at a demonstration to remove the statue of Oñate, a controversial conquistador, from the Albuquerque Museum grounds. The city removed the statue Tuesday due to safety concerns.
At the heart of the investigation is whether Baca instigated the fight or acted in self-defense.
For now, Baca is charged with aggravated battery, a felony, and two petty misdemeanor counts of battery against three unknown protesters because, prosecutors say, video shows him shoving them or throwing them to the ground before the shooting. He is also charged with unlawful carrying of a deadly weapon without a concealed carry permit, a misdemeanor.
The DA has filed a motion for him to be held in jail pending trial.
Baca’s attorney, Jason Bowles, applauded the decision not to charge his client in the shooting, saying he believes “the totality of the facts show that this case involves Mr. Baca’s right and exercise of self-defense.”
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Read the rest here: Albuquerque Journal
Pretty skimpy Delta Whiskies and Whiskettes, but at least there are numbers up today.
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Category: Feel Good Stories
That incident in Nashville gives new meaning to “taking a knee”.
Nothing as effective as a good old Irish kneecapping.
Lawd halp. That Springfield linky shore wuz a deep rabbit hole. It’s almost as if ‘Ed planned it that way. knowing a certain someone would take every twist and turn. What a mean thing to do. Tanks!
Nashville perp “Kneeds” some help in his victim selection skilz. Might cause him a problem at the deli.
Get charged with “crimes” for defending yourself and a piece of history, but no charges for assault and destruction of public property? DaHell has the world come to?
I’d be feeling good if I’d awoke this morning where I had planned to for the last three years. Damn a bunch of Chinesecommunist Originated Virus Infecting Disease. GRRRRRR A large time was planned for all!
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I have the Springfield XDe which is the 3in. barrel single stack .9MM. easy to rack and slicker than snot. Also have the XD 3in. barrel double stack in .40. striker fired. I like the XDe .9MM which has the exposed hammer/decocker.
I have an XDS-45. I love it
‘Ed,
The Nashville score should be 0/1/0.
The perp was wounded, not deceased.
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