Tuesday morning feel good stories
From Centralia, Illinois;
Centralia Police say one person has been arrested and two people shot in an incident that occurred at a residence in the 900 block of East Broadway.
18-year-old Bryce Bradley of Belleville, formerly of Centralia, has been taken to the Marion County Jail for alleged home invasion and armed robbery.
The two others that were shot, a 22-year-old Central City man and a 16-year-old Centralia man, have been airlifted from SSM Health St. Mary’s Hospital to St. Louis Hospitals for treatment of gunshot wounds. The 22-year-old reportedly was shot in the abdomen and the 16-year-old in the groin. Their names are not currently being released.
Gunshots were reportedly fired by the occupant of the home that was entered, with return gunfire. The resident reported the incident a short time after Centralia Police received multiple calls about gunfire in the area.
Amy sends a story from Katy, Texas;
Neighbors are on alert after deputies said a 60-year-old grandmother shot and killed a robbery suspect near Katy.
Investigators said the attempted robbery happened in the 20000 block of Fort Bowie Court. This is in the Sundown neighborhood in west Harris County.
Deputies said the woman was alone when two men entered her rent home.
The woman was able to get ahold of a gun, opening fire on one of the suspects.
A second suspect was able to escape, and was seen running toward Saums Road, deputies said.
It was not clear if the second suspect was injured during the shooting.
From Lancaster, Pennsylvania;
Through the investigation, police learned that [Marquice Gatewood, 25] had been inside a home on the first block of N. Mulberry and, when he started arguing with some of the people inside, he pulled out a handgun and fired two rounds.
There were more than 20 people inside at the time. As they fled outside, Gatewood robbed at least one of them at gunpoint.
During a subsequent confrontation, an unknown person disarmed Gatewood and shot him multiple times.
Category: Feel Good Stories
One thug shot in the groin, his buddy shot in the abdomen, and a third under arrest. Not what I would call a successful home invasion. In Texas, a 60 year old lady shot and killed a home invader while his buddy ran off.
In Texas they should have listened to Gordon lightfoot.
Marquice?…….
SIGH
Name Scrabble (Home Version) point totals for:
Marquice Gatewood = Basic score is 34, but since he was WRT (Wounded Right There) the score is doubled to 68.
*ouch*….Groin shot…..
And nice shooting, Grandma.
“Never scare old people, they are cranky, and have nothing to lose”
Age is just a number. At 71, I bicycle ride work out in the clubhouse gym, and get in some range practice.
@ JEFF:
God bless you, Sir!
I’m also 71, but I’m heavily medicated, in constant pain, and rarely leave my apartment.
Fortunately, I’m 70% Service-Connected, and thus, have sufficient to live on.
The Department of Veterans Affairs takes good care of me, having provided me with a Powered Mobility Cart, and paying for weekly visits from a Community Health Nurse and a Certified Nursing Assistant, plus, Meals On Wheels brings me a hot, balanced lunch each day.
So, I’m well off.
Were you also in the old Republic of Viet Nam?
I spent two years there as a Specialist Four, E-4, Field Radio Relay and Carrier Equipment Repairman (MOS 31L20) in the 1st Signal Brigade and the 101st Airborne Division (Airmobile), serving from Saigon to the DMZ.
@ JOHN,
I left the OKIE 3 in Nov. of 66. In 67, she changed home ports and left for San Diego where I believe she was involved in 9 operations in Viet Nam up until 75 where she took part in the Saigon evacuation. Hope things work out for you and if there is anything I can do for you, maybe you can contact the web master about getting a hold of me and we can go from there.
Just south east of Katy Texas is one of the best gun ranges in the world. American Shooting Range. I never knew how lucky I was to live so close to such a nice range until I moved to Florida.
For all us railroad buffs, Katy, Texas got its name from the Missouri Kansas Texas Railroad Line, which was nicknamed the “K-T”.
Tuesday morning feel good story: I got my blue ID yesterday. OFFICIALLY retired and feeling fine.
Congrats.
That feeling never ends. Congratulations for beating the odds.