Sunday morning feel good stories

From Lemay, Missouri;

A 19-year-old and a 14-year-old attempting to break into a residence in the 300 block of Shadwell Drive, at the Jefferson Townhomes complex south of Jefferson Barracks, were “confronted by the homeowner and shot,” police said.

Officers from the St. Louis County Police Department’s South County Precinct responded to the 911 call for help at roughly 6:45 a.m. today.
Pronounced dead at the scene was Demarcus Boxley, 19, who had been shot at least once. Boxley lived in the 3100 block of Nebraska Avenue in St. Louis, 63118.
Soon after the call off Shadwell was dispatched to officers, South County Precinct officers responded to the 2600 block of Elk Hill for a 14-year-old male who was suffering from at least one gunshot wound whom they first identified as a victim, but later classified as a suspect.
That suspect ran to that address after being shot in the 300 block of Shadwell. Both addresses are connected to the initial shooting off Shadwell, police said.

The teenager was transported to a local hospital and is expected to survive.

From Saint Paul, Minnesota;

A 35-year-old woman reported she was washing dishes when a man suddenly appeared in the home’s breezeway and pointed a rifle at her through the doorway, Ernster said.

The woman’s husband heard her scream, ran to her and then saw the intruder. He stepped in front of his wife and said, “What do you want?” according to Ernster. The intruder replied, “I want the money — all of it,” while pointing the gun at them.

The couple told the man he could get money out of a drawer, but he became agitated when he found no cash, Ernster said.

The homeowner then grabbed the rifle and the two fought over it and fell to the ground. The firearm went off twice and one round went into the garage, Ernster said. The homeowner was able to get the rifle from the assailant briefly and struck him in the head with it.

The struggle continued and the intruder tried to get up and run with the rifle, but the homeowner tackled him in the street. The intruder escaped and still had the weapon when he was last seen running east on California Avenue, Ernster said.

From Bridgeview, Illinois;

Three friends accused in a plot to rob and beat a wealthy 65-year-old Palos homeowner who ended up shooting one of their friends dead, pleaded guilty to first-degree murder before Cook County Judge Stephen Connolly. Brandy Marshall, 20, her 21-year-old sister Paige, and Tyler Gulli, 24, accepted an offer that would allow them to get out of prison before their fortieth birthdays in exchange for a guilty plea. Brandy and Paige Marshall’s young children will be grown when their mothers are released from prison.

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