Tuesday morning feel good stories

In Jefferson County, Alabama, Horace Stokes has been charged in the murder of his accomplice, Stephen Douglas Crump, when Crump was killed by a homeowner in their home invasion on September 15th;

Information at the scene was that the male homeowner and a friend were in a side room of the home visiting. Two armed men forced their way into the door and tried to rob them. The homeowner and his friend began fighting with the suspects. The homeowner was struck in in the head with a handgun.

During the struggle, a shot was fired. Crump was struck and fell to the floor. The second suspect – now identified as Stokes – fled to a waiting vehicle and was driven away by a third unknown suspect. The suspect vehicle was described as a full sized gray Ford pickup.

From Hattiesburg, Mississippi;

Police say a teenage suspect was fatally shot in an apparent home invasion in Mississippi.

Hattiesburg police told WDAM-TV that they believe the homeowner shot 17-year-old Justin Woodland on Sunday night. Authorities say no charges are being filed against the homeowner and the case will be presented to a grand jury.

From Bridgeville, Delaware;

Police said a man called 911 late Sunday night and said a suspect had been shot inside his home. When troopers arrived, they found an unresponsive man with a gunshot wound to his upper torso in the kitchen area. The man was pronounced dead at the scene by Sussex County paramedics.

Police said a preliminary investigation shows that a man was alone inside the house when two men broke in. They said one of the suspects — who was armed with a handgun — was shot during a struggle. The second suspect fled. The male resident was uninjured.

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