Wednesday morning feel good stories

From Philadelphia, Pennsylvania;

A suspected armed robber has reportedly been hospitalized after a plainclothes Philadelphia Police officer shot the suspect Tuesday morning in West Philadelphia, according to police and media reports.

The shooting occurred at about 9:30 a.m. on the 4900 block of Walnut Street after the officer followed a vehicle suspected to be involved in a the robbery of deli at about 9 a.m. Tuesday, CBS Philadelphia reports.

That vehicle eventually crashed and when the officer approached the driver and identified himself as an officer, police say the suspect made a gesture toward his waist.

That’s when the officer fired his service weapon at the driver, striking him in the chest.

According to NBC10, the suspect was rushed to a hospital and listed in critical condition.

An update to yesterday’s story from Wilmington, North Carolina;

The New Hanover County Sheriff’s Office has identified a man who was shot and killed during a home invasion early Sunday morning.

Hakim Hanifah, 31, of Wilmington, died in the incident, a Tuesday afternoon news release said. Lt. Jerry Brewer said Hanifah was a validated gang member.

According to a press release from the sheriff’s office, several men entered a home on Silverlake Road around 2:30 a.m. Sunday.

The homeowner woke up and gunfire ensued between the homeowner and the suspects, according to the NHCSO.

According to Brewer, Hanifah was shot and killed by the homeowner.

From Spokane, Washington;

According to Spokane Police Chief, Craig Meidl, a call came in at about 5:30 Tuesday morning of an armed man robbing the Safeway with a gun.

Witnesses followed the man and say at least one shot was fired.

Spokane police tracked the suspect to Sharp & Madison where they blocked in his vehicle, preventing him from driving away.

That’s when the suspect got out and began to run. One officer fired his weapon, hitting the suspect. Officers attempted first aid, but the man died on the scene.

From Akron, Ohio;

Akron police said the suspect, who is a known customer, entered the building and waved what appeared to be a rifle above his head. The man,

identified as Jeffrey Derringer, told everyone to get on the floor, police said. He wanted the cash register open.

One employee ran and called police. That’s when a second employee realized the gun was fake, ran around the counter and confronted Derringer, with the help of three customers.

Derringer ran from the store, but was caught by workers and witnesses. He was detained until police arrived.

The 48-year-old Akron man was charged with aggravated robbery and taken to the Summit County Jail.

According to US News and World Report, Derringer’s rifle was fashioned from pieces of furniture.

Police say the man had a pole, a fake scope, a spring and two table legs fastened together to look like a rifle.

NYPD is looking for another crook, dubbed “Super Genius” who didn’t get his Red Ryder Rifle for Christmas;

At 2:40 a.m. on Dec. 21, law enforcement sources said, the crook entered a convenience store located at 78-21 Atlantic Ave. Once inside, the suspect approached the 35-year-old employee, pulled out what appeared to be a firearm and demanded money.

Authorities said the clerk then got into a physical altercation with the crook, during which the employee grabbed the weapon. The worker later told police that the weapon felt like plastic, and he believed it was fake.

Following the struggle, authorities said, the suspect fled the store empty-handed and was last seen heading westbound on Atlantic Avenue. The clerk was not injured.

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