Friday morning feel good stories

From Orlando, Florida;

A 70-year-old homeowner shot and killed a suspect breaking into his Orange County house Wednesday night, sheriff’s deputies said.

Spokesman Jeff Williamson said around 5 p.m., two people were trying to break into Juan Jose Caraballo’s house in the 7700 block of Murcott Circle. He was armed and exchanged gunfire with the suspects, hitting and killing one, Williamson said. The other ran out the back door and is still on the loose, he said.

Carabello was hit in the gunfire and underwent surgery, Williamson said.

The deceased suspect’s name was not released.

From Six Lakes, Michigan;

Cody Rockafellow tells FOX 17 that he and his wife Julie came home at about 11 p.m. Tuesday and noticed that the lights were on and some of the doors were open.

“As soon as I walked inside I noticed that my dog Addie was laying on the ground just cowering and she was very nervous and that set off another red flag,” Cody said.

Cody went downstairs and grabbed his gun and followed footprints in the snow heading out the basement door. He says he folowed fresh tracks in the snow over to a corner of his yard near a building where he makes maple syrup.

“I went around the corner of the building, didn’t see anybody, very cautiously approached and thought ‘well they must’ve just left.'”

However, Rockafellow then says he spotted the suspect.

“I just happened to glance left and I saw somebody standing behind a tree.”

He says the suspect then came out with a shotgun and that’s when he shot him.

“I kind of turned and shined the flashlight on him and he came around the right side of the tree and the first thing I saw was his eyes and then I looked down and I could see the barrel of a shotgun swinging up, and then I turned and I shot twice and I dove down and could hear something hit,” Cody said. “The first shot was like a thud and the second was like a crack like it had hit metal.”

Cody thinks the man might’ve been wearing some sort of vest since he was able to run away. He eventually went through the woods and got picked up by a car that sped away, Cody says.

From Merced, California;

A man suffered life-threatening injuries Wednesday night when shot while allegedly breaking into an apartment on West Yosemite Avenue in Merced, the Merced Police Department reported.

Few details were immediately available.

At about 10:05 p.m. Wednesday, a man heard someone trying to break into his home at 604 W. Yosemite Ave., Sgt, Dan Dabney said. The homeowner confronted the suspect and shot him, according to police.

From Portland, Oregon;

Officers first responded to the report of a robbery at the U-Haul Powell Boulevard, located at 4831 Southeast Powell Boulevard. As officers were responding to the scene, a 911 caller reported someone had been shot.

Based on preliminary investigation, police believe the suspect entered the U-Haul location while in possession of a firearm and demanded money. While the suspect was on U-Haul property an employee shot the suspect. He was taken to a local hospital where it was determined that he had died.

Police said two guns were found at the scene. One belonged to the suspects and the other belonged to the employee.

Police said the employee is cooperating with the investigation.

From Chicago, Illinois;

The 25-year-old suspect pulled a gun on the Lyft driver around 2 a.m. in the 7200-block of South Saint Lawrence Avenue in the city’s Park Manor neighborhood.

But the driver, also 25, fought back and tried to disarm the passenger. The weapon went off, striking the would-be robber in his hand.

The driver was not hurt. Video from the scene shows a dark SUV with a Lyft sticker and a Chevy Malibu with what appears to be bullet holes in it.

Investigators arrived on the scene shortly after the shooting. Police said the gun was not recovered.

The suspect was taken into custody and transported to University of Chicago Medical Center, where his condition stabilized. Charges are pending.

From Atlanta, Georgia;

A victim opened fire on armed robbers as a Craigslist deal for a cellphone turned into a New Year’s Eve shooting in Gwinnett County, Channel 2 Action News reported.

When it was over, two people were arrested, one suspect was shot, the robbery victim wasn’t charged, and a car had multiple bullet holes, according to police.

“The victim in this case was an average working class citizen who wanted to sell a phone and put an ad on Craigslist,” Snellville police Detective Kevin Seay said.

About 3 p.m. in a parking lot along Scenic Highway, the robbery suspects pulled a gun on the seller and stole his phone, Channel 2 reported.

Police are not sure who shot first, but the seller, who works as a security guard, got out of his car and shot suspect Jaylen Holmes three times through his car.

Holmes was arrested after he showed up at a hospital with gunshot wounds, Channel 2 reported. He’s facing armed robbery and aggravated assault charges.

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