Friday morning feel good stories

From Jackson, Mississippi;

Officers learned that two suspects, one man and one woman, entered the store. One displayed a handgun and demanded the clerk remove money from the register.

At some point during the robbery, the clerk got a handgun and fired shots at the suspects hitting at least one. The suspects ran away, but one was later found nearby suffering from a gunshot wound.

He was transported to an area hospital where he later died.

The second suspect, believed to be a female, remains at large but police may already have a possible lead as to her identity.

The store clerk was not injured during the incident.

From White Oak, Pennsylvania;

The incident happened on Carmella Drive and prompted a modified lockdown at McClure Elementary School, the McKeesport Area School District said.

Clarke spoke with the homeowner, who said he heard his dog barking and then saw a man trying to get into his home. The homeowner fired a shot, but did not hit the intruder.

The person who tried getting into the home fled and police and a K-9 unit were brought in to search the area.

From Raymore, Missouri;

Police say it was around 11:30 p.m. when Belton police tried to stop a shooting suspect’s red Ford Explorer heading south on I-49.

Two troopers in that area put down stop sticks and flattened his tires. When the suspect’s vehicle eventually stopped, the suspect got out and pointed a gun at himself before firing shots at passing cars.

Officials say one driver stopped and the suspect carjacked his white GMC Terrain and then headed north on I-49 into Raymore.

Troopers, a Cass County sheriff’s deputy and Raymore police chased the suspect into Raymore where the suspect got out of the vehicle near North Dean Avenue and Lucy Webb.

Officials say the suspect then walked away from officers while pointing the gun at his head and also at officers.

Around 11:50 p.m., law enforcement shot the suspect. The 27-year-old from Houston, Texas was taken to Research Hospital with serious injuries. He later died.

From Fort Worth, Texas;

Britt said that before the traffic stop, officers were dispatched to an unidentified business on Fossil Bluff Drive on a domestic-related 911 call . The call details indicated that an employee’s ex-boyfriend was at the location and had threatened her with a weapon.

“The call details said that the potential suspect was displaying a handgun,” said Britt. “The officers, once they got on scene, were able to locate that suspect and follow him to this location where they stopped him to investigate the disturbance.”

The suspect, who is only being identified by police as a white adult male, was driving a red Chevrolet Silverado pickup and turned into the shopping center parking lot near a Raising Cane’s restaurant.

Britt said the suspect exited the vehicle and began to approach the four officers who were waiting to talk to him. The officers gave verbal commands to the suspect to stop, but Britt said he continued to move toward officers.

“During this encounter the suspect did display a handgun,” said Britt. “Officers fired, striking the suspect. I don’t know what movements he displayed, but I do know that officers did see a weapon. At that point they felt in danger for their lives, and that’s why they fired their weapons.”

The officers started first aid and MedStar transported the suspect to John Peter Smith Hospital, where Britt said he later died.

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