Saturday morning feel good stories

Wilted Willey sends a link from Orlando, Florida;

A 17-year-old boy was shot to death Thursday night at a home in the Avalon Lakes subdivision in east Orange County, deputies said.

They responded around 8:45 p.m. to a call for a burglary and shots fired at a home in the 1500 block of Echo Lake Court.

When they arrived, they found the teen with a gunshot wound. He was pronounced dead on scene.

The shooting remains under investigation.

From Rector, Arkansas;

Authorities said “initial statements” gathered at the scene indicated that Jeffery L. Baker “forcefully entered” a home on South LaSalle Street in Rector, after which the homeowner shot him.

Baker died at the scene. His body, which police found in the home around 8:10 p.m., was sent to the state Crime Laboratory for an autopsy.

The homeowner wasn’t identified in a state police news release. A statement from the Clay County sheriff’s office said that a “person of interest” was interviewed, and it noted that state police are still investigating.

From Schertz, Texas;

A man is dead after he was shot by a homeowner multiple times during an apparent home invasion Thursday afternoon in Schertz, according to authorities.

The man was reportedly shot at 2:13 p.m. in a home in the 4000 block of Brook Hollow Drive, according to Schertz police.

Detectives said the man had forced his way into the home while brandishing a handgun.

Once inside, the homeowner shot the the man several times, investigators said.

In Tulsa, Oklahoma;

A Tulsa robbery suspect is in the hospital after a shooting and attempted robbery at a liquor store Thursday night, according to police.

The robbery/shooting happened near 14th and Memorial at Forest Acres Liquor. Police told FOX23 the suspect was armed with a shotgun and attempted to rob the store.

A woman working at the store was assaulted, but managed to shoot the suspect. Police believe he was hit multiple times.

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