Saturday morning feel good stories

From New Hanover County, North Carolina;

Rashiem Darnell Mooring, 25, was booked into the New Hanover County jail Thursday, according to sheriff’s office spokesman Lt. Jerry Brewer. Brewer said Mooring is charged in connection with a Dec. 24 home invasion at 115 Silver Lake Road, Lot 3, in which the homeowner shot and killed one suspect.

The incident happened at about 2:30 a.m. that morning when a man was awakened by the sound of intruders in his home. According to the sheriff’s office, the homeowner exchanged gunfire with the men, shooting and killing 31-year-old Hakim Hanifah. Brewer said Mooring was one of the other alleged home-invaders, but fled after the gun battle.

Mooring is charged with attempted robbery with a dangerous weapon, two counts of attempted first-degree murder, first degree burglary and conspiracy to commit robbery with a dangerous weapon, according to jail records. Records indicate he was arrested in Sanford.

He was booked into the jail on $2 million bail.

From Madison County, Florida;

FDLE says two of the suspects, Keosha Lewis, 20, and Selena Murray, 18, are charged with armed burglary. Charges of felony murder and armed burglary are pending against a third suspect, Jeremiah Davis, 21.

Authorities say on Wednesday morning, four suspects entered a home on Mandina Avenue occupied by a male and female victim. The suspects tied-up the woman and beat the man. Police say Davis was armed with a gun and threatened the victims. The male victim was able to retrieve his firearm and shoot the suspects, killing one and injuring another.

Lewis and Murray were not injured, fled the home and were arrested a few hours later. A bystander drove suspect Jamescya Pringle, 19, to Madison County Memorial Hospital where she was pronounced deceased on arrival. Davis, who was shot in the leg, was later located and transported to the hospital.

FDLE says Lewis and Murray were booked into the Madison County Jail. Davis remains hospitalized and is expected to make a full recovery. The male victim is recovering from his injuries, while the female victim was not injured.

From Brooklyn, New York;

Police released surveillance photos of the man whose gas station robbery attempt was preempted by an off-duty cop who fatally shot his teenaged accomplice.

Police have been looking for the suspect — who can be seen wearing a black hoodie and beige coat — since he and William Simon, 19, tried to rob a gas station at 914 Remsen Ave. around 10:30 p.m. Monday night.

The off-duty officer was getting his car filled up with gas when the pair whipped out weapons and held the cop and attendants at gunpoint, police said.

The off-duty cop told the two armed robbers he was a police officer and ordered them to stop when they tried to escape, said police.

Both men turned toward the officer with their guns raised, so the officer shot Simon in the torso and his partner ran away, police said.

Simon was taken to Brookdale Hospital where he died from his injuries, said police.

Investigators found a .44 caliber revolver at the station but have yet to find the second suspect, whom they describe as a 6-foot-tall man.

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