Sunday morning feel good stories

From Grayson County, Texas;

A man is in the hospital after authorities said he broke into a Grayson County home and was shot by the owner.

Neighbors said the homeowner, who is elderly and bedridden, told them the intruder worked on his yard in the past and has allegedly created problems recently.

The owner told them he heard the man breaking into his home off of Farmington Road, between Van Alstyne and Howe, Thursday night around 10 p.m.

“Saw the person, told him to leave and he didn’t,” Capt. Sarah Bigham said.

Grayson County Capt. Sarah Bigham said the homeowner shot the alleged intruder then called 911.

Neighbors said the homeowner had a gun right next to his bed and shot the man in the stomach three times.

“The person he shot was no longer at the residence when our deputies arrived there,” Bigham said.

So deputies started searching for the man who was shot and later found him at a local hospital, but they still don’t know how he got there.

From El Paso, Texas;

The incident began when the man allegedly was trying to break into the house and the homeowner came outside.

The alleged intruder then picked up what police described as a weapon and charged at the resident, who retreated inside, police said.

The intruder then forced his way inside and charged at the homeowner a second time, police said.

The homeowner got a handgun and shot the man, who fled, police said.

Police said that patrol officers already were en route to the burglary call when the call was upgraded to a shooting before officers arrived.

Patrol officers found the wounded man nearby. He was taken to University Medical Center of El Paso for treatment, police said.

The man will be charged with burglary of habitation and booked into jail once he is released from the hospital, officials said.

From West Valley City, Utah;

Lt. Jeff Conger, West Valley City Police, said a man was standing at the Redbox at a gas station at 3500 South 4400 West around 11 p.m. when another male went inside to purchase beer.

“The man who went in to buy the beer appeared to be in a hurry, according to the cashier,” said Conger. “That man then left the store and stood directly behind the man at the Redbox and for some unknown reason, pulled out a knife and stabbed him in the neck.”

Conger said after the man was stabbed, the victim went to his car and grabbed a gun and shot the suspect multiple times.

The suspect, who had been struck by one of the bullets, fled the area but when police arrived they searched the area with K-9 officers and located the man nearby.

Both the victim and the suspect were sent to area hospitals with significant wounds but have both been released.

Conger said they booked 21-year-old David Tuipulotu Vea into the Salt Lake County Jail for felony aggravated assault and possession of a dangerous weapon by a restricted person. Conger said the stabbing victim will most likely not face any charges.

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