Tuesday morning feel good stories
From Newport News, Virginia;
Before dispatchers got a call about the shooting, it was reported that the victim was walking back from a nearby store when he heard gunfire and was struck in the arm.
He ran to a friend’s apartment, told her to call an ambulance, then ran back out the door into the parking lot where he saw the suspect who shot at him.
He then drew his firearm and started firing at the suspect.
The suspect is described as a black male, approximately 5’9″ and 145 pounds. He was last seen wearing a black hooded jacket, black jeans and black shoes fleeing on foot towards 44th St.
Ring the doorbell in Atlanta, Georgia;
The Gwinnet Daily Post reports that photographer Whitney Morris was originally scheduled to photograph Belinda Brooks’ house on Thursday, February 1st. After not being able to make that appointment, the real estate agency that hired Morris rescheduled the shoot for Friday, February 2nd… apparently without informing Brooks.
Shortly after 9 a.m. on February 2nd, Morris used the lock box outside Brooks house to retrieve the key and let himself inside. Opening the door caused the home’s alarm to go off, and Morris was unable to find a security code for the alarm system in the lock box.
Brooks wasn’t expecting any visitors and, fearing for her safety, grabbed a .38 caliber Ruger pistol and fired at the intruder through her bedroom door.
At least one bullet struck Morris, and Brooks didn’t realize who she had shot until she heard Morris’ cries and opened her bedroom door, according to court documents obtained by the Daily Post.
When Morris told her that he was her real estate photographer, she reportedly replied that no one told her a photographer was coming. She later also said that she was told someone would call her to schedule an appointment.
Morris was rushed to the hospital, where he received major surgery for severe, debilitating injuries.
The photographer has filed a lawsuit against both the real estate agency and Brooks for personal injuries, lost earnings, and expenses. He accuses Real Estate Expert Advisors and employee of negligence in failing to inform Brooks of the photo shoot. He also accuses Brooks of failing to “act as a reasonable person would under the circumstances.”
From Sunderland, Massachusetts;
A woman at the home had reported that she heard someone break into the house and then hid in a bedroom with her son. The intruder allegedly “rummaged around” and eventually forced his way into the bedroom.
“Seeing that the man was armed with a knife and fearing for her and her son’s safety she hit him in his face with a letter opener,” police said in a statement. “Injured, he left the room, but she wasn’t sure if he left the house.”
Responding officers found a man matching the description the woman gave to police a few yards away from the home.
Category: Feel Good Stories
Sunderland is rural and not far from towns effected by the opioid issues. Being Massachusetts, I’m not surprised that she didn’t have a firearm available, but I’m glad that she was able to protect herself.
No expected visitors, alarm go’s off, unknown person in the house that may be armed and that tries to enter the bedroom you have sheltered in. Seems entirely reasonable to be to shoot at the suspected perp.
At what point does it seem prudent for a reasonable person to proceed into a home with an active alarm? To approach a bedroom door that is closed while the alarm is howling? The alarm triggered on opening? That means the occupant set it to “I am home” mode.
Entering that dwelling and nosing around is -radioactive- stupid.
yeh, but his ambulance chasing a.h. lawyer, is making whatever excuses his tiny brain can come up with!
Yup. The photog MIGHT have a case against the realtor. Against the homeowner, esp. with a quick perusal of GA laws? Not a fucking chance.
And if I was the homeowner, I’d be firing both of them most ricky-tick. I used to wonder why most realtors lasted less than 5 years. Not so much now.
Were I the Atlanta homeowner, I would counter-sue the photog for behaving in an unreasonable manner after the alarm went off, and causing her undue mental hardship and stress.
And sue the real estate agency for negligent stupidity.
right on both counts! imo
Damn, ya’ll need reading lessons, the photographer didn’t approach the bedroom, he went back to the lockbox, that’s outside.
Never bring a letter opener to a gun fight!
“…fearing for her and her son’s safety she hit him in his face with a letter opener….”
As I have said several times, it’s not necessary to have a gun on hand, but it is necessary to have some sense of self-preservation and resolve.
In re: the photog and the homeowner, I’m on her side because: A) she wasn’t expecting anyone; B) the RE agent didn’t inform her that things had changed; and C) I don’t care who you are, if you try to come into my house without knocking or ringing the doorbell, I will make your life a living hell and then sit on you while I’m on the phone with the pohlease people.
Letter opener? She’s lucky she didn’t get clobbered by PH’s cast iron pan.
Sunderland Ma. is not that far from here. I-91 is a major route for narcotics. There are lots of drug problems in the area and it is a shame she had to resort to a letter opener for home defense. She could have made us all safer if armed with a suitable firearm. Glad she is safe,,, for now.