Monday morning feel good stories

Shoplifting in Memphis, Tennessee is a capital offense…or not;

After an investigation, officers determined the victim was Dorrian Harris, 17, who died from a gunshot wound.

Investtogators said Harris stole one beer from a store in the 1100 block fo Springdale Thusday night.

Store clerk, Anwar Ghazail, drew his weapon and from the right side of his body, the exited the store.

Ghazail then ran after the teenager and fired several shots at him.

Wittnesses on the scene said Ghazail then walked back into the store and said, “I think I shot him.”

Ghazail then called the police after he shot Harris.

Police communications told FOX13, a woman came home and discovered the dead teen on the side of her home Saturday afternoon.

Officers said Harris was wearing the same clothing from the night of the shooting.

Anwar Ghazail, 28, has been arrested and charged with first degree murder.

In Winston-Salem, North Carolina;

A Winston-Salem Police Department news release says Officer D.E. McGuire was patrolling late Friday when he stopped a car containing two men and a woman.

Police say 60-year-old passenger Edward Van McCrae was in the rear seat and began making suspicious movements.

McGuire told McCrae to stop reaching for concealed areas of the vehicle, but McCrae continued, according to the news release.

Authorities say the officer physically struggled with McCrae after he was removed from the vehicle, and the officer saw a handgun. McGuire shot and killed the man when he refused commands not to reach for the gun, according to the release. McGuire and McCrae’s race weren’t immediately disclosed.

From Phoenix, Arizona;

According to Sgt. Alan Pfohl, officers responded to a burglary call at a home in the area. Officers learned that the suspect, described as a 58-year-old man, was known to the homeowner and that the homeowner had an order of protection against the suspect.

Pfohl said when police arrived on scene, they saw the suspect jump the fence and flee the area. Officers engaged in a foot pursuit that led them to a nearby apartment complex.

When officers caught up to the suspect, a physical altercation ensued and an officer was struck in the head, Pfohl said. The officer then pulled out his taser to stop the altercation. Pfohl said upon seeing the taser, the suspect pulled a handgun out from his waistband and pointed it at the officer.

The officer then dropped the taser and pulled out his service weapon and fired multiple rounds, striking the suspect, Pfohl said. The suspect was taken to a local hospital where he remains in serious condition.

No officers were injured.

From Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania;

Police officers were dispatched to the 1900 block of Robinson Boulevard near Laketon road Sunday morning for reports of a person being shot.

Officers arrived to find a 20-year-old male with a gunshot wound to the chest.

The victim was taken to Allegheny General Hospital, where he is listed in critical, but stable condition.

The victim also had felony warrants and is also in police custody, when released from the hospital, will be placed under arrest and taken to Allegheny County Jail.

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