Saturday morning feel good stories.
From Detroit, MI
A Roseville pawn shop was the spot of an attempted smash-and-grab burglary early Thursday morning, but the theft was stopped by an armed store employee who shot back and scared the suspects off, police said.
It was about 5:20 a.m. when a large vehicle, believed to be a pickup truck, drove into the glass windows at the front of Motor City Pawn, which is on the 26500 block of Gratiot.
A pickup truck, a tan 2007 GMC four-door, pulls up past the entrance to store, then backs into it. Three men get out; one rushes ahead, two others stay back a bit. Within seconds, all three men, fleeing gunfire, pile back into the pickup, and it flees from the scene.
Police believe that two or three men were in the truck; one of them entered the store through the hole the truck created, but soon encountered an employee, who was armed and fired at two shots at the intruder.
The suspect fled, and the truck drove off north on Gratiot. Nothing was ultimately taken from the building.
From Redding,CA
A man shot and killed another man yesterday in Redding after the victim was allegedly attacking him and an infant baby he was holding.
Travis William Hutchinson, 31, of Tehama County, was helping a girlfriend’s cousin study for a math test when a man already at the residence got into a fight with several other individuals that were at the house. The men fighting left the house after the homeowner threatened to call police and continued to fight outside.
Hutchinson stepped out onto the porch to try to convince the men to stop fighting, but it made one of the men angry and he then started to attack Hutchinson. He charged Hutchinson and began striking him in the head and face while he was holding an infant. During the attack, the infant slipped out of his hands, but he was able to catch the baby before it struck the concrete porch in front of the residence. Hutchinson continued to be attacked by the man.
Hutchinson – who was armed with a concealed handgun and is a lawful concealed weapons holder – fired one round at the man, stopping the attack.
The decedent was struck in the chest and pronounced dead at the scene. Police noted later that the decedent has a lengthy criminal history and was a registered sex offender. Hutchinson gave a statement to the police that was consistent with the information provided by witnesses of the shooting and was ultimately released. Hutchinson received minor injuries and the infant was not injured.
Category: Feel Good Stories
“…fired one round … stopping the attack.”
-that- is how it is done folks.
If you must shoot, shoot -straight- and -effectively-. Those non-effective rounds can become a problem for others not involved.
Know your limits, through practice. Understand tyou will have about 40% of your skill-set when surprised and stressed by a real gunfight. Fine motor control is the first thing out the window for most folks.
Another “victim” who had a lengthy criminal history and was a registered sex offender.
Sister Mary Grace in 3…2..1.
“Within seconds, all three men, fleeing gunfire, pile back into the pickup, and it flees from the scene.”
Okay, if these geniuses thought that they could run off with the cash in the cash drawers and the gold/silver stuff in the safe, they’re crazy. Pawn shops generally keep stuff locked up and those safes rather large and heavy. A pickup truck won’t do. I guess they found out the hard way that there is always someone at the shop, too.
2nd story – since when is an attacker a “victim”?????????
“2nd story – since when is an attacker a “victim”?????????”
When a liberal writes the story.
Bingo!
Congratulations! You get the Studebaker with rotating headlights, the RCA monophonic record player, and a whole year’s worth of Hamm’s Beer.
Funny, my Dad had a Studebaker stationwagon when I was a kid.
Make it Shiner Bock and you’ve got yourself a deal.
Could it be that the 3 men in the pickup were of the over 90 crowd and the driver got mixed up and put the pickup in reverse while mixing up the brake with the gas pedal. Only saying.
Hold my baby and watch this. I know I’m old, and I’ve had a coupla mini strokes over the last 5 months but, man puuuleeease. I had to read this thing three times to figure out who was what. Help us Oh Bee One Sister Mary Grace, you’re our only hope. Bottom line, 2 good guys with guns, took care of business.