Monday morning feel good stories.
From Gainesville, FL DRT
A Gainesville man is dead after police say he broke into a northwest condo and was shot by the homeowner.
Police responded to a home on NW 28th Lane at 6:52 a.m. Sunday morning, after the elderly homeowner called police to report he had just shot an intruder in his home. When police arrived, they found Gregory Miller, 52, lying inside the living room with apparent gunshot wounds.
Officers attempted emergency aid but Miller died on the scene.
Investigators are still working to identify what led up to the shooting. The elderly homeowner has been cooperative with police, and charges are not expected to be filed.
From Houston, TX BOTD
Diners at a southwest Houston Whataburger ran for their lives after gunfire erupted overnight.
Police say the 10 customers inside the restaurant at 7629 West Bellfort got out quickly as a security guard shot and killed an armed robber.“I was literally about to put my chip in to pay and my cousin’s like, ‘Go’,” customer Jayvier Green said. Witnesses told Eyewitness News that a man with a white bandana entered the restaurant around 1 a.m., and immediately opened fire. “I see a dude in a white bandana pull out a gun like it’s a movie or something, and start shooting behind the counter,” Green recalled.
The restaurant’s security guard spotted the intruder and returned fire, shooting the man four times in his right leg. “He’s pretty shaken up, but I explained to him and the other officer explained to him, that he did a great job,” Houston police officer, Cullen Duncan, said.
Police say the suspect continued to move behind the counter, not realizing he had been shot. Minutes later, the suspect exited the restaurant and tried to flee in an unknown vehicle.
First responders found the man inside of the car and attempted CPR.
Officials say one of the bullets hit an artery, causing the man to bleed out.
No customers or employees were injured during the crossfire.
Category: Feel Good Stories
I love the smell of DRT’s in the morning!
At 52 y.o., aren’t you a little too old to be either doing drugs or breaking into other people’s houses?
And the Texas shooting…… It would be interesting to do a followup on this one (if possible).
A robbery? Drug deal? Random? Grudge?
Memo to self: If the restaurant and/or neighborhood is so sketchy you need a security guard, just keep on driving.
But some of those neighborhood’s have some of the best Mexican food restaurants in this part of the country.
I would have never thought a burger joint in the developed
world would require an armed security guard…… I stand corrected.
Four times in the leg?!
Actually this illustrates an important fact – absent a major central nervous system disruption or heart/head shot, expect a 4 or 5 second lag between when someone is shot and them realizing they have been shot.
Two less oxygen thieves to worry about. Don’t break into old folk’s houses. We will kill you. Life in prison IF convicted isn’t that long of a time for us. Maybe the Whataburger perp was ticked off cause he couldn’t have fries with that. Security guard in a burger joint! Sad.
For your reading (dis)pleasure:
BY MarketWatch
— 1:34 PM ET 09/17/2018
Leslie Wexner, chief executive of Victoria’s Secret parent L Brands Inc. ( LB
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) , has quit the Republican Party after a visit last week from former President Barack Obama, according to a report by the Columbus Dispatch. “I just decided I’m no longer a Republican,” he said at a panel discussion. “I won’t support this nonsense in the Republican Party.” Wexner was the richest Republican donor in Ohio, according to the Dispatch. Wexner now says he’s an independent. Obama made a stop in the Ohio capital before going to a rally to support Democrat Richard Cordray’s campaign for governor. In late 2017, Wexner donated $300,000 to a bipartisan PAC, With Honor, that supports military veterans who are running for office and pledge to conduct themselves with civility. His wife, Abigail Wexler, donated $2.5 million to the PAC in February. L Brands ( LB
) shares are down 52% for the year so far, while the S&P 500 index has gained 8.4% for the period.