Monday morning feel good stories
From COLORADO SPRINGS, CO
An intruder was fatally shot Saturday night after the alleged victims say he attacked one of the homeowners.
The victims, a husband and wife, tell 11 News the incident started around 8:20 Saturday night when the wife saw someone outside the house. At first, she thought it was her husband — until she took a closer look. Not recognizing the man in her yard, she yelled for her spouse to come downstairs while she ran up to call 911.
The husband says the door somehow got open, and the prowler made it into the house. According to his account, which has not been confirmed by police, the suspect attacked him, and he fired his gun in self-defense. Despite the gunshot wound, the victims say the suspect was still trying to fight when the officers arrived and was only subdued after a stun gun was used by an officer.
The suspect later died from his injuries. Police have not commented on the victims’ account that the suspect was both shot and tased. A spokesperson with the Colorado Springs Police Department confirmed that there was one person shot when officers arrived and that there appeared to be an element of self-defense to the incident.
“It appears as though the homeowner was protecting his residence and family members when this incident occurred at the house,” Lt. Howard Black said.
He declined to say more.
The shooting happened at a home in the 2700 block of Flintridge Circle.
Sunday morning, after confirming the shooting victim’s death, police were calling the incident a homicide investigation.
From SHREVEPORT, LA
Shreveport police are on the scene of a fatal shooting that happened during a home invasion in the 3000 block of Marquette Sunday afternoon.
Police tell NBC6/FOX33 reporter Zyneria Byrd that a homeowner came home just after 3 p.m. Sunday and found two burglars inside.
The homeowner fatally shot one of the intruders, while the other escaped through a window.
Shreveport police have the second suspect in custody and said no charges will be filed against the homeowner.
Neither the suspect in custody nor the deceased has been identified.
From ENID, OK
A man is in critical condition after police say he was shot by a homeowner who claims the man refused to leave his property.
The Enid Police Department received a call around 7 a.m. Friday in reference to an unwanted guest at a home on the 4800 block of W. Ritchie Avenue.
“The caller stated that they woke up and found a man sitting at their kitchen table”, according to a news release.
Sergeant Nick John of the Enid Police Department said the homeowner told investigators that the man was an acquaintance of theirs and when he was told to leave, he walked outside. Police say once the man was outside, he continued to walk around the outside of the house and was looking in the windows of the residence.
At that time, the homeowner went outside with a pistol and told the man to leave the property again. He refused to leave and charged at the homeowner, at which time two shot were fired, Sergeant John said.
The homeowner reportedly told investigators the first shot was fired into the ground as a warning shot and the second shot struck the man, who was transported to Bass Hospital and later transferred to OU Medical Center in critical condition.
Category: Feel Good Stories
Warning shot……. sigh.
One DRT, one DOT, one WRT, one Escaped With Brown Shorts (Shats?).
What an excellent way to start the week.
“an unwanted guest”
Sounds like he was invited inside at some point.
“the man was an acquaintance of theirs”
So they either knew the “guest” or met him for the first time at their kitchen table.
I’ll take “drug deals gone awry” for 600 Alex.
He should have read the sign “Pharmacy Hours 8:00 PM To 2:00 Am”.
The Colorado Springs reporter seems upset because the prowler was “both shot and tased.” The other choice — shoot him again — seems to have slipped the reporter’s mind. “He was shot AND tased? What kind of animal would do that???”
Kavanaugh confirmed. Libtards going crazy. DRT, DOT & WOT. Is this a great country or what?
Saw the usual trash carrying their hate signs, multicolored fag flags and beating on the doors of the Supreme Court, screaming that they would not accept the outcome, that they would overturn the vote. The usual slime MSM were there interviewing the trash with multicolored hair, ring in nose, ring in lip, etc. They had no specific about the outcome other than it was illegal and Trump and America suck. Honestly, folks, if this shit continues, we have a revolution just waiting to start.
Turn the confounded firehoses on them, willya? The steps need washing.
That would be racisist.
Remind me to stay as far away from the state of CO as possible, always. Wyoming has prettier mountains, as does Montana. But neither of those states, to their credit, have a lot of bicycle paths.
I’m trying to understand why people – especially nowadays – do not lock their doors, and why they still leave the keys in their car’s ignition. This mentality does not make any sense.
Ex,
That hurt.. there’s lots of good parts of Colorado, though the neighborhoods where the illegals and druggies have taken over are bad.. Sadly, the Peoples Republic of Boulder has spread it’s insanity to Denver and Pueblo, and some parts of Colorado Springs (along with the influx of idiots from California, especially once pot was legalized..Now if Polis gets elected Governor next month, that will change things… but where I live, things would end very poorly for anyone who even though of coming in uninvited…
Love you, too, Fyrfighter. Every state has its good points and bad. Take Illinois, for example – PLEASE! Take it!!!
MILITARY HISTORY! Trivia: Do you know or have you ever heard of George Welch and Kenneth Taylor?! ANSWER: Army Air Corps pilots George Welch and Kenneth Taylor spent 6 December 1941, the evening before the Pearl Harbor attack attending a formal dance and playing poker until the wee hours of the morning. They were still sleeping off their night of partying when they were awakened around 0800 by the sound of exploding bombs and machine gun fire. Not wanting to miss out on a fight, the pair threw on their tuxedo pants and sped to Haleiwa airfield in Taylor’s Buick, dodging strafing Japanese planes along the way. Just minutes later, they became the first American pilots to get airborne after they took off in their P-40 fighters. Welch and Taylor went on to wage a lonely battle against hundreds of enemy planes. They even landed at Wheeler airfield at one point and had their ammunition replenished before rejoining the fray. By the time the attack ended, the second lieutenants had shot down at least six fighters and bombers between them. Both were awarded the Distinguished Service Cross for their high flying exploits, and Taylor was given a Purple Heart for a shrapnel wound he received when his P-40 was struck by machine gun fire. Welch flew three combat tours, a total of 348 combat missions with 16 confirmed victories, before malaria retired him from the Army. After the war, Welch became test pilot in the F-100 Super Sabre with Yeager flying the chase plane. Welch became the first man to break the sound barrier in level flight with this type of aircraft on 25 May 1953. However, stability problems were encountered in the flight test program, and on Columbus Day, 12 October 1954, Welch’s F-100A-1-NA Super Sabre, disintegrated during a 7g pullout at Mach 1.55. When found, Welch was still in the ejection seat, critically injured, and was aided by NAA test Navion pilots Robert “Bob” Baker and Bud Pogue. Welch was evacuated by helicopter, but was pronounced dead on arrival at the Army hospital. He is buried in Arlington… Read more »
“have you ever heard of George Welch”
Sure, Welch’s Grape Jelly. Made from real Concord grapes grown in Concord Massachusetts. Guy is a hero.
There are millions of these stories to be told by Military people ab out everything under the sun.
I’m currently reading “Here’s Your War” from WWII Reporter Ernie Pyle.
It is an assortment of his dispatches home and he always finds humour in whatever surrounding he finds himself in, at least at the beginning of the book.
As these men and women die off we are losing the moments and experiences of all of these brave people from all walks of life.
And THAT, my friends is the worst part of the whole thing.
I’ve probably read a hundred books over the last year, all of them having something to do with the history of the USA and the men and women that fought for the ideals many of us still hold dear.
And we won’t let them go without a fight, period…