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RALEIGH (WTVD) -- A suspect was shot and killed during a robbery attempt near NC State Thursday night. Eyewitnesses say the owner of a local store opened fire as he was being held up around 9 p.m. Thursday The incident happened at Tienda Hispana Mi Barrio II on Western Boulevard near Clanton Street . Jose Jimenez, the owner's nephew, says his uncle shot a suspect who was trying to rob his store. Two other suspects fled the scene. According to the owner, he observed three Hispanic males enter the store. He said they appeared suspicious so he watched them closely....

VERO BEACH, Fla. -- A man shot and killed a 24-year-old intruder who apparently tried to rob a Vero Beach home Thursday morning, sheriff’s deputies said. Indian River County Sheriff’s Office detectives said Thomas Thompson was armed with a knife when he broke into the home on 47th Avenue and woke up Francis Hornsby. She screamed, alerting sons Robert, also known as Paris, 20, and Austin, 19. “Someone came through our window, had a knife -- they’re in my mom’s room standing over her bed,” Austin Hornsby told WPBF News 25’s Terri Parker. “I chased him out, tackled him midway...

THREE men were shot dead and two others critically wounded in a Durban tavern following an argument over the size of male genitals, police said yesterday. Superintendent Muzi Mngomezulu said the shooting took place at the Merseyside Restaurant and Bar at the Queensmead Mall in Durban’s Umbilo suburb on Wednesday night.

UPDATED AT 4:37 P.M.: Lexington police have made an arrest in a burglary that turned fatal Wednesday morning at an apartment complex near Hamburg Pavilion. Reginald Laron Jones, 24, of Lexington has been charged with first-degree burglary. Police say he was one of three people, including a man who was killed by a male resident in the apartment and a female, who charged into the apartment Wednesday morning. Officers are conferring with the Commonwealth’s Attorney’s Office as they explore whether the shooting was self-defense, said Officer Ann Gutierrez, a Lexington police spokeswoman. The shooting was being treated as a homicide...

Imagine what you can do with twelve minutes of your life. For some, the time is spent making a call to check on their mother, for others, it’s a quick smoke break while at work. One deranged murderer used his time to kill twenty people and wound twenty-one others. Just twelve minutes changed the life of at least one hundred people in the Killen, Texas Luby’s restaurant, and for some that same twelve minutes was a lifetime. They died during a hellish attack on the innocent. Gun advocates know how Suzanna Hupp lost her parents in the massacre and took...

A gunman who broke into a Fayetteville home Friday night was shot and killed by another man who was inside the home at the time, police said. The gunman and an accomplice forced their way into the house in the 6400 block of Winter Park Drive about 10:50 p.m., said police Sgt. Sam Oates. An occupant of the home grabbed a small-caliber handgun he kept in the house and fired two shots at the pair as they hastily retreated. Police found the dead assailant lying in the driveway of a nearby home. A gun was still in his hand, Oates...

ANOTHER DEADLY combination of too many guns and too little mental healthcare has exploded in Washington state, where a 28-year-old man allegedly killed six people on a two-hour shooting rampage Tuesday. The tragic story could get lost in the week's focus on presidential politics, but the presidential campaign is precisely where these issues should be debated.

GREENVILLE, S.C. -- Greenville County deputies said they are investigating a home invasion that ended with an exchange of gunfire between the resident of the home and the burglar. The break-in happened at 669 Rutherford Road at the Magnolia Place Apartments just before 5:30 a.m. Wednesday. Investigators said someone forced their way into one of the apartments. They said once the burglar was inside, the resident of the apartment opened fire, hitting the burglar twice. The burglar also opened fire, they said. The intruder was taken to Greenville Memorial Hospital to be treated for his injuries. The resident was not...

OMAHA, Neb. - A La Vista man claims he was beaten by Omaha Police has filed a complaint against the department and plans to hire an attorney. Darnell Birdine, 19, said it happened at Septemberfest Sunday night. Omaha police said they saw someone fire shots near 10th and Webster, which is near the Septemberfest midway. As they responded to that shots fired call, they decided to close the event for the night.

WESTWOOD Police Friday arrested a 52-year-old homeless man they say fired several shots in the air near UCLA while making anti-government statements. The man, was reportedly was in possession of more than 10,000 rounds of ammunition, was being held Monday without bail, according to police.  UCLA Police Department officers responded to reports of a shooting at Broxton Avenue and Le Conte Place, the edge of the campus, about 11:50 p.m. Friday. Officer said they found Gene Carlton Bush wearing a holster and standing empty handed, said UCLA police Sgt. Baguiao. The officers ordered Bush to the ground at gunpoint, but he...

Free Republic Gun Club – Tuesday – RIMFIRES!!!! We all have at least one, and in some cases more than three or four. My better half enjoys a lot of her 22’s when we go to the range and each has it’s own favorite ammo for accuracy. Her latest acquisition, is a J. Stevens Favorite with a factory tang mounted peep-sight with nail driving accuracy using standard velocity ammo. This is representative of the rifle.We also have the highly popular Ruger 10/22, and I am sure we will hear about that one from some of you.For handgunning and as a...

June 28, 2008, was a defining moment in my life. It was the day I shot and killed a man in the defense of my life and the lives of others. We all have defining moments. They might not be as tragic as taking another man's life, but they are events that change the way we look at things -- or even, perhaps, how we live our lives. Before that muggy Saturday evening in June, I would have said my defining moments were many: graduating from high school; enlisting in the Army; getting married; having children; getting run over by...

So, I'm surfing around tonight and I found this page which will be of interest to all shooters. The bio of Ad Topperwein, who in 1907, set a record for shooting that stands to this day. Enjoy this snippet from a VERY LONG article. I would strongly suggest reading the whole article at the link. ..... snip ..... Finally in San Antonio, on December 13, 1907, at 9:00 o'clock in the morning, Topps was ready to make good the boast he had made nearly fifteen years earlier. His preparations were painstaking. He had hired three young husky  boys to toss...

Like many townies, my prejudices about the Glorious Twelfth were well and truly fully formed. The official start of the shooting season was nothing more than an ancient ritual to massacre thousands of defenceless birds. So it was with some cynicism and not a little trepidation that I agreed to take part in the Glorious Twelfth last Tuesday, the traditional start of the shooting season, on a moor on the Durham/ Northumberland border. (edit) Having missed my first bird and about to hand over my place to the next gun, I looked back at the group. Mums with red-faced...

PHILADELPHIA -- Police were investigating a shooting in South Philadelphia Thursday. An 18-year-old man was shot in the head on the 1500 block of Federal Street. He was listed in critical condition, officials said. Officials said the man was shot when he tried to rob a locksmith. The owner of the locksmith store shot the man, who was armed with a gun, officials said. Police said they recovered the gun from the scene.

HOUSTON – Houston police say they are investigating a shooting where a homeowner fought back and shot a suspected burglar. Investigators say that the ordeal began after two men broke into a home on Pecan Villas in southeast Houston. The homeowner heard the suspects and then grabbed his gun and shot at the reported intruders, police say. One of the men was hit. He was taken to the hospital and is in serious condition. The second suspect was arrested at the scene.

Rush Limbaugh killed some church goers in Tennessee last July. That is the message from a Newsday.com columnist for a local New York newspaper chain. Now, I've listened to Rush Limbaugh many times. Because of my schedule, I cannot listen every day, so certainly I have not heard every word the man has ever uttered, but I am sure that you won't be able to find a time when he told people to go out and kill liberals. Neither have I ever heard Sean Hannity advocate murder. Michael Savage.... well, I haven't heard it but I almost wouldn't be surprised,...

The man who shot and killed the chairman of the Arkansas Democratic Party had a Post-It note at home with the victim’s last name and phone number along with 14 guns, antidepressants and a last will and testament, according to court documents. But local police said they still have no indication that the shooter knew Bill Gwatney, the 48-year-old former state senator who was gunned down inside his party’s headquarters on Wednesday. [Snip] Investigators have yet to identify a motive, but said Johnson recently left a job at a Target in Conway, Ark., after writing graffiti on one of the...

Published on NewsBusters.org (http://newsbusters.org) NY Paper: July's Killing of Liberals in Tennessee Church is Rush Limbaugh's Fault By Warner Todd Huston Created 2008-08-14 05:14 Rush Limbaugh killed some church goers in Tennessee last July. That is the message from a Newsday.com columnist for a local New York newspaper chain. Now, I've listened to Rush Limbaugh many times. Because of my schedule, I cannot listen every day, so certainly I have not heard every word the man has ever uttered, but I am sure that you won't be able to find a time when he told people to go out...

Police and neighbors are struggling to explain why a man described as a loner drove more than 30 miles to Arkansas' Democratic Party headquarters and fatally shot its chairman hours after getting fired from his job. Police said Timothy Dale Johnson, 50, of Searcy, barged into Bill Gwatney's office on Wednesday and shot him multiple times. There were no signs that Gwatney and Johnson, who was later shot dead by officers, knew each other. A Target retail store in Conway had fired Johnson early Wednesday because he had written graffiti on a wall, police said. Before noon, Johnson was in...

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LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) -- A man barged into the Arkansas Democratic headquarters and opened fire Wednesday, fatally shooting the state party chairman before speeding off in his pickup. Police later shot and killed the suspect after a 30-mile chase. Police said they don't know the motive for the 51-year-old suspect, whose name has not been released. However, they said moments after the shooting, he pointed a handgun at the building manager at the nearby the Arkansas Baptist headquarters. He told the manager "I lost my job," said Dan Jordan, a Baptist convention official. Chairman Bill Gwatney died four hour...

prayers for this man, regardless of political affiliation.

(CNN) -- The chairman of the Arkansas Democratic Party died Wednesday, hours after a shooting at the party's headquarters, according to a statement from former President Clinton and Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton.

Jeannie Burlsworth, Founder and Chairman of Secure Arkansas, is hosting two town hall meetings in Northwest Arkansas which are open to the public and will focus on the impact of illegal immigration on the taxpayers of Arkansas. The first meeting will be held at the Rogers Public Library Monday, August 18 at 6:30 p.m. in the RPL Community Room. The second meeting will be at the Jones Center for Families in Springdale on Tuesday, August 19 at 6:30 p.m. in the Chapel. Jeannie Burlsworth said, "Are you tired of illegal aliens unfairly benefiting from the privileges of citizenship in Arkansas?...

Shortly before noon Wednesday, a possible shooting was reported at the State Democratic Party Headquarters in Little Rock. Dozens of police cars are on the scene at 1300 West Capitol, and at least one ambulance was seen leaving as KARK 4 crews arrived. MEMS ambulance officials confirm one person was transported to the hospital from the scene. Shortly after noon, police were reported to be in pursuit of a suspect in the incident on a Little Rock interstate. ~ snip ~

The chairman of the Arkansas Democratic Party is in critical condition after being shot by a man who is now in police custody. Still developing...

Authorities say a gunman entered the Arkansas Democratic Party headquarters and shot the party chairman, Bill Gwatney, who is hospitalized in critical condition. Police say the gunman asked to speak to the party chairman and fired three shots.

An aspiring Savannah rapper who was shot and later died was committing a crime when it happened, police said Wednesday. Kareem Omarr Grant, 25, was shot in the back of the head July 19 during an attempted robbery of two people, said Judy Pal, a Savannah-Chatham metro police spokeswoman. The robbery victim shot Grant in self-defense, she said. Pal said police are not disclosing the identities of the two men who were being robbed "for their safety" and because the investigation remains open. "Everything will come out in the court soon," Pal said. Grant's death is being classified as a...

A Sioux Falls man was shot at after attempting to break into a camper. 18-year-old Jeremy H. Miller was arrested and charged with two counts of burglary, criminal entry into a motor vehicle, and possession of alcohol by a minor. It all happened early Sunday morning at Baltic River Park, which is located about 20 miles north of Sioux Falls. The Minnehaha County Sheriff's Office says that when Miller tried breaking into a camper, the person inside shot at him through a window in the door. Tommy Little, Sr. of Sioux Falls says he'd do the same. He, his daughter...

POMONA - In a span of two days, Brett Nichols went from being accused of attempted murder to becoming the victim in the same incident. The 48-year-old Phillips Ranch resident was arrested Monday morning on suspicion of attempted murder. Police said he had shot a man and dumped the body in the hills near his home. But Nichols was released from jail Wednesday afternoon after police determined he was acting in self-defense when he shot David Rotela, a 22-year-old Rosemead resident who survived the ordeal, authorities said. "It was a dumb move for me to do that, to dump his...

SCI Youth Safari Day This is a special day for the kids held at Raahauges Shooting Complex in Corona CA. There were booths to shoot BB guns, shotguns, pistols, bows, slingshots, you name it. There were kayaks to paddle around in the lake and bumpers to toss into the water for the retriever dogs to fetch. There was a rock wall to climb for the adventurous. Also in attendence were cowboys from CAS showing how they can ride and shoot. The day was complete with BMX pro riders who demonstrated their flying acrobatics and signed autographs afterward. Tom Knapp, the...

The U.S. Customs and Border Protection special agent was killed after he got into an argument in the parking lot, police spokesman Brian Davis said. The other man then pulled out a gun and fired at least one shot. The gunman then took off.

A Virginia Tech employee shot himself in a room off the Cassell Coliseum arena on Saturday afternoon, officials said. Tech police responded to the incident at 2:15 p.m., and the man was flown to Carilion Roanoke Memorial Hospital, police Chief Wendell Flinchum said. Officials declined to identify the man, and his condition is unknown. Although officials said the shooting posed no threat to the campus community, Flinchum said police notified the public by e-mail using part of an alert system put in place after the April 16, 2007, shootings.

On Saturday morning just before 9am, KCMO police were called to the Bank of America, 8320 North Oak Trafficway, in regard to a shooting. Upon arrival officer's located a black male (approx. 20yrs old) in the parking lot suffering from a gunshot wound to the head. He was transported to a local hospital in critical condition. It appears he was attempting to rob two victim's at gunpoint near the ATM when one of the victim's brandished a handgun and shot him in self defense. Both victim's along with several witnesses are being interviewed in regard. Anyone who may have witnessed...

National, and even international, coverage of the shootings at the Tennessee Valley Unitarian Church turned late this week into a discussion into whether it's safe in America to be a liberal.

The Los Angeles Police Department says one of its officers was shot and wounded by Long Beach police.

(NECN/ABC) - A second person has died as a result of the church shooting in Tennessee, 61-year-old Linda Kraeger, who passed away several hours later in a hospital. At the time of the shooting, church members were watching a children's production of "Annie." Eyewitnesses say one of those killed -- 60-year-old Greg McKendry -- jumped in front of the gunman's bullet to protect other parishioners. Churchgoers quickly tackled the gunman and held him until police arrived. There were about 200 people in the church at the time of the shooting. The shooter, Jim D. Adkisson, is being charged with first...

They say three people, one armed with wooden club, went to the home to start a fight -- which they did. After a short time, police say the homeowner, Joshua Pyles, got a shotgun and asked the suspects to leave his home and property. They refused and continued to make threats, so Pyles fired one shot."

<p>Officials say three people were shot at a community college in Phoenix.</p> <p>Fire department division chief Mark Faulkner says a 25-year-old man and a 22-year-old woman wounded at South Mountain Community College are in critical condition, and a 17-year-old boy is in stable condition.</p>

Manager Of Business Shot Robber, Police Say MANHEIM, Pa. -- A would-be robber picked on the wrong victim in Manheim early Tuesday, according to police. Kevin Smith, 19, of Lancaster City was shot twice in the chest and died hours later at a local hospital. The botched holdup occurred just after 5 a.m. when two men followed the operations manager of Power Pro Battery into his office. Police said knowing he was about to be robbed, the manager pulled out his own handgun, turned and fired twice, hitting one of the robbers. The other man got away. Police are now...

EL PASO -- Police have hot filed charges against a Northeast resident who allegedly shot a man in self-defense. The police department's Drive-by-Shooting Response Team (DSRT) was called to assist with a "shots fired" call at the 9500 block of Iris at about one Saturday morning. Officers discovered a 19-year-old man had been shot in the ankle and forearm at a residence in the area. An investigation revealed the victim went to a party at the residence and engaged in an argument that escalated into a physical confrontation, police officials said. Police said a resident of the home grabbed a...

Officer Brian Ragan, who has been with the Inglewood Police Department about five years, was placed on administrative leave after the fatal shooting of 38-year-old Kevin Wicks early Monday, Capt. Eve Irvine said. Irvine said such leave is standard. Ragan is still under investigation for his role in the May 11 shooting of Michael Byoune, who died when Ragan and his patrol partner shot him as he was riding in a car. Ragan had been placed on leave after that shooting, which occurred when he and his partner responded to the sound of gunfire in the area. Irvine did not...

An 18-year-old man armed with a BB gun was fatally shot while trying to rob the residents of a Franklinton home yesterday afternoon, police said. Police arrested his two alleged accomplices, one of whom was his brother, and charged them with murder for taking part in a crime that resulted in his death. The resident who fired the fatal shot was released after questioning by police. A Franklin County grand jury will decide whether he acted in self-defense or should be indicted for a crime, police said. Terrance W. Jackson, described by police as a college student from out of...

MAPLEWOOD -- A rookie firefighter was killed and two police officers were wounded when a gunman opened fire in Maplewood early today. The ambush led to a standoff that lasted several hours. It was unclear Monday afternoon what happened to the gunman, as the house he was holed up in was burned to the ground. At 2:40 p.m., police sharpshooters continued to swarm the neighborhood near South Big Bend Boulevard and Zephyr Place. Closed all day, Big Bend Boulevard was reopened at 4:30 p.m. today. The slain firefighter has been identified as Ryan Hummert, 22, the son of a former...

Dallas murder suspect arrested in Zanesville Law enforcement, firefighters and postal investigators respond to the scene of a shooting at the Dallas Post Office Friday afternoon. The road around the post office was closed for hours. POST OFFICE IS CLOSED Following the fatal shooting Friday, the Dallas Post Office will be closed today and until further notice, postal officials said late Friday. Post office box customers at the Dallas Post Office can pick up their box mail at the Valley Grove Post Office, 3470 National Road. Mail delivery for Dallas customers will be conducted as normal, officials said. DALLAS, W.Va....

FRANKLIN, Ind. -- He was trying to protect his family during a home invasion when a Franklin man said he was shot with his own gun Wednesday night at the family's home. James and Amber Duncan told 6News' Renee Jameson they were upstairs when they heard a loud noise in the garage. While Amber Duncan called police, James Duncan said he grabbed his rifle and went to investigate. He said when he walked into the garage, he was attacked. "He just took the gun from me, hit me in the stomach, knocked me back and then pointed it at my...

A clerk at a local convenience store on North Kings Highway shot at a man who tried to rob the store last night, according to Myrtle Beach police officials. The incident happened around 6 p.m. Tuesday when a man walked into the store and demanded money. The clerk pulled out a handgun from under the counter, shot at the man, and missed, said Capt. David Knipes, Myrtle Beach Police's public information officer. The bullet hit a wall, Knipes said. He said the man fled out the door. The case is under investigation.

Indianapolis - A great grandmother believes a higher power helped her and three family members survive a Monday night shooting. Before stray bullets from a gun battle at Sherman Drive and 38th Street ripped through her car, Charlotte Thompson didn't even know what gunfire sounded like. "I'd never heard a gunshot," she said. She was sitting at a red light around 7:00 pm Monday when the fight broke out. "We heard this pow, pow, pow, pow, pow, pow," Thompson said. "Then Shyann said 'Oh! I'm shot!'" Her 10-year-old great granddaughter was sitting in the back seat, shot in the stomach....