Defensive Gun Uses By People Legally Carrying Guns: 21 Cases During October 2022
Hartford, CT, October 3, 2022 (CT Insider)
The two suspected carjackers in Monday’s deadly triple shooting appeared to take their victim by surprise, ambushing him in a brazen attempt to steal his car at gunpoint in broad daylight before he shot them, killing one, police said…
The driver has a pistol permit, Boisvert said…
Police said they were alerted to the shots being fired in the 1400 block of Park Street about 3:15 p.m. Monday…
Police said a preliminary investigation has revealed the two suspects approached the driver with guns drawn as he was getting into his vehicle. The driver “retrieved his own firearm and engaged the suspects,” they said…
Southampton, PA, October 7, 2022 (Fox 29 Philadelphia)
Prosecutors in Bucks County ruled that a man acted in self-defense when he fatally shot two men and injured another while being assaulted in the parking lot of a local bar.
According to investigators, Liam Hughes and a friend were walking to their car in the parking lot of Steam Pub in Southampton Township on Oct. 7 when he was attacked by three men.
The combatants reportedly punched Hughes in the face and knocked him to the ground where police say they continue the beating. Hughes, according to police, tried to get into his vehicle, but he was “actively pulled out by one of the attackers.”
During the fight, investigators say Hughes reached into his car and grabbed a gun stored in the space between the driver’s seat and center console. It’s said that Hughes told his attackers that he had a gun and urged them to stop, but when they did not Hughes opened fire…
Investigators said Hughes, an Army reservist for the past 3.5 years, held a valid concealed weapon permit and legally purchased the gun. Hughes called 911 himself and fully cooperated with officers from the Lower Southampton Police Department, according to prosecutors…
Shreveport, LA, October 8, 2022 (KSLA)
It was 8 p.m. on Saturday, Oct. 8 when the Shreveport Police Department received a dispatch to the restaurant in the 1700 block of East 70th.
Officers learned that a female employee and the restaurant owner had a confrontation. The employee’s boyfriend then arrived on the scene and got into an argument with the owner. A fight then broke out between the owner and the boyfriend. During the fight, the boyfriend knocked the restaurant owner unconscious.
Employees of the restaurant attempted to stop the boyfriend from driving off. During the confrontation, a passenger of the vehicle pulled out a handgun and shot the boyfriend in the ankle…
Grants Pass, OR, October 8, 2022 (Fox 26 Medford)
Police say at around 11:30 pm they received several calls about shouting coming from the U-Stow-It Mini Storage on Willow Lane. Callers reported hearing a subject shouting, “get down, or I’ll shoot,” additional callers reported hearing multiple gunshots from the location…
The caretaker for the U-Stow-It Mini Storage admitted to shooting Correa after attempting to place him under citizen’s arrest.
Investigators say they found evidence of a theft in progress at the storage facility and no legitimate reason was found for Correa to be on the property…
Chicago, IL, October 14, 2022 (Fox 32 Chicago)
A woman shot a man with a knife who was allegedly assaulting another woman outside a residential building in East Garfield Park Friday night.
Chicago police say a 33-year-old woman was trying to enter a residential building in the 700 block of North Spaulding Avenue just after 8 p.m. when a 62-year-old man began swinging at her with a knife.
A 54-year-old woman intervened and shot the man multiple times…
Orlando, FL, October 14, 2022 (Fox 35 Orlando)
According to police, on Friday, four would-be robbers attempted a ‘smash and grab’ at a jewelry store in the Magic Mall on West Colonial Drive. Police say at least one of the suspects was armed.
“The store owner shot at the suspects,” police said in an email to FOX 35. “One suspect was found deceased on scene. The three other suspects fled in a vehicle that was later found at a nearby location.”…
“There’s a lot of concealed license carriers here. So if you come to the Magic Mall and you want to commit a crime, there’s a really good chance you’re gonna get shot.”…
Kodak, TN, October 15, 2022 (WBIR)
According to police reports, a man was driving with his wife on Winfield Dunn Parkway when a Dodge Ram pulled in front of them. In the report, the wife said that the driver of the pickup truck slammed on the brakes, forcing them to stop too.
The man then walked over to their car and started punching her husband in the face, she said. Then, her husband said he reached for a gun kept near the emergency brake and fired up to three times at the man.
Her husband said he then told the first man to get back into his car and drive to the parking lot of the visitor center. He said he followed the man to the parking lot, where police met them. Before they arrived, the man said he unloaded the gun and left it in the car.
An officer said he smelled alcohol from the Dodge Ram driver. He also said that the driver had puncture wounds on his back…
Warner Robins, GA, October 15, 2022 (WGXA News, HHJ Online)
According to the Warner Robins Police Department, around 2 p.m. on Oct. 15, officers responded to the scene, close to 1128 Watson Boulevard. According to preliminary investigations, the incident began as an argument between two male subjects and escalated into gunfire between the two.
The police department said that 22-year-old Tamar Lewis confronted 26-year-old Jacolyn Jenkins at the scene and started shooting at him. Jenkins returned fire and dialed 911 after fleeing the scene. Lewis was taken to Atrium Health Navicent and later pronounced deceased.
The incident is currently under investigation and is being treated as self-defense, and the police department admits this case is a unique situation for the department…
Fisher further explained that both parties knew each other, and this incident was part of an ongoing conflict between the subjects involved. Lewis was found to be the primary antagonist in this incident…
Jeff Cox, “Police: Fatal shooting in Warner Robins being treated as self-defense,” WGXA News, October 15, 2022.
Brieanna Romero, “WRPD Investigating Shooting on Watson,” HHJ Online, October 19, 2022.
Columbia, MO, October 16, 2022 (ABC 17 News)
Columbia Police investigated a shooting in the 200 block of East Texas Avenue around 3 a.m. Sunday…
Police suspect Brown had driven up to and fired into a parked vehicle that had two adults inside, CPD said in the news release. A man inside the vehicle had been in a relationship with Brown, according to police.
Neither of the people in the parked car was hurt but Brown was hit when the man in the vehicle fired back in self-defense, police say. He is not being charged…
Hannah Falcon, “Columbia woman arrested for domestic assault early Sunday morning,” ABC 17 News, October 16, 2022.
Matthew Sanders, “Columbia police say suspect was shot in self-defense,” ABC 17 News, October 17, 2022.
Gainesville, GA, October 17, 2022 (WSBTV.com)
Police say a bystander shot a man who was armed with knives and threatened people in a Gainesville neighborhood.
Police said they got a call about a man behaving strangely on Shades Valley Lanes around 7:30 a.m. The caller said the man was possibly having a mental health crisis and was running around the neighborhood with knives.
Before police got there, the man threatened two female EMTs loading a patient, officers said. At that point, a neighbor shot the subject multiple times.
Channel 2′s Elizabeth Rawlins talked to a woman who did not want to be identified, but said the shooter is her stepson and he is a former member of the military…
Reno, NV, October 19, 2022 (Fox 11 Reno)
Lieutenant Anthony Elges with the Reno Police Department said officers responded to the 100 block of Bartlett Street just before 11 p.m. on report of a shooting…
Elges said all involved parties remained on scene of the shooting and are cooperating with the investigation. No one has been arrested at this time because the incident appears to be an act of self defense…
Reno, NV, October 23, 2022 (2 News)
Around 4:45 a.m. on October 23, 2022, the Reno Police Department responded to a shooting on South Virginia St near Gentry Way…
Detectives from the robbery/homicide unit responded to the scene and took over the investigation.
All involved parties stayed on scene and are cooperating with the investigation. Reno Police say no arrests were made as the shooting appears to be an act of self-defense…
Brandon, FL, October 24, 2022 (ABC Action News)
HCSO said on Monday, October 24, around 2:15 p.m., shots were fired at Westfield Brandon Mall. When deputies arrived, they found a man outside the east side of Dillards with a gunshot wound to one of his legs…
According to HCSO, the victim parked his car outside Dillard’s and went into the Brandon Mall to visit a jewelry store. After leaving the mall, officials said two suspects approached him and pointed a gun at him. While one suspect held a gun, the second suspect attempted to take a gold chain, valued at tens of thousands of dollars, off the victim.
HCSO said the victim fought the suspects and was able to hold onto his chain. The suspects took off running and one shot back at the victim, shooting him in the leg. Officials said the victim was able to retrieve a gun from his car and shoot back at the suspects…
Colorado Springs, CO, October 24, 2022 (KRDO News)
Monday, police received a call for an attempted motor vehicle theft in the 1100 block of S. Chelton Road, just after 8 p.m.
According to police, two suspects confronted the owner of the vehicle. That’s when one suspect fired a round at the victim. CSPD said the victim was armed and fired back at the suspects.
Police said that’s when the suspects got into another vehicle nearby and drove away.
Investigators said the victim wasn’t hit in the exchange and neither were the suspects.
Huntington, WV, October 25, 2022 (WSAZ)
Patrol officers were sent to the 1500 block of 6th Avenue just before 10 p.m. for reports of a shooting…
The victim told police that as he was approaching his vehicle, which was parked in the 1500 block of 6th Avenue, he encountered an unknown man who showed him a firearm and shot him.
Huntington Police detectives told WSAZ during their initial investigation it appears the victim and the suspect do not know one another.
The victim also told investigators he had his own firearm and shot at the suspect, who left the area going west.
The suspect dropped what was later determined to be an AR-15 style pistol…
Brenda Bryan, “Police seek person of interest in Huntington shooting,” WSAZ, October 26, 2022.
Hampshire County, WV, October 26, 2022 (West Virginia Metro News)
So far authorities have filed no charges in connection with a shooting death from last week at a school bus stop in Hampshire County.
According to Hampshire County Sheriff Nathan Sions, a man identified as Shawn Davis approached another individual identified as John Dulaney while a number of students were awaiting the arrival of the school bus. Dulaney was sitting in a pickup truck at the bus stop around 6:30 a.m. last Wednesday.
“Mr. Davis was carrying a knife at the time he approached Dulaney. There was a verbal confrontation and Mr. Dulaney reported Mr. Davis reached through the window with the knife. The knife was closed but he said he was afraid he was going to flip it open and that’s when he essentially fired two shots.” said Sions…
Sions said the investigation continues, but all indications are it was a case of self defense. Investigators will pass their findings along to the prosecuting attorney who will likely present the evidence to a grand jury to determine if Dulaney should face charges. The weapon used in the shooting was legal and Dulaney was legally allowed to carry the firearm…
Houston, TX, October 28, 2022 (Houston Chronicle)
A man was shot in the groin after trying to rob a tire shop early Friday in south Houston, authorities said.
The shooting happened at 12:15 a.m. 24 Hour Tires, 1419 South Loop West, according to ONSCENE.TV…
The shooter, 33, may have been an employee at the store, and they are cooperating with officers, police said.
Gordon has been charged with burglary of a building and is still hospitalized.
Spokane Valley, WA, October 30, 2022 (Big Country News)
On Sunday, October 30 at approximately 7:30 a.m., Spokane Valley Deputies responded to the 1300 block of N. Bowdish Road in Spokane Valley for the report of a stolen flatbed trailer and mini excavator. The caller told dispatch that her husband was in his truck chasing a pair of suspected thieves, who attached their (suspect’s) truck to the victim’s flatbed trailer with the excavator and drove away.
A couple of minutes later, additional callers reported to dispatch that they had heard gunshots in the 1500 block of N. Bowdish.
According to a release from the Spokane County Sheriff’s Office, the victim who had chased after the suspected thieves tried to block the suspect’s vehicle, but the driver backed up and then drove toward the victim, causing him to fear for his safety. The victim then removed and fired his pistol at the suspect’s truck…
The victim was cooperative and later released without charges. The suspect’s truck and the victim’s trailer, excavator, and handgun were all seized as evidence…
Lubbock, TX, October 31, 2022 (EverythingLubbock.com)
A Lubbock man used a gun to defend himself during a vehicle burglary early Monday morning, according to a report from the Lubbock Police Department.
According to the report, the victim told a Lubbock Police officer that he grabbed a firearm after he noticed his vehicle lights turn on around 1:25 a.m.
The victim told police that he confronted two suspects. According to the report, the victim said it looked like one suspect was going to run at him, so he fired a shot into the ground.
Both suspects ran off and were not located, according to the police report.
Philadelphia, PA, October 31, 2022 (NBC Philadelphia)
The first shooting occurred at about 4 p.m. along the 6400 block of Dickens Avenue in Southwest Philadelphia. A man was shot six times in the abdomen by 27-year-old Phan Tran, who allegedly caused a car crash and then an argument leading to gunfire, authorities said…
“Tran is alleged to have caused a crash in which he collided with another vehicle carrying two women and a 5-year-old child,” according to Jane Roh, a spokeswoman for District Attorney Larry Krasner.
Both drivers got out of their vehicles and started arguing, according to the DA’s office. A bystander tried to intervene and “came into physical contact” with Tran, who then allegedly fired at the unnamed bystander, striking him multiple times, Roh said. The man in his 30s was taken to Penn Presbyterian Medical Center in critical condition, according to police.
“The passenger in the other vehicle, also a licensed gun owner, retrieved her firearm and fired a single shot at the defendant, who was not struck,” the release states. Police said both weapons were recovered…
Mansfield, TX, October 31, 2022 (Fort Worth Star-Telegram)
A man was arrested Wednesday after Mansfield police say he was shot and wounded as he attempted to run over a woman during a domestic dispute on a restaurant parking lot…
Mansfield police said the Arlington woman has not been charged at this time…
The shooting occurred just after 7:30 p.m. Monday in the 1700 block of a U.S. 287 frontage road…
Detectives determined that during a domestic dispute McPherson assaulted a 32-year-old and attempted to run her over with his vehicle. Investigators believed the woman pulled out a handgun and shot him once…
