Hammer Down: Armored Car Driver Defends Against Sledgehammer Assault
After exiting his armored car to pick up money at a Chicago currency exchange, the car’s driver was assaulted by an unknown man with a sledgehammer. Though struck in the back and neck with the sledgehammer, the driver was able to draw his weapon and shoot his assailant four times, stopping the incident. Responding police found the suspect near the scene of the crime, bleeding from his bullet wounds. The armored car driver will survive the attack but sustained what are being called life-changing injuries.
Indiana Man Foils Residential Robbery
An unidentified armed man entered a Hammond home at about 7:30 a.m. and announced a robbery. Herding three residents into the basement, where the robber claimed a safe was to be found, the robber was unaware that a fourth person was in the home. That man took up a pistol and, when the robber entered the kitchen from the basement, shot and mortally wounded him, ending the incident. Responding police questioned the defending shooter and other residents, then released them without charges.
Michigan Concealed Carrier Fights Back Against Robbers
Two Detroit men, one carrying under a Michigan concealed carry permit, were accosted outside a convenience store by two men who demanded money. When the permit holder saw a pistol stuck in his face, he knocked the gun away, drew his own pistol and fired on the robbers. In the ensuing exchange, the armed robber was shot multiple times, and the victim’s cousin was shot four times. Both wounded men are expected to recover. Both robbers were arrested.
Armed Texas Citizen Stops Sexual Assault
An Austin man was jogging one evening when he heard a woman screaming nearby. Shining a flashlight in the direction of the screams, he saw a female jogger on her back on the ground with a man on top of her. Drawing his legally carried pistol, the Good Samaritan ordered the attacker off the woman, who immediately got up and put distance between herself and her attacker. When the woman was momentarily between him and the gun, her attacker, naked from the waist down, took that opportunity to run off, taking with him the woman’s shorts and shoes. The assailant was captured the next day sleeping next to a different part of the same jogging trail.
The Austin American Statesman, Texas
New Mexico Convenience Store Clerk Shoots Armed Robber
Hearing about nearby convenience stores being robbed, an Albuquerque woman carried a pistol with her when she was working the late shift at a Circle K. When an armed man entered her store, pointed his pistol at her face and demanded money, the armed clerk drew her own pistol and shot the robber in the torso. The clerk was not charged in the shooting, but her store suspended her for two weeks for carrying a pistol on the job.
KOAT-TV Channel 7, Albuquerque, New Mexico
Washington State Homeowner Captures Wanted Man
Seeing an unknown man standing outside his child’s bedroom window one night, a Marysville homeowner and concealed carry permit holder drew his pistol and confronted the intruder, then held him at gunpoint for responding police. It turned out the intruder had four outstanding warrants for his arrest. Police said the homeowner “did everything right.”
Ohio Taco Bell Employees Defend Against Armed Robber
Two armed and masked men attempted to rob a Cleveland Taco Bell at about 3:30 one morning and were unpleasantly surprised when three of the store employees drew guns and fired on them, killing one robber and putting the second to flight. The dead robber suffered six gunshot wounds; his accomplice was apparently uninjured.
North Carolina Mother Frightens off Two Burglars
A young Gaston County mother of two heard noises coming from the rear of her home. Taking a pistol with her to investigate, she found two men trying to force entry into her home through a glass door. When she displayed the pistol she had with her, the two men fled without further incident.
Illinois Homeowner Shoots Home Invader
A Springfield homeowner heard noises in his house one afternoon and, shortly thereafter, was confronted by an unknown male who had forcibly entered the home. Fortunately, the homeowner, fearing for his life, was able to get to a gun he kept for protection and shoot the invader, who fled the scene. The wounded invader was later apprehended by police when he sought medical attention for his gunshot wound.
The State Journal-Register, Springfield, Illinois
Chicago Homeowner Defends Against Burglar
Hearing strange noises at home one evening, a 60-year-old Chicago man found a crowbar-wielding individual had broken into his home. Fearing for his life, the homeowner took up a legally owned handgun and fired on the intruder several times, wounding him and causing him to flee. Police apprehended the criminal when he sought medical treatment for his gunshot wounds at a local hospital.
The Chicago Sun-Times, Illinois
Florida Octogenarian Scares off Home Invader
Seeing an unknown man break his living room window and attempt entry to his home, an 81-year-old man used a .22 pistol to fire several shots at the burglar, who fled the scene. The homeowner reported fearing for his own safety and that of his wife, who was also home at the time.
The Daytona Beach News-Journal, Florida
