We all know how prevalent crime is, how often criminal acts are never solved, and these days, more and more suspects are repeating their crimes simply by being released from custody. I know.
But ordinary people are still defending themselves and fighting back. People with courage and strength and faith, good people with guns and guts. Check out his 15 stories of ordinary people who risked their lives and turned the tables on violent criminals last year.
Thief who threatened to shoot liquor store owner quickly changed his mind after victim pulled out his own gun
Video shows the suspect pointing a gun at the owner of Cousins Liquor Store in Fountain Valley, Calif., on Aug. 16.Jaco Sadek He told KABC TV. He remained calm because he had been robbed at gunpoint before.
Sadek also had some firepower at his disposal, and when he reached under the counter, grabbed his own gun and pointed it at the suspect, it was game over. The scammer ran out of the store.
Attempted carjacking victim uses guts and strength to gain advantage over gun-wielding 18-year-old suspect
Image source: Shelby County (Tennessee) Sheriff’s Office
The victim said the suspect, identified as 18-year-old Derion Turner, pointed a gun at her and demanded her 2022 Dodge Charger at a southwest Memphis gas station late on the night of Sept. 3, the victim said. WREG-TV reported. The victim told police he grabbed the suspect from behind, took his gun, and held him to the ground until police arrived.
A Phil-N-Go manager told WREG he wasn’t surprised to hear the suspect was 18 years old. “They’re getting younger and younger.”
Taxi driver shoots dead scammer after trying to rob him
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On the morning of August 21, a taxi driver in Metairie, Louisiana, shot and killed a man he was trying to rob. WWL TV reportedwas quoted. Times-Picayune | New Orleans Law Defender.
Lt. Jason Ribalde, a spokesman for the Jefferson Parish Sheriff’s Office, told NOLA that the death of 23-year-old Gerald Pope, who was shot multiple times, is classified as a justifiable homicide and the taxi driver will not face criminal charges. . Ribalde also said Pope is suspected of robbing two other drivers for the same taxi company.
Armed Texas man delivers hot smoking justice to perpetrator who beat elderly patron unconscious at barbecue restaurant: Police
On August 14th, a man allegedly harassed multiple customers at Woody’s Smokehouse in Centerville, Texas. The assailant, later identified as Houston resident Kevin Craig Anderson, reportedly went to the bathroom and punched the elderly man unconscious, then continued to physically attack him. The victim was sitting on the floor.
Another man also tried to help the elderly victim, but was also pushed to the ground and punched. But he also had a license to carry, and was almost fully licensed. The good guy pulled out a gun and shot Anderson twice in the arm, after which Anderson fled the barbecue restaurant. Police found him in his car on the shoulder of the highway.
Two hapless teenage carjackers choose a victim who decides to fight back, but the thugs don’t have the stomach to stay.
Police say the man parked his car in the 1000 block of Race Street in Philadelphia just before 4 p.m. on May 7, got out of his car and started walking. Said. Police said the suspects quickly followed him, took the keys from his hands and ran back to his car, adding that one of the suspects got into his car and attempted to drive away.
However, the victim was not willing to part with his property without a fight. Police said they removed one suspect from the vehicle, recovered the keys, and both suspects fled on foot.
Store clerk shoots armed crook who tried to rob 7-Eleven – bad guys don’t stop there
Late at night on July 14th, San Antonio police say a 7-Eleven clerk opened fire on a man who was trying to rob the store. told KSATTV. Police told the station the suspect was armed with a gun and demanded cash from the cash register. However, police told KSAT, adding that the store clerk pulled a gun himself, a gunfight ensued, and the suspect fled.
Police told the station they believed the store employee (who was not injured) had shot the suspect, but they did not find the suspect after a search.
Would-be car robbers in Chicago end up targeting an undercover trucker who pulls out his own gun and fires back, injuring one suspect.
WBBM-TV reported The incident happened on the night of May 28 outside a clothing store on Chicago’s southwest side, police said. Two suspects approached the 24-year-old victim, after which one suspect pulled out a handgun and fired. WLS-TV reported. But the victim, who police say has a valid firearms identification card and a concealed carry permit, fired back and shot one of the suspects in the thigh, police told WLS. Told. Police added to WLS that the two suspects were arrested Sunday night.
A man allegedly held a gun to the head of a rideshare driver during an attempted carjacking, but the victim, a concealed carrier, eventually outmaneuvered the suspect and fired the gun.
Image source: Cook County Sheriff’s Office
Shortly after midnight on Aug. 12, a 26-year-old rideshare driver picked up 20-year-old Darrick Benson and a female juvenile in Chicago, Assistant State’s Attorney John Kyle said at Benson’s bail hearing. Stated. CWB Chicago reported.
According to the newspaper, Benson pulled a gun from the back seat and pointed it at the driver’s head, when the girl in the back seat tapped the driver’s right pants pocket.
Kyle said the driver, a concealed carry license holder, slowed the SUV, jumped out, pulled a gun from his left pants pocket and fired three shots at the attackers. Benson fought back and tried to drive the SUV, but the key fob, which was in the passenger’s pocket, was out of range and could not be operated, Kyle said. The two men fled, but police found them both suffering from gunshot wounds.
Looks like a would-be armed robber picked the wrong victim – man with his own gun blows away suspect
philadelphia authorities told WTXF-TV Just before 7 p.m. on April 25, a gunman pointed a gun at a 25-year-old man, but the victim armed himself and shot and killed the assailant. The department added that the victim, who had a permit to carry, pulled out a gun, fired at least 10 shots, and remained at the scene after the shooting.
The robbery suspect was taken to Einstein Medical Center, where he was pronounced dead a short time later. WPVI-TV reported..
“What should you do if you have a legal weapon and someone is trying to rob you?” West Oak Lane resident Gail Worrell asked WPVI. “You can’t sit there and let someone kill you.”
Armed pizza delivery man gives gun-toting would-be carjackers a taste of their own medicine
On July 18, Philadelphia Police Chief Scott Small said two masked men with guns attacked a 21-year-old delivery worker who was dropping off food in an apartment complex parking lot about one minute after midnight. approached before. told WCAU-TV.
“He had been carjacked and robbed,” Small told police. But it didn’t last long.
Small told WCAU that the licensed driver confronted one of the suspects and fired two shots, one of which hit the suspect. His delivery driver told police there was a gunfight between him and the suspect who was shot. KYW-TV reportedadding that the delivery driver was not hit.
Authorities told KYW that one of the suspects fled into Springfield Township, adding that the suspect who was shot tried to run away but was captured and taken to the hospital for surgery.
A gun-wielding Good Samaritan saved a life a day after a robber pistol-whipped a Family Dollar clerk and stole cash, police say.
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According to Fort Lauderdale Police, on Sept. 13 around 10 p.m., 20-year-old Nicholas Richard Lee Diaz and another man walked into the Family Dollar store as the store clerk was closing the store. WPLG-TV reported –Deas then pointed the stolen gun at the clerk and said, “Give me your money back or I’ll kill you.”
Police said the employee took the two to a safe, where Deese’s accomplice stuffed about $1,200 into a bag, and the police report states Deese hit the employee in the back of the neck and elbow. It added that it was written that he was pistol-whipped.
Citing a police report, the department said a man who was closing up his store at the shopping center heard what was going on, went inside the Family Dollar, saw Dees holding a gun and shot himself. He said he pulled out a gun and ordered Deese to do so. He drops his weapon and falls to the ground. WPLG reported that Deas did just that.
The other suspect fled, but the business owner intervened and held Dees to the ground until officers arrived and arrested him, according to the police report.
