Posts Tagged ‘Self-Defense’
Man Caught in Lie After Holdup
New Orleans, Louisiana – A man was arrested after telling police he’d been the victim of a shooting late Sunday night. According to Jefferson Parish Sheriff’s Office (JPSO) deputies were dispatched to calls reporting gunfire in the area of Dimarco and West Bank Expressway at around 11:10 p.m. When officers arrived, they came into contact…
Read MoreBasile Homeowner Wounds One Intruder, Accomplice Escapes
A homeowner from Basile Louisiana chased away four home invader suspects after he shot one. The homeowner told police he had been awakened in the night after hearing noises coming from a bedroom where a man had climbed through a window and turned on a light. The homeowner opened fire on the intruder, wounding him…
Read MoreKidnapped Victim Fights for Her Life, Rescued By Armed Citizens
Two Good Samaritans are being credited with halting an attempted kidnapping last Wednesday by the Natchitoches Parish Sheriff’s Office. Deputies were notified of the possible kidnapping when a 911 call was placed to report a man on Highway 9 in Campti dragging an unwilling woman to a Chevrolet Silverado pickup truck. After officers arrived and…
Read MoreAfter Seeing Gunman’s Zip Ties, Pharmacist Fights for His Life
A man Police described as thinly built with short hair, attempted to rob Thrift Village Drug Store in Luling, LA. 36-year-old Mark Fisher entered the pharmacy wearing a mask and gloves at around 6 p.m. on Monday. He forced the pharmacist and a clerk at gun point behind the counter, pulling out zip ties to…
Read MoreLSU Players Shoot Man Who Tries to Rob Them
Running back Clyde Edwards-Helaire, and reserve linebacker Jared Small, both players for the college football team LSU, were released after intense police interrogation following a shooting which occurred Saturday afternoon. According to Baton Rouge Police Department (BRPD), the two players were meeting 18-year-old Kobe Johnson to deliver an electronic device he was supposed purchase from…
Read MoreWife Shoots Husband Who Strangled Her
On Friday Jefferson Parish Sheriff’s Office received a call from a woman who claimed to have shot her husband in self-defense. Police responded around 9 p.m. to the Metairie home to find 27-year-old, Ian Mastin, with multiple gunshot wounds which he died from at the scene. According to his 27-year-old wife who was not identified,…
Read MoreNew Orleans Lifts Stun Gun Ban
Now obviously concealed carriers are more often carrying something with a little more punch than a stun gun and you may ask yourself what does this have to do with my carrying capability? Well, a little more than you may think.
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