You won't see these stories in the MAIN STREAM MEDIA and I'm sure you can figure why.
1) On February 12, 2007, a lone gunman, Sulejman Talovic,
opened fire at the crowded Trolley Square shopping mall, killing five
bystanders. Armed with a shotgun with a pistol grip, a 38-caliber
handgun with rubber grips, and a backpack full of ammunition, he set
forth on his rampage through the mall.
But he did not get as far as he had hoped. He was stopped by
off-duty police officer Kenneth Hammond of the Ogden City Police
Department, who was at Trolley Square having an early Valentine’s Day
dinner with his pregnant wife. When they heard shots, she called 911 and
he drew his weapon and confronted Talovic.
He was joined by Sgt. Andrew Oblad of the Salt Lake City Police
Department. They pinned down Talovic, stopping further deaths, until a
SWAT team from the Salt Lake City Police Department killed him.
Hammond, a man with a weapon, was credited with saving “countless lives.”
2) That's right. There was not a mass killing spree
in Atlanta on Thursday, but there could have been. We'll never know --
and thankfully so, because an armed guard stepped in.
As reported by USA Today, "A 14-year-old student was shot at an
Atlanta middle school Thursday afternoon, and another student was taken
into custody, police said."
An armed guard disarmed the shooter moments after the 1:50 p.m.
shooting in a courtyard at the Price Middle School in southeast Atlanta.
Atlanta Public Schools public information officer Steve Alford said
the teen's wound was more toward the back of the neck, WXIA-TV reported.
An armed off-duty Atlanta police officer who works at the school subdued the shooter and had him drop his weapon, Police Chief George Turner said.
3) Over the past couple days we've been hearing a
whole lot about deadly rampages that have occurred throughout America,
but what we haven't heard much about are the deadly rampages that have
been prevented thanks to armed, trained, responsible security and
citizens. Yesterday in San Antonio, an off-duty police officer prevented mass murder after taking out a gunman before he could kill anyone.
Gunfire erupted at the Mayan Palace Theatre on Southwest Military
Sunday night just before 9:30 pm. This shooting comes just days after a
deadly rampage at a school in Connecticut and sparks memories of the
mass slaying at a movie theater in Aurora, Colo.
Investigators tell News 4 WOAI the gunman is 19-year-old Jesus
Manuel Garcia. They say he worked at the China Garden restaurant right
next to the Mayan Palace Theater. Police say Garcia opened fire at China
Garden because of relationship problems with his girlfriend who also
worked at the restaurant, although she was not present at the time.
Officers explain that Garcia then continued to fire his weapon across
the parking lot and into the theater. Garcia even opened fire on a San
Antonio Police Department patrol car explained Detective Lou Antu,
spokesman for the Bexar County Sherriff's Office.
“Everybody was just coming out of the side of the theater, running
out the emergency exits. And everyone was screaming and running,”
explained a moviegoer named Megan.
Garcia was finally stopped by a deputy who was working an off-duty job at the theater. The deputy shot Garcia four times.
4) Nick Meli is emotionally drained. The
22-year-old was at Clackamas Town Center with a friend and her baby when
a masked man opened fire.
"I heard three shots and turned and looked at Casey and said, 'are you serious?,'" he said.
The friend and baby hit the floor. Meli, who has a concealed carry permit, positioned himself behind a pillar.
"He was working on his rifle," said Meli. "He kept pulling the charging handle and hitting the side."
The break in gunfire allowed Meli to pull out his own gun, but he never took his eyes off the shooter.
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Meli took cover inside a nearby store. He never pulled the trigger. He stands by that decision.
"I'm not beating myself up cause I didn't shoot him," said Meli. "I know after he saw me, I think the last shot he fired was the one he used on himself."
5) A Texas burglary suspect dialed 911 early Tuesday morning to report that an armed homeowner was threatening to shoot him, MyFoxDFW.com reported.
James Gerow, the homeowner, told the station that he awoke and
discovered a man wearing a dark hoodie inside his Springtown, Texas
home. Springtown is a small city Northwest of Fort Worth.
Gerow grabbed his gun and followed the man out to a truck in his driveway.
With gun in hand, Gerow convinced the man to drop his keys. He told his wife to call 911 and waited for deputies to arrive.
6) On January 19th, an elderly homeowner in MO was
forced to defend himself when a 30 year old suspect broke into his home
and assaulted him.
The homeowner fired a shot at the intruder, striking him in the arm.
The suspect then fled the scene, but was captured by police after a brief manhunt.
The homeowner was taken to the hospital for treatment of the
injuries he sustained in the assault. The homeowner had to be airlifted
to a second hospital for head injuries.
The suspect is charged with 1st degree assault and 1st degree burglary.
7) There were frightening moments for a Loganville
family forced to fight back against a robber chasing them in their own
home Friday afternoon.
CBS Atlanta News has uncovered new details regarding a home invasion in Loganville on Friday.
Walton County investigators said the homeowner involved wasn't the
only target and released the chilling 911 call from the incident.
A mom and her twin 9-year-old children tried hiding near the attic - but the crook wouldn't back down.
Police say the crook was armed with a crow bar and the terrified woman inside the home opened fire on the crook, striking him five times.
8) According to The Associated Press, a 14-year-old
Phoenix boy shot an armed intruder who broke into his home at
approximately 4:30 p.m. Saturday, June 23. At that time, the boy was
babysitting his younger siblings, ages eight, 12 and 12.
The incident started with a woman ringing the doorbell to the
residence. Since the boy didn’t recognize the woman, he refused to open
the door.
A short time later, the boy heard a loud bang, which he correctly
assumed was someone attempting to force entry through the door. The boy
gathered his siblings and hurried them upstairs as he armed himself with
a handgun from his parent’s bedroom.
From the top of the stairs, the boy saw a man break open the front door. When the man pointed a gun at the boy, the boy shot the man. The man did not fire his weapon.
9) The 53-year-old woman, who is also a veteran
private school counselor, was alone at the time of the Wednesday morning
attack. She lives on East Mount Tabor Circle in Duluth.
The woman was getting out of the shower when she was met by a
strange man with a kitchen knife, police said. They said there was a
struggle in the bathroom, and she fell in the tub. Police later
identified the man as Israel Perez Puentes, a Cuban national who lived
in Alpharetta.
"The male was armed with a kitchen knife, a struggle ensued between
the two of them. She fell in the bathtub injuring herself," Gwinnett
police spokesman Edwin Ritter said.
The woman tried to fight the man off with a shower rod, and he
forced her into her bedroom, police said. They said she told her
attacker she had money in the room. But she grabbed a .22-caliber handgun and shot the man nine times, police said.
Police said the man ran out of a back door and collapsed in the
yard. He later died at the Gwinnett Medical Center. The victim, who was
injured in the scuffle, was also taken to the hospital for treatment of
non-life-threatening injuries. Police have not released her name.
10) Monica Jones said Thursday she was more angry than afraid when she rushed to the aid of a screaming neighbor girl, pointed a shotgun at a man who had allegedly ripped off the youngster's clothes, and warned: ''Stay put or I'll shoot.''
''You don't think about getting hurt,'' Ms. Jones, a mother of
three, said in an interview. ''If someone is getting hurt, I can't close
my door.''
Police credit Ms. Jones' quick action with preventing the 12-year-old girl from being raped.
''She's a heroine,'' said police Capt. Robert Richters. ''She did an outstanding job - simply outstanding.''
But Ms. Jones, 28, said her actions under the circumstances were only normal.
''I wasn't going to stand back and let this man take this child and
do awful things to her,'' she said. ''She wasn't nothing but a baby. If
she were my child, I would hope somebody would be there to save her.''
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