Gregory Lyle, 33, broke into the home of his ex-girlfriend and assaulted her which resulted in him being shot and killed by another occupant in the home. Cincinnati officials report Lyle had entered through one of the home’s windows just before 2:30 A.M. After being shot, he was pronounced dead at the scene. They also say Lyle had open warrants…
Tulsa Police said a homeowner was alerted someone was trying to get into his house, and when he arrived, the suspect was carrying out some of his belongings. At gunpoint, the homeowner attempted to prevent the suspect from leaving while he called 911. The suspect attacked him with an unknown metal object, and that’s when he fatally shot the intruder…
The Lawton Police Department is investigating a shooting of an alleged burglar by a homeowner after the suspect broke into the home. The homeowner heard the suspect trying to enter his home, eventually breaking into the back door, according to a witness. The suspect was yelled at by the homeowner to leave but was shot after breaking in. He is…
In Tulsa, OK, there was a situation involving a knife that was considered self-defense. An unknown man and Joseph Sexton got into a fight outside a convenience store. No one is sure of the events leading up to the fight and exactly what happened, but Sexton got fatally stabbed. “We don’t really know why the fight was being picked,” Watkins…
This shooting is the first of three self-defense cases in Tulsa on the same day. “There’s a lot of people who claim self-defense,” Tulsa Police Lt. Brandon Watkins said. “That’s usually the first refuge that people go to when they come in, but we look at the evidence. On these three cases, the evidence was compelling.” Early on Thursday, Sept.…
Two recent self-defense shootings both involved the victims not notifying law enforcement of said shooting in a timely fashion. This has influenced Spartanburg County Sheriff Chuck Wright to try and make it law for victims to notify police reasonably quickly. Sheriff Wright says he wants to do this as well so that something good can come out of these unfortunate events.…
A Southfield, Mich. homeowner arrived home about 1:30 AM when he was approached by an armed man demanding money. The suspect timed his attack so that he could enter the home with the victim. He fired on the homeowner after he was in the house, but the victim was able to get to his gun to return fire. The suspect…
An Atlanta man was leaving a grocery store when he noticed two men breaking into his car. The man confronted the suspects, and unfortunately, the situation escalated, and the man ended up exchanging shots with one of the suspects. One of the suspects was hit and died at the scene. The other fired shots as he was fleeing. He was…
According to Houston police, Anthony Carr, 35, was fatally shot by a woman whom he shared a dating history after breaking into her apartment after midnight. The 22-year-old woman was on the phone with police when Carr entered her home. She shot Carr multiple times and rendered aid afterward, but Carr was pronounced dead after being transported to Ben Taub…
About 12:30 AM in front of a Philadelphia McDonald’s a man got out of his car and began approaching another man in a Camaro. The Camaro driver fired at the man with the bat striking him in the head, killing him. The Camaro driver fled the scene before police arrived. Of course, police are looking for the Camaro driver and…