Arlington, Virginia, January 1, 2025 (ARLnow.com)
Police were dispatched to the Rixey building at the Marymount University Ballston campus just after 1 a.m. for a report of a person with a gun on an upper floor of the building. That floor is used for short-term rentals by an “apartment hotel” service, according to scanner traffic…
Arlington County police say they determined that the suspect, a 21-year-old D.C. man, fired the first shot after a verbal dispute with a group of people “inside a common area of a residential building.” Someone then fired back, striking the suspect, who was later arrested after being treated at the hospital…
Warsaw, Missouri, January 3, 2025 (KY3, KRMS Radio)
According to Benton County Sheriff Eric Knox, the incident happened at the Lake Hills Motel on Highway 83…
A preliminary investigation determined that a verbal conflict escalated between 55-year-olds Shawn Murphy, of Illinois, and Kevin Noland, of Warsaw. Noland was pronounced dead at the scene from a stab wound believed to have been inflicted by Murphy.
Another subject, 61-year-old Roger Hurr also from Warsaw, intervened reportedly shooting Murphy in the leg. Murphy was taken from the scene and treated before being booked into the Benton County Jail where he is being held without bond.
Hurr was questioned about the incident and released pending the investigation…
KY3 Staff, “Warsaw, Mo. man killed in stabbing and shooting incident at a motel,” KY3, January 3, 2025.
KRMS Radio Staff, “First-Degree Murder Charge Filed after Incident in Benton County,” KRMS Radio, January 4, 2025.
Chicago, Illinois, January 4, 2025 (WGN-TV)
Chicago police said the incident allegedly unfolded around 9 am. at a business in the 100 block of West 87th Street in Chatham. Officers did not disclose what specific business was hit.
According to police, the victim, a 29-year-old man who was working at the business, was approached by three male offenders who entered the business and began demanding property after pulling out guns.
Officers said the offenders then stole an unknown amount of cash and fled through the backdoor of the business. But during the group’s escape, an unknown individual opened fire on them, striking one of them in the leg.
The injured suspect was later taken into custody by responding officers and one gun was recovered on the scene…
Gabriel Castillo, “Suspect injured during armed robbery on South Side,” WGN-TV, January 4, 2025.
Tifton, Georgia, January 5, 2025 (WALB)
On Jan. 13, a grand jury voted to not indict Robert G. Wright, 24, who was previously charged with aggravated assault and aggravated battery in connection to the shooting, according to a release.
WALB previously reported that Wright was arrested and charged after shooting Keith King, 42, after King approached him in the parking lot following a near collision at the intersection of Highway 82 and McCormick Drive.
After the near collision, King followed Wright into the Walmart parking lot, exited his vehicle, and approached Wright’s car. Wright then drew a pistol and fired multiple times at King.
The grand jury, having carefully considered the evidence presented, determined that the actions of the individual were consistent with Georgia’s “Stand Your Ground” law, which permits the use of force in self-defense under certain circumstances. Law enforcement agencies involved in the investigation have also concluded that the shooting was justified as an act of self-defense, according to the District Attorney’s Office.
Based on surveillance video recovered by law enforcement, Wright dropped off his girlfriend at Walmart where she works, and then attempted to leave.
Wright had his one-year-old daughter in the car at the time of the incident, according to the release.
Using his truck, King partially blocked Wright’s vehicle from leaving, and then King exited his vehicle and approached Wright’s car in a threatening manner while yelling obscenities.
Wright then drew a pistol and fired at King several times, striking King at least three times.
Wright then parked his vehicle and attempted to make contact with his girlfriend.
According to the release, after realizing that he still had his pistol in his hand, he secured it back in his vehicle and then called 911 to report the shooting.
Wright stayed on-scene and cooperated fully with law enforcement, stating he felt he had no other choice than to shoot King to protect himself and his daughter…
Raleigh, North Carolina, January 5, 2025 (FOX 8)
The shooting was reported just after 8:50 p.m. along Arrow Road at the Red Roof Inn, according to the Raleigh Police Department.
The incident involved a man whose car was in the Red Roof Inn parking lot, police said. A 17-year-old boy with a gun tried to carjack the man’s sedan and fired at least one shot during the incident, according to police.
However, the would-be victim was also armed and fired back — hitting the teenage suspect, Raleigh police said.
The teen who was shot was taken to WakeMed for treatment of injuries that are not believed to be life-threatening, a Raleigh officer said. The would-be victim in the carjacking attempt was not injured…
Spokane, Washington, January 5, 2025 (KXLY.com, The Spokesman-Review)
One man shot another man in what police believed was self-defense earlier this week in the Logan Neighborhood…
The shooting occurred on E. Illinois Avenue and N. Perry Street around 9 p.m.
SPD says one person was shot in an apparent disagreement at the pumps…
The man who was shot was taken to the hospital with injuries that were not life-threatening. He was also cited on suspicion of disorderly conduct, Strassenberg said.
Rob King, “Person shot at NomNom station in Logan neighborhood,” KXLY.com, January 6, 2025.
Garrett Cabeza, “Self-defense shooting in Logan Neighborhood lands man in hospital,” The Spokesman-Review, January 10, 2025.
Seminole County, Florida, January 5, 2025 (ClickOrlando.com)
The shooting happened just after 2 a.m. Sunday at the Notting Hill Condominiums, just south of Lake Mary Boulevard, west of Interstate 4…
The sheriff’s office said the suspected shooter remained at the scene after the incident and told officials he had been involved in an argument with the man. When the suspected shooter tried to leave, he was followed by the man to his vehicle where he was attacked.
In fear for his safety, the suspected shooter retrieved a firearm and opened fire, striking the man and woman who tried to break up the fight inside the suspected shooter’s vehicle, the sheriff’s office says…
After consulting with the State Attorney’s office, the sheriff’s office said the shooting is believed to be self-defense. No charges have been filed at this time…
Mountlake Terrace, Washington, January 9, 2025 (MLT News)
A vehicle theft suspect ended up at Swedish Edmonds Hospital after being shot by the truck owner’s relative while leaving the scene in the 23000 block of Lakeview Drive in Mountlake Terrace Thursday morning.
Mountlake Terrace Police Cmdr. Scott King said the suspect was in the process of stealing a truck around 4:30 a.m. Thursday and was confronted by the truck owner’s relative. The thief pointed a pistol at the relative in response, but the relative was also armed with a handgun and fired at the suspect…
“A short time later, we received a report of a subject at Swedish Edmonds with gunshot wounds,” King said. “Investigators were able to determine this subject was the person who stole the truck.”…
Memphis, Tennessee, January 10, 2025 (WREG)
The MPD responded to a call at Gordin’s Foods & Butcher Shoppe on Thomas Street around 11:15 a.m., where a store manager told police that three men walked out of the business with a cart full of food.
He said he followed the men outside, grabbed the grocery cart, and tried to take the stolen merchandise as the suspects entered a van.
Reports say a man, identified as 33-year-old Robby Wooten, then got out of the van with a handgun, fired a shot into the air, and threatened to kill the store manager.
The victim reportedly fell to the ground and Wooten pointed the gun at him, but the victim pulled out his own gun and fired shots at the suspect.
Another suspect, identified as Dustin Fultz, 22, tried to take the victim’s gun, but police say the victim was able to fight him off. The suspects then fled the area in the van…
Brooklyn, New York, January 11, 2025 (New York Daily News, New York Post)
A man was fatally shot in a Carroll Gardens park Saturday morning, police said…
A licensed gun owner who fatally shot a young man in a Brooklyn park in the dead of night claims he was acting in self defense after the 23-year-old victim tried to rob him at knife point, police sources said Tuesday.
The shooter told detectives he was walking through Carroll Park on President St. near Smith St. in Carroll Gardens around 2:45 a.m. Saturday when Jordan Dillard put him in a chokehold, and with a knife to his neck, demanded he hand over cash, law enforcement sources told the Daily News.
The two men fought until the would-be robbery victim, who has a concealed carry permit, whipped out a registered gun and shot the assailant in the torso. A knife was recovered at the scene; there’s no indication Dillard and the gunman knew each other, according to the sources.
The Brooklyn District Attorney’s office is still investigating, but it is not believed the gunman will be charged in Dillard’s death, The News has learned…
Roni Jacobson, John Annese, Elizabeth Keogh, and Ellen Moynihan, “Gunman claims self-defense in deadly clash at Brooklyn park, no charges likely: sources,” New York Daily News, January 14, 2025.
Tina Moore, “Man fatally shot inside NYC park as shooter remains on the loose: NYPD,” New York Post, January 11, 2025.
Omaha, Nebraska, January 12, 2025 (Omaha World-Herald)
Kleine said the man was acting in self-defense and saving the lives of others when he shot and killed Brandon Jones around 3 a.m. near 24th and Binney Streets.
According to Kleine, Jones was asked by management to leave the club. Jones angrily left the club. He got a gun, went back to the club, brandished the gun and started firing it while making threats, Kleine said. Kleine added Jones’ gunfire hit several people.
The man, whom Kleine declined to identify, returned fire, striking and ultimately killing Jones outside the club, which had a large crowd of people inside. Jones was pronounced dead at the Nebraska Medical Center. Blood stains could be seen as recently as Tuesday on the sidewalk in front of and near the club…
Were it not for the man’s actions, Kleine inferred that perhaps more people would have been shot.
“He was actually protecting everybody that was at that location,” Kleine said…
Pell City, Alabama, January 12, 2025 (WBRC)
A 44-year-old armed man from Hale County was shot and killed Jan. 12 during a robbery.
The St. Clair County Sheriff’s Department says Timothy Jones went into the Shell gas station in Cropwell around 4:30 a.m. with a knife. He was shot and killed by the clerk…
Indianapolis, Indiana, January 15, 2025 (FOX 59)
Indianapolis Metropolitan police were dispatched to the 5700 block of West 86th Street around 5:40 a.m. for a reported robbery and a shots fired run…
According to Tommy Thompson, a public information officer for IMPD, the man and one other suspect attempted to rob a person in the vicinity. The victim was able to get away and reported the incident.
The suspects then targeted another person in a second robbery, police said, and their target was armed. The individual fired shots, later causing the death of one of the would-be thieves. The other suspect ran away from the area and remains at large.
Investigators recovered a knife from the scene.
Police said both victims of the attempted robberies were cooperating with detectives…
San Antonio, Texas, January 15, 2025 (NEWS 4 San Antonio)
Around 10:50 a.m. on Wednesday, Jan. 15, police were called to the scene of a shooting at an apartment complex near the corner of Goliad Road and Utopia Lane on the South East side…
According to witnesses at the scene, Ortiz had allegedly been walking around the complex’s parking lot, peering into car windows, when he was confronted by the complex manager and two workers.
Prtiz would allegedly attack one of the workers, pushing him to the ground and striking him in the face.
When confronted by a resident, he would allegedly produce a knife and a “taser.” The resident produce a handgun.
Despite initially attempting to flee, the suspect allegedly stopped and turned around as the resident was in pursuit, and allegedly postured as to stab or stun the resident, prompting them to open fire.
Although initially detained by police, no charges were anticipated against the apartment complex resident…
West Palm Beach, Florida, January 17, 2025 (WPTV)
The shooting took place Friday just after 11:30 a.m. at Coastal Metal, located at 9040 Belvedere Road near Royal Palm Beach…
The supervisor of the warehouse told detectives that Morgan was a welder and Edwards was his assistant.
“Edwards was not showing up to work on time or at all and would be fired,” the report said.
According to the supervisor, Morgan and Edwards “got along fine” and there had been “no issues between them,” the affidavit said. The supervisor also said that he spotted both men earlier in the day and “everything appeared normal.”
However, later on, the supervisor said he was in his upstairs office and heard multiple gunshots, prompting him to grab his firearm and head downstairs to the location of the shooting.
He told detectives he got to their workstation and saw Edwards holding a firearm and standing over Morgan while attempting to reload the weapon. The supervisor said he told Edwards to drop the gun while he and other employees pushed the suspect to the ground and called 911…
Edwards is facing a charge of first-degree murder and a charge of aggravated battery with a deadly weapon…
Houston, Texas, January 17, 2025 (KHOU 11)
The Houston Police Department said this happened around 9:30 p.m. when a man in his 40s was aggressively driving a truck and swerving in and out of traffic. At some point, HPD said the man zeroed in on a car driven by a 20-year-old man. The 20-year-old man also had his pregnant girlfriend in the car…
Police said the 20-year-old driver again tried to get away from the aggressive driver, but the truck drove into the oncoming traffic lanes to swerve in front of him and block them. That’s when HPD said the truck driver got out and ran toward the car with his hands near his pocket. Police said the 20-year-old driver feared for his life and opened fire through the front windshield and through the side of the car, hitting the aggressive driver in the torso, arm and leg.
According to HPD, the 20-year-old driver used to be a security guard and had handcuffs on him. He detained the other driver and contacted police. HPD said he was fully cooperating with investigators…
HPD said no charges have been filed against the shooter. The shooter and his pregnant passenger were not hurt in the incident. It’s unclear whether the truck driver will face charges.
Chicago, Illinois, January 20, 2025 (ABC7 Chicago)
The shooting happened at about 9 p.m. in the 7200-block of S. South Shore Drive, according to Chicago police.
A man, 30, was outside when he got into an argument with another man who was inside a car.
At one point, the man in the car showed the 30-year-old a handgun, police said.
That’s when the 30-year-old, who as an Illinois Concealed Carry License, reportedly shot the man in the chest…
Houston, Texas, January 20, 2025 (Medium)
A robbery attempt at a business located in a strip mall at 1570 South Dairy Ashford Road ended in a fatal shooting early Monday morning, January 20, 2025. The incident occurred around 5:10 a.m. and remains under investigation…
Investigators reported that two armed suspects entered the business, attempting to commit a robbery. During the attempted crime, a shootout ensued between the suspects and employees of the business. One of the suspects was fatally shot, while the other fled the scene on foot. No injuries were reported among the employees…
Miami, Florida, January 21, 2025 (local10.com)
According to MDSO, deputies responded to the parking lot of Club Climaxx, located at 12001 NW 27th Ave., at about 2:11 a.m. after receiving reports about a shooting…
“The preliminary information indicates the decedent provoked a physical altercation with the victim, and there was an exchange of gunfire,” an MDSO spokesperson said in an email to Local 10 News. “The victim is out of surgery and in stable condition.”…
Casper, Wyoming, January 22, 2025 (Cowboy State Daily)
Sheriff’s office spokesperson Kiera Hett said deputies responded to a business off of Six Mile Road and near U.S. Highway 20/26 just after 7:30 p.m. on a report of a physical altercation between two men at the same company, and that one man fired a single shot at the other in “self defense.”…
The man who fired the shot was detained, interviewed and released, she added.
Hett said she did not have a condition on the victim as of Thursday, but that he was “critical” on Wednesday night. She said the man who fired the shot had a valid concealed carry permit for a handgun…
She said the investigation remains active and as of Thursday no arrest has been made…
Knoxville, Tennessee, January 23, 2025 (WATE)
According to KPD, officers responded to 200 E. Magnolia Avenue Thursday around 6:15 a.m. There, they found that a man, identified as Travis Bullock, 43, had been shot. Bullock was taken to UT Medical Center with injuries that were not believed to be life-threatening.
Based on their investigation, officers believe Bullock smashed a car window with a golf club near Knox Rail Salvage. A 24-year-old man heard the window being smashed and confronted him.
KPD said Bullock then allegedly struck the man with a golf club, and the man then shot Bullock…
Rapid City, South Dakota, January 24, 2025 (KOTA TV)
Rapid City Police were called to a convenience store off 701 East Saint Patrick Street for a report of an attempted robbery on Jan. 24 around 10:45 p.m.
Police say the suspect, 25-year-old Konrad Featherman of Rapid City, entered the store and attempted to steal merchandise.
RCPD says a worker confronted Featherman who brandished a knife.
Authorities later found out that a bystander pulled out a pistol to detain the suspect until police arrived at the location…
Jacob Fitzgerald, “Armed robbery foiled by a bystander,” KOTA TV, January 27, 2025.
Seffner, Florida, January 24, 2025 (FOX 13 Tampa Bay, Spectrum News)
According to HCSO, firefighters responded to a fire call around 6 a.m. Friday in the area of Robson Ave. in Seffner.
Deputies said when an arson investigator with Hillsborough County Fire Rescue arrived on the scene, a man near the fires tried to fight the investigator…
Also, forced to protect himself, the investigator drew his gun and held the suspect at gunpoint until deputies from the Hillsborough County Sheriff’s Office arrived and secured the area…
There were no injuries…
Ryan Burkett, “Man arrested after trying to fight arson investigator at scene of fire: HCSO,” FOX 13 Tampa Bay, January 24, 2025.
Spectrum News Staff, “Deputies: Man arrested after attacking arson investigator at Seffner fire,” Spectrum News, January 24, 2025.
Marrero, Louisiana, January 26, 2025 (FOX 8)
The shooting happened around 4:29 a.m. at a business in the 5600 block of Fourth Street. Authorities identified the suspected robber as 45-year-old Terrell Miles of Harvey.
Miles, wearing a ski mask and gloves, reportedly brandished a gun and demanded money from the bar while going behind the counter, the sheriff’s office says. After obtaining an unknown amount of cash, a patron armed with a gun intervened, shooting Miles in the stomach “in defense of others,” according to JPSO spokesperson Sgt. Brandon Veal.
No other injuries were reported…
The patron who fired at Miles is not facing criminal charges at this time.
Kansas City, Missouri, January 26, 2025 (KCTV 5)
A cashier has been credited with saving the lives of a handful of customers in a Kansas City corner store after he shot a man attempting to stab him…
A probable cause statement filed by the Kansas City Police Department indicated that just before 5:45 p.m. on Sunday, law enforcement officials were called to a Downtown Market, a corner store near 11th and Grand Blvd., with reports of a shooting…
The store manager reported that Webb had jumped over the counter and tried to stab him before he shot Webb in self-defense. Store security footage corroborated the chain of events.
During the incident, investigators said multiple customers, including an 8-year-old, barricaded themselves in a back room. One witness, armed with a gun, stood guard. After the incident was over, the child’s father said the store manager had saved their lives…
Stockton, California, January 27, 2025 (FOX 40)
According to police, officers responded to reports of gunshots near the intersection of West Poplar Street and N Commerce Street around 9 p.m…
According to police, officers detained a 32-year-old man in connection with the shooting and then later released him.
After further investigation, the police department said the shooting is being classified as a self-defense case…
Jacque Porter, “Police treating fatal Stockton shooting as self defense,” FOX 40, January 28, 2025.
Memphis, Tennessee, January 29, 2025 (FOX13 Memphis News)
Memphis Police (MPD) said it all started just after 3:30 a.m. at Twins Food Market, located near the corner of Manassas Street and Jackson Avenue. Two men went inside the store trying to rob it, police said.
At some point, one of the would-be robbers pushed the clerk to the ground and punched him, MPD said. The suspect then tried to take the clerk’s gun, which led to the clerk firing a shot.
The gunfire struck the suspect, MPD said…
Police said that both suspects were in custody.
Atlanta, Georgia, January 29, 2025 (FOX 5 Atlanta)
A shooting at the Dunkin’ in the 2400 block of Piedmont Road NE in Buckhead is under investigation.
The incident appears to have happened around 7:30 a.m. Wednesday.
According to an employee, an individual was acting aggressively inside the store before shots were fired.
Police say Tyree Freeman, 24, was grazed by a bullet. They said he was then charged with simple battery and taken to the Fulton County Jail.
Atlanta police say that Freeman was an employee at the doughnut shop and was the “primary aggressor” in the incident. Investigators are considering the shooting a “self-defense incident.”…
Albuquerque, New Mexico, January 29, 2025 (KRQE)
The Albuquerque Police Department said 14-year-old Alonzo Sanderson was killed overnight after they said he and a friend tried to rob a woman and shot her at an apartment complex on Tramway Blvd. According to APD, the woman’s husband shot back killing Sanderson. The shooting is being investigated as a justifiable homicide.
According to police, Sanderson was with a group of teens who were in a white vehicle approaching the couple in a blue Jeep. The victims said Sanderson approached them on the passenger side window with two guns. Another teen, identified as Jeriah Salas, opened the rear passenger door with a gun. That’s when they heard gunshots and the husband shot back multiple times at the teens…
Salas was charged with attempt to commit an armed robbery with a deadly weapon, aggravated battery, and assault with a deadly weapon among other charges…
Miami, Florida, January 30, 2025 (NBC Miami)
Police responded to a call on the 1300 block of Northeast Miami Court, near the Adrienne Arscht Performing Arts Center about 7 p.m. Thursday.
Investigators say Edel Perez Rodriguez was armed with a knife and lunged at a second man, stabbing him in the arm…
The man who was stabbed was taking steps backward, appearing to retreat, while Rodriguez kept approaching him.
That’s when police say the victim shot Rodriguez once in the arm…
Investigators went there, interviewed Rodriguez, and then arrested him. He faces one count of attempted murder.
Police have not released the name of the man who fired the gun. He is not expected to be charged with a crime.
Steve Litz, “Video shows man shooting attacker in downtown Miami,” NBC Miami, January 31, 2025.
Chicago, Illinois, January 31, 2025 (ABC 7 Chicago)
Police said the shootout happened around 5:15 a.m. just steps away from DRW College Prep charter high school in the Homan Square neighborhood…
A 28-year-old man working as a garbage truck driver was outside in the 900-block of South Homan Avenue when two other men approached him, took out a gun and announced a robbery, police said.
Police said that’s when an exchange of gunfire ensued between the suspects and the victim, who has a valid FOID card and CCL.
One of the suspects, 42, suffered a gunshot wound to the head and was pronounced dead on the scene. The other suspect, 20, suffered a gunshot wound to the neck and was taken to Mt. Sinai Hospital in critical condition.
The victim was uninjured but taken to St. Anthony Hospital in good condition for an evaluation…
