Houston, Texas



From Houston's Click2Houston.com of May 4, 2004

Gunfire Erupts During Rice Village Store Robbery



No Reports Of Injuries



Gunfire rang out during an apparent robbery at a Rice Village jewelry store Tuesday afternoon, News2Houston reported.



The owner apparently fired one shot after two men robbed him, officials said.



Witnesses told investigators they saw two well-dressed men running from the store immediately after hearing the gunshot. They were not injured.



The robbers escaped with a multi-carat diamond ring.



"There was two guys -- they jumped and ran around the corner really fast, and then everybody in the area just kind of looked at the door, 'cause it was really loud," said Christi Capet, a witness.

Magoffin County, Kentucky



From Evansville's (IN) 14WFIE.com of May 4, 2004:

KY Woman Not Charged For Killing Husband During Fight



Investigators say a Magoffin County, Kentucky man who was killed in a shooting Saturday was trying to strike his wife when she pulled the trigger.



Forty-five-year-old Mark Arnett of Salyersville was pronounced dead shortly after the shooting about 5:30 p.m. by Magoffin County Deputy Coroner Herman Dyer.



Kentucky State Police Detective Steve Bowman said in a report that his wife, Marie Arnett, shot him with a .357 caliber handgun during a fight.



Bowman says Marie Arnett hasn't been criminally charged because witnesses said she shot in self-defense.



But the case will be presented to a grand jury, which will decide whether charges should be filed.

Gwinnett County, Georgia



From Atlanta's WXIA11.com of May 3, 2004:

Ex-Boyfriend Shot After Break-in



The shooting of a man who burst into an apartment in Gwinnett County early Monday appeared to be a case of self-defense, police officials said.



Investigators determined that 20-year-old Jesus Arturro Velasquez kicked in the front door of the apartment on Club Drive where his ex-girlfriend lived with her current boyfriend. Kimberly Nelson had taken out a temporary protective order against Velasquez, according to court records.



UPDATE (by Clayton): From the May 4, 2004 Gwinnett Daily Post:

LAWRENCEVILLE — A 22-year-old Duluth man will not face charges for shooting a man who kicked in the door of his apartment early Monday morning, authorities said.

After Velasquez entered the apartment, Nelson's boyfriend, Celso Villa Lobos, shot him several times. Velasquez was transported to Gwinnett Medical Center and is listed in critical condition.



The case will be forwarded to the District Attorney for a final determination as to whether charges should be filed.

Nashville, Tennessee



From Nashville's WSMV.com of May 3, 2004

Store owner prevents robbery



An entire community is on the lookout for the man who tried to rob a neighborhood store. The attempted robbery happened Sunday night at the Cahal Market in East Nashville.



Police say a man walked into the store with a sawed off shot gun and demanded money. However, the store owners stopped the robbery by firing a gun of their own.



One of the owners suffered a minor buck shot wound to his arm. Investigators still are not sure if the robber was hit because he took off through the neighborhood on foot.



Investigators found the robber's sawed off shot gun and his vest, but nothing else.

Pitt County, North Carolina



From Washington's (NC) WITNTV.com of May 2, 2004 (No permanent link)

Shooting In Pitt County



Pitt County Sheriff`s deputies are investigating a Saturday morning shooting at 3808 Goldsboro Run Road near Farmville.



Authorities say a group of men tried to burglarize the homeowner when he fought back, grabbed a gun, and shot one of the would-be robbers.



Authorities have arrested Andre Lamont Wooten and Demetrice Antwuan Lyons.



The two are charged with first degree burglary, attempted robbery with a dangerous weapon, and assault with a deadly weapon with intent to kill.

Hodgenville, Kentucky



From the April 29, 2004 Louisville Courier-Journal:

A 4-year-old Hodgenville girl was in critical condition yesterday at Kosair Children's Hospital after being attacked by a dog in her back yard.



Emily Paige Stinnett was playing with her 3-year-old stepsister Monday night on a swing set near where the family's 80-pound pit bull was chained. The dog was able to pull the tie-down out of wet dirt, said LaRue County Sheriff Bobby Shoffner.



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The girl's mother, Alicia Stinnett, was home but unaware of the attack until she went to the yard to check on the girls, the sheriff said. After unsuccessfully trying to get the dog to release her daughter's head, Alicia Stinnett went down the road to a friend's house, who returned with her and got the dog off the child, Shoffner said.



He said the friend shot the dog several times and it went to its doghouse. When Deputy Russell McCoy arrived, he fatally shot the animal.

UPDATE: Here's a followup on the little girl's surgery.

Nashville, Tennessee



From the Nashville Tennessean of April 30, 2004:

Three charged in robbery at house



Metro police yesterday arrested three people in connection with a home invasion Wednesday in east Nashville.



Police identified them as Angel Annette Raymer, 31, of Eagan Circle; Thurman Dillon, 23, of Dupont Avenue; and Jason Bruce Lynn, 22, of Kirkland Avenue. They are charged with aggravated robbery.



Police said the three suspects kicked in the door of Richard Frazier's home at 1703 Porter Road at 6 p.m. and demanded his money. Investigators said Raymer, an acquaintance of Frazier, had visited him just before the robbery.



Police gave this account of what happened next: Soon after the visit, two men kicked in the door, fought with Frazier, 51, and took his wallet and other items. During the robbery, Frazier broke free, got a pistol that he keeps in the home, and exchanged shots with the suspects. No one was hit.



Two officers spotted the getaway vehicle yesterday outside a home on Maplewood Lane. The officers and robbery detectives waited for the three suspects to come out and arrested them without incident.