Middleburg, Florida



From the Jacksonville's Jacksonville.com of June 5, 2004

2 shot in Middleburg altercation



...the Clay County Sheriff's Office is investigating a third shooting incident in Middleburg that left a man and a woman wounded.



The most recent shooting occurred just after 7 p.m. May 29 in a rural neighborhood off Thunder Road, south of County Road 218 near the Ravines. Details have not been completely unraveled by investigators just yet, but according to witnesses the shootings appeared to have been in self-defense, said Sheriff's Office spokeswoman Mary Justino.



"We have not made an arrest yet and are looking at the possibility that the shooting was justifiable," Justino said. "The 62-year-old shooter was being assaulted on his own property by a man half his age who is a registered violent felon."



George F. Partridge was at home on Dixie Drive when Christian Thomas Carter, 27, and Judy D. Robbins, 43, came onto his property to talk to him about something and an argument ensued.



"Mr. Partridge lives across the street from a woman who is the mother of the female victim," Justino said. "Mr. Partridge used to date her mother but they broke up. The feud stems from Judy Robbins thinking he had things that belonged to her mother."



All three became involved in a physical altercation, during which Carter "had Mr. Partridge in a headlock and was punching him," Justino said.



Witnesses later told officers they saw Partridge pull a handgun and shoot Carter and Robbins at close range, she said. When officers arrived, the two gunshot victims were sitting on the road, the woman bleeding from a stomach wound and her friend shot in the leg.



Both were taken to Shands Jacksonville and were expected to make a full recovery following surgery.



Why Partridge was carrying a .38-caliber revolver at the time was not clear. But Justino said he not only is more than twice Carter's age, but "apparently is pretty frail."



According to court records, Carter has been arrested numerous times on charges including disorderly intoxication, aggravated battery and carrying a concealed weapon. Judy Robbins also was arrested once for battery, Justino said.

Collierville, Tennessee



From the Memphis Commercial Appeal of June 8, 2004

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Collierville intruder shot to death



Collierville police will consult with prosecutors today about an infrequent homicide that happened in the suburb Sunday morning.



A Collierville homeowner shot and killed an intruder who forced his way into the house and wielded a long gun, Capt. Tommy McCaskill said.



He described the 2 a.m. shooting in a rear bedroom as a "domestic conflict."



The resident shot 28-year-old Steven Keith Poe twice in the upper torso with a handgun.



The Mason resident died at the home, in the 200 block of Cross Point Cove in the Shelton Hills neighborhood of north Collierville, McCaskill said.



Police did not identify the homeowner because it's a domestic case, he said.



No one was in custody and no charges had been filed Monday.



Poe's former girlfriend lived with her parents in the home.



"That was the catalyst, I assume, for him entering the home," McCaskill said. The intruder broke through the glass of a rear door to get inside.



The resident's wife told authorities that before her husband shot the intruder, her husband begged him to leave, McCaskill said.

Akron, Ohio



From the Akron Beacon-Journal of June 6, 2004

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Robbery suspect shot by teen-ager



A robbery suspect who allegedly used a gun to beat a teen-ager and demanded money early Saturday ended up getting shot himself, police said.



Two men forced their way into a home in the 200 block of Shelby Avenue about 8 a.m., police said. They began beating Keon Williams, 17, with a gun while asking, "Where's your money?" police said.



Williams told police he fell to the ground and grabbed a gun from under his mattress. One of the robbers jumped out of a window. The other was shot in the stomach before escaping.



The suspect who jumped out of the window rushed the other man to Akron City Hospital, where he underwent surgery. He is expected to recover.



Police identified the wounded suspect as Tiawn Barham, 22, and the other suspect as Joe Lewis, 30.



Barham and Lewis, both of Akron, are expected to be charged with aggravated robbery and aggravated burglary. Williams will not be charged, police said.

Utica, New York



From the Utica Observer-Dispatch of June 5, 2004

Utica man found not guilty of menacing



A Utica firefighter who pointed his gun at three people at an October party was found not guilty Friday of three counts of second-degree menacing, said his attorney, Les Lewis

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Sickler, who was 24 at the time, pulled a Colt semiautomatic handgun on two occasions at an Oct. 25 house party in Utica, according to five witness depositions.



He pulled out the gun after another person pulled out a knife during their conversation, and again later during a heated exchange with two other men, witnesses said.



Sickler argued to the court that he pulled his gun in self-defense, Lewis said.



"He had a gun in his holster," Lewis said. "Two thugs tried to come start a fight with him. He put it back immediately afterward. He went in the house after that because he didn't want any more trouble."

Tulsa, Oklahoma



From Tulsa's KOTV.com of June 4, 2004

Tulsa Resident Fires His Gun To Scare Away A Would Be Burglary Suspect



An 87-year-old man living alone in north Tulsa grabbed a gun and started shooting when he heard someone trying to steal his air conditioner.



It all happened around 4:30 AM Friday. The man found an antique shotgun and fired two shots, but Tulsa Police say they don't think he hit anyone.

Columbus, Ohio



From Columbus' NBC4Columbus.com of June 4, 2004

Gunfire Exchanged Between Homeowner, Alleged Robbers



Police: Nothing Taken In Attempted Armed Robbery



Police said that they were searching for two men who were reportedly involved in a home invasion early Friday.



NewsChannel 4's Beth Dal Ponte reported that a woman was jumped from behind at her home, located in the 700 block of Glenmoor Drive.



According to detectives, Kimberly Williams was in her yard around midnight when a masked men pointed a handgun at her and demanded money. Police said that the man walked Williams inside her house while a second armed man remained outside.



Once they were inside, Williams' husband allegedly fired shots and exchanged gunfire with one of the men. Although no one was injured, the alleged criminals ran away from the house.



No money or valuables were taken from the home, Dal Ponte reported.

Spokane Valley, Washington



From the Spokane Spokesman-Review of June 2, 2004

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Man wounded in knife fight



A man with a “Crocodile Dundee” knife decided that flight was better than fight when his opponent pulled a .357-caliber pistol Monday, Spokane Valley Police said.



The quarrel began, police said, at a small apartment complex at 10625 E. Trent. A Spokane woman and a California man are co-owners of the complex, police said, and the woman had hired her brother-in-law to do electrical work at the building.



The California man came to the site Monday and found that the work failed to meet state building codes, police said. He complained to his female partner, who summoned the brother-in-law, Bradley E. Cooper, 19107 E. Riverside.



As Cooper, 33, and the California man argued over the quality of the work, Cooper pulled what officers described as a “Crocodile Dundee” knife, which was 1 1/2 feet long. He struck the California man in the head with the knife, police said. Uncowed by the Spokane man's bold but somewhat primitive technique, the California man retrieved the .357 from his car, police said. Cooper then opted to leave, police said.



A description of his vehicle was broadcast and Cooper was stopped a short time later at Trent and Pines by Washington State Patrol Trooper Dan Derrick.



Police booked Cooper into jail on a felony charge of second-degree assault. The California man didn't require medical treatment.