Security guard fatally shoots male who held gun to his head, threatened to kill him; prosecutors say guard won't be charged



A security guard fatally shot a male who held a gun to his the back of his head and threatened to kill him two months ago in Aurora, Colorado — and prosecutors on Monday said the guard acted in self-defense and won't be charged, KUSA-TV reported.

Police responded about 9 p.m. Aug. 31 to a report of a shooting outside a 7-Eleven in the 12000 block of East Colfax, the station said.

'He did his job, and he defended himself in the process.'

Prosecutors said Vernon Dorsey approached the guard, who was walking in front of the store, and placed a handgun to the back of the guard's head, KUSA said. Dorsey ordered the guard to hand over his gun and threatened to kill him, the station added.

KUSA said Dorsey and the guard fought as Dorsey attempted to disarm the guard.

But instead, the guard got hold of his own gun and shot Dorsey in the chest, KUSA said.

When officers arrived, they found Dorsey with a gunshot wound, the station said, adding that Dorsey later died. Dorsey was 36 years old, KUSA said in an earlier story.

The District Attorney’s Office and the Aurora Police Department agreed after reviewing evidence that the guard fired his weapon in self-defense and was legally justified, KUSA said.

Anything else?

The station said the guard was taken to police headquarters and questioned and that police at the time believed the guard was acting in self-defense.

The private company that supplies the guards for 7-Eleven — Iron Spear Protection Group LLC — said in a statement at the time that it's backing the guard in question with "absolute certainty" after reviewing the incident, KUSA reported.

Iron Spear's president stated at the time of the incident that the guard was in good condition and with his family, the station added.

How are observers reacting?

Commenters under KUSA's Facebook post about the incident were solidly behind the guard's actions:

  • "Good work, sir, here is a raise," one commenter said.
  • Good," another user added. "He did his job, and he defended himself in the process."
  • "Happy ending feel-good story!!!" another commenter exclaimed.

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'Punk didn’t even have a clip in the gun': Man turns the tables on attackers, grabbing gun away and pistol-whipping them



An Ohio armed robbery victim turned the tables on his attackers last month, grabbing a gun away and then pistol-whipping them before police arrived, Cleveland.com reported.

Accused gunman Velonte Barnes, 25, of Cleveland Heights approached a 29-year-old shopper a BP convenience store on Monticello Boulevard in South Euclid on the afternoon of July 6, police told the outlet.

Police said the trio began wrestling on the floor, and the victim grabbed the gun from Barnes and used it to pistol-whip both attackers, the outlet noted.

At the beverage cooler, Barnes stuck a gun on the man’s stomach, grabbed the victim’s keys from his pocket, and headed toward the store entrance, Cleveland.com said, citing a police report.

But police said the victim followed Barnes and tried to rip the gun from his hands, the outlet reported, which resulted in a brawl caught on camera.

Police said a second suspect — 35-year-old Leroy Buchanan — entered the store, shoved the victim against a fountain drink dispenser while Barnes knocked the victim into a coffee machine, after which a pot of hot coffee spilled on the victim, Cleveland.com reported.

Police said the trio began wrestling on the floor, and the victim grabbed the gun from Barnes and used it to pistol-whip both attackers, the outlet noted.

Buchanan got back on his feet, chased the victim into a corner, and began punching him, Cleveland.com said, citing authorities.

With that, a third suspect — 33-year-old Sean Buchanan, Leroy's younger brother — entered the store, shoved the victim against the drink dispenser, and punched the victim's head and body, the outlet said, citing police.

In addition, Barnes picked up a glass coffee pot and slammed it against the victim’s head, shattering it, police told Cleveland.com.

Authorities said the victim dropped to the floor, and the Buchanans kept beating him, the outlet reported.

After police arrived, the victim told officers he had never seen his attackers before, Cleveland.com said, citing the police report. He added to officers that after he grabbed Barnes’ gun, he realized he couldn’t fire it because it wasn’t loaded, the outlet said.

“The punk didn’t even have a clip in the gun,” the victim added to police, Cleveland.com said, citing their report.

Police said the victim suffered injuries to his face and eyes and a coffee burn to his shoulder, the outlet noted.

Barnes failed to appear for his late-July arraignment after he also was charged with several felonies, including aggravated robbery and felonious assault, Cleveland.com said.

The Buchanans of South Euclid were arrested shortly after the incident, Cleveland.com said.

Police said Leroy Buchanan received head stitches and told officers he was trying to defend his brother and himself, the outlet reported.

The Buchanans were soon arraigned on several felonies, including aggravated robbery and felonious assault, Cleveland.com reported, adding that both brothers pleaded not guilty and were placed on $100,000 bonds.

Last in July, Cuyahoga County Common Pleas Judge Richard Bell put the Buchanan brothers on house arrest with monitoring devices, the outlet reported, adding that Cleveland.com and the Plain Dealer reached out to their attorneys for comment.

Barnes failed to appear for his late-July arraignment after he also was charged with several felonies, including aggravated robbery and felonious assault, Cleveland.com said. Authorities issued a warrant for his arrest, the outlet added.

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Intense police bodycam video captures shootout with suspect who's later charged with attempted murder of 2 officers



Intense bodycam video Milwaukee police released last week captures a July 17 shootout between cops and a suspect who was later charged with attempted murder of two officers, WISN-TV reported.

On July 16 — the day before the shootout — 22-year-old Jayuntae Gregory shot two family members in their home, hitting one victim eight times in the body and wounding the other victim two times in the chest, the Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel reported, citing a criminal complaint. The victims were hospitalized in critical condition, the paper said.

'Please don't kill [my] baby ... he shot my two cousins ... there he go.'

Police interviewed two of Gregory's brothers and his father, the paper said, adding that one of the brothers said Gregory fired a "Draco"-style rifle inside the house and that he suffered from mental health issues. The brother added to police that as Gregory ran out of the house, he told him he had "killed" the two family members, the Journal-Sentinel noted.

The criminal complaint included details about the next day's shootout at a gas station store located in the 4300 block of West Capitol Drive, the paper said. WISN said police received a call from the suspect's family reporting that he was at the location.

Gregory was inside the gas station store buying two bottles of water when officers arrived outside and encountered his father, who told officers, "Please don't kill [my] baby ... he shot my two cousins ... there he go," the Journal-Sentinel noted.

Officers shouted for Gregory to drop his bag and put his hands up, but instead he walked to the front door and asked, "Me?" the paper reported.

Image source: YouTube screenshot

Gregory then retrieved the AK-47-type rifle from his backpack and took cover behind the store's merchandise, the Journal-Sentinel said.

Two officers entered the store and told Gregory to show his hands, but instead Gregory fired at the officers multiple times, prompting the officers to retreat, the paper said.

Image source: YouTube screenshot

Image source: YouTube screenshot

Gregory opened the door multiple times, the Journal-Sentinel reported.

Separate surveillance video outside the store shows the suspect just after the 10-minute mark appearing to exit the store and firing at officers.

The paper said officers shot Gregory when he attempted to run out of the store.

Image source: YouTube screenshot

The suspect was arrested and taken to a hospital for treatment of nonfatal injuries, WISN said.

Gregory was charged with four counts of attempted first-degree intentional homicide, one count of first-degree recklessly endangering safety, one count of failure to comply with officers, and one count of possession of a firearm by a felon, the paper reported.

His next court date is scheduled for Aug. 16 when a doctor's report on his competency to stand trial is scheduled to be returned, the Journal-Sentinel said.

The officers were placed on administrative duty, WISN said.

You can view police bodycam video of the incident below. The suspect appears to fire shots at officers inside the store just after the 1:35 mark; the suspect appears to fire shots at officers while making a break from the store's front door just after the 7:35 mark. Content warning: Language:

July 17th, 2024, Officer Involved Shooting - Video #1youtu.be

Anything else?

The paper added that when Gregory was 17, he was arrested in connection with a 2019 armed robbery at a restaurant, and he pleaded guilty. He was sentenced to two years of prison and four years of extended supervision, the Journal-Sentinel reported, citing state court records.

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Cops arrest female suspected of brutally beating pair of women in store while crying child with attacker begged, 'Stop it!'



Police have arrested a female suspected of brutally beating a pair of women in an Omaha, Nebraska, convenience store last month while a crying child with the attacker begged, "Stop it!"

Police told Blaze News they arrested Zarria Nichols, 26, on Friday in connection with the Feb. 16 attacks caught on surveillance video. Nichols was criminally cited for two counts of third-degree assault, two counts of criminal mischief, and one count of child abuse/neglect, police said, adding that all the charges are misdemeanors.

What's the background?

KETV-TV reported that the suspect in the attacks entered the Mega Saver at 144th and Blondo Streets with a little girl just after 5 p.m. and requested "an iPhone charger for a car."

Image source: YouTube screenshot

The chargers were along the wall, the station said.

KETV said the suspect was there for a while, after which a conflict arose over buying the charger. "I'll pay for it, that's cool, but if it doesn't work in my car, can I return it?" she asked, according to the station.

There was a mix-up, and the female got upset, KETV said. "I feel like I'm being discriminated because y'all think I don't know what y'all saying, and that pisses me off," the female stated, according to the station.

KETV indicated that the suspect started swearing, which upset a couple of customers, and a yelling argument ensued — and the little girl in pink with the suspect started crying.

Soon the female suspect physically attacked one of the women, hitting her in the face at least three times.

Image source: YouTube screenshot

The station said the suspect yelled profanities at the other customer. The suspect loudly asked, "You wanna get smacked, too?"

With that, the suspect slapped the retreating customer in the head from behind and then shoved her into a display, after which the victim fell to the floor as items flew off shelves.

Image source: YouTube screenshot

The suspect then walked over to the little girl, grabbed her hand, and appeared to begin to the leave the store — but she made a detour over to the victim she had just knocked to the floor and physically attacked her again.

Image source: YouTube screenshot

As the crying little girl screamed for the suspect to "stop it!" the suspect attempted to stomp the victim, who had raised up her foot up to protect herself — and then the suspect walked out the door with the little girl.

Image source: YouTube screenshot

But it still wasn't over.

After placing the child in a car, the suspect actually came back into the store and went after the already beaten woman on the floor, who yelled out, "Oh no! Here she comes again!"

Image source: YouTube screenshot

The suspect replied over and over, "What'd you say? What'd you say?" as she hit and stomped and threw objects at the victim's head before finally leaving for good.

Image source: YouTube screenshot

Image source: YouTube screenshot

What else?

Police told Blaze News that several tipsters identified Nichols as the suspect, and she turned herself in after police ran video of the incident. While Nichols was criminally cited, police said she wasn't booked into jail.

Police added to Blaze News that Nichols has a record consisting of various misdemeanor charges and traffic violations. Douglas County Courts told Blaze News that Nichols is scheduled for a May 3 hearing.

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Canadian cops charge victim of bat attack with aggravated assault after he allegedly took bat from attacker, hit him with it



Police in a Canadian city have charged the victim of a bat attack with aggravated assault after the victim allegedly took the bat from the attacker and hit him with it several times.

What are the details?

Police in Peterborough — which is in Ontario and just shy of two hours northeast of Toronto — said they were called to a convenience store in the King Street and Bethune Street area around 2:30 a.m. Friday and found that the male clerk was helping a customer when a second male holding a baseball bat entered the store demanding money.

Police said a struggle ensued, and the clerk was struck with the bat before grabbing the bat from the suspect, who fled the store. The clerk followed the suspect out of the store and hit him with the bat several times, police said.

The suspect suffered head injuries and was in a Toronto hospital receiving treatment, police said, adding that emergency medical services treated the 22-year-old clerk at the scene.

Police said they issued an arrest warrant for the 37-year-old male suspect for robbery, assault with a weapon, and possession of weapon.

However, cops also said they arrested the clerk and charged him with aggravated assault and that the clerk was was held in custody and appeared in court Saturday.

Police added that they want to talk to the male customer who was in the store at the time of the incident. Those with information can call Peterborough Police at 705-876-1122 x555 or Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-8477 or go online at www.stopcrimehere.ca.

'This is not about politics ... this is not about race'

It appears members of the public expressed outrage once word got out about police arresting and charging the clerk — so much so that Police Chief Stu Betts issued a rare public statement defending the decision and calling criticism "unfair."

"Yes, this case is unusual, but in a world where security cameras are everywhere, do you really think we would not have seized & reviewed the footage as part of the investigation and prior to laying charges?" Betts asked detractors. "If you follow anything in the media, you will know that I cannot speak to the particulars of this case because it is before the Court, but if you have a desire to know what has led to the charges, follow the case in Court. Allow the facts of the case to guide your commentary and opinion, not your reaction to a headline."

Betts added, "This is not about politics – politics have nothing to do with the facts. This is not about race — as some have suggested. This is not about the perception that criminals go free while victims of crime are penalized — this is about the law. I encourage you to stop and think about things before determining what you think has happened, or that an injustice has taken place, because I’m quite confident that not one person who has made a comment about this case has seen the video or has access to the actual facts."

Anything else?

Daniel Brown — a criminal lawyer and past president of the Ontario Criminal Lawyers Association — said the public may have difficulty understanding the police department's decision and that some might believe the would-be robber "had it coming," CBC News reported.

"The person that went into the store to commit the robbery had premeditated this," Brown told CBC Radio's "Metro Morning," the news network noted.

"The person who was defending themselves — there was no planning, there was no deliberation … so the courts are definitely going to treat this more leniently even if he's found guilty. There are a whole bunch of extenuating circumstances that will come into play," Brown added, according to CBC News.

Brown added that the maximum sentence for aggravated assault is 14 years in prison but that the circumstances in each case do matter when it comes to sentencing, the news network reported.

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Man dies after homeless man allegedly poured gasoline on him, lit him on fire while he was sleeping outside Arizona convenience store



Blake Angerer has succumbed to the injuries he sustained when another man poured gasoline on him and lit him on fire while he was sleeping outside a Circle K convenience store in Glendale, Arizona, earlier this month.

Witnesses to the attack say that on July 3, Angerer was sleeping at a bus stop when Luciano Simmons, a 41-year-old homeless man who was also at the bus stop, allegedly walked over to the store, purchased a dollar's worth of gasoline, filled a water bottle full of it, walked back to the bus stop, emptied the contents on Angerer, and then used a butane torch to set Angerer on fire.

Surveillance footage shows that Angerer, engulfed in flames, immediately began running about and asking for help from people in the store.

"A man came into our store in flames," a Circle K employee told the 911 dispatcher at the time.

According to reports, employees and another bystander attempted to douse the flames with gallons of water from the store when emergency medical teams and police arrived. Angerer was transported to a nearby hospital with burns on 72% of his body. He fought for his life for weeks and died just recently. He was only 30 years old.

In a GoFundMe account established to help with medical expenses, older sister Riquida Angerer describes Blake as "a son, a father, a brother, a cousin, a friend, and all around a good looking and goofy charismatic man who really wanted to see the greatest parts of life."

The GoFundMe message is also emphatic that this incident will not be Blake's legacy. "[T]his is not HIS story," the message insists.

Simmons was apprehended after a store clerk spotted him across the street that same night and identified him as the attacker. Simmons was originally charged with aggravated assault. It is not yet known whether these charges will be reassessed now that Angerer has passed.

Simmons has admitted to police that he was at the bus stop and that he had purchased gas at the Circle K, but has denied harming Angerer.

“He’s a big, little kid,” Riquida said about her brother before he died. "The one person I can't picture my life without is him. I don't want him to go."