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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Texas grand jury declines to charge man who fatally shot restaurant robber last year



A Texas grand jury has declined to bring charges against a Houston restaurant customer who fatally shot a robber almost a year ago. The failed heist and fatal shooting were caught on surveillance video that immediately went viral and drew national attention.

Citing a news release from the Harris County District Attorney's Office, Fox News said the grand jury decided Wednesday to not charge the man who fatally shot 30-year-old Eric Eugene Washington in last January.

What's the background?

Houston police told KHOU in the station's original story that an armed man in a mask entered Ranchito Taqueria on South Gessner near Bellaire Boulevard just before 11:30 p.m. Jan. 5, 2023, and demanded money and wallets from customers.

Surveillance video shows the crook going from table to table and taking cash. Soon one of the customers drew a gun and fired at the robber, who was walking past him.

KHOU said in its broadcast that it froze the surveillance video before shots were fired but that the full video shows the robber being shot multiple times. KPRC-TV in its video report said nine shots were fired.

Raw video: Customer at taqueria shoots robber as he was leaving youtu.be

Customer who shot robber returned stolen money

What's more, police told KPRC that the customer who shot the robber retrieved the stolen money from the robber’s pocket and returned the money to other patrons.

In fact, KPRC said the customer could be heard on surveillance video saying, “Come get your money.”

KPRC added that video showed the customer discovering the robber's gun was fake and throwing it against a wall in anger. Investigators told KHOU the robber's gun was a plastic pistol.

Finally, the customer walked to the door, dumped a beverage on the robber lying on the floor, and walked out, KPRC said.

Those inside the restaurant departed before police arrived, KHOU said, adding that there were no reported injuries among customers or restaurant staff.

Some demanded charges against the "vigilante" customer who pulled the trigger, KHOU-TV reported at the time. But the restaurant's owner and employees called the customer a hero, according to another KHOU story. The "hero" sentiment was reflected over and over again in numerous comments under a social media post at the time from Houston police.

The 46-year-old customer was never arrested, charged, or named.

What do we know about the robber?

KHOU, citing court records, said it wasn't Washington's first robbery:

In 2013, he and others were charged with capital murder after a man was killed during an armed robbery, according to prosecutors. The charge was later changed to aggravated robbery with a deadly weapon, and Washington was convicted and sentenced to 15 years in prison.

It's unclear exactly when he was released, but the most recent time he was arrested was Dec. 16 [2022] when authorities said he pushed his girlfriend to the ground and scratched her. Washington was charged with misdemeanor family violence and was released on a personal recognizance bond.

Washington's mother said last year that the customer who pulled the trigger multiple times "abused" her son in that moment, KRIV-TV reported.

"I don’t hate him. I can't hate him," Corine Goodman told the station. "But I want to know why didn’t you stop? If you had to kill him, I can deal with that. I can come to grips with that. He did something wrong. I understand that. But for him to be shot four times in the back leaving, and when he falls down, he shoots him four more times? You abused him. He was dead already. And that hurt. That hurts."

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NFL linebacker won't face charges after flattening woke protester who stormed field with smoke bomb: 'There's consequences for your actions'



Los Angeles Rams linebacker Bobby Wagner won't face charges after utterly flattening a woke protester who stormed the playing field with a pink smoke bomb during a "Monday Night Football" game against the San Francisco 49ers in October.

A Santa Clara Police Department spokesperson told TMZ Sports that cops "did not file charges with the Santa Clara County District Attorney's Office" in reference to Taylor's mighty wallop on national television.

Police launched a probe the day after the Oct. 3 game at Levi's Stadium when Alexander Taylor claimed Wagner assaulted him, the outlet reported.

Taylor is an activist for the Berkeley-based animal rights group Direct Action Everywhere, and his stunt apparently was an attempt to raise awareness about a trial involving the alleged theft of pigs from a factory farm.

\u201c\u2018Monday Night Football\u2019 fan who stormed field identified as animal rights activist Alex Taylor https://t.co/90EXWdz5ua via @nypostsports\u201d
— Harry (@Harry) 1664895954

What's the background?

During the second quarter, Taylor ran onto the field with the smoke bomb and successfully evaded security personnel, one of whom slipped and fell in the process.

But as Taylor skirted near the Rams' sideline, Wagner emerged and put a heavy lick on the woke demonstrator, who immediately collapsed to the turf.

Here's a look at it from a few angles — it's safe to say onlookers were pleased:

Bobby Wagner tackles fan on the field (fan angles) youtu.be

What did Wagner have to say?

Wagner later said he knew about the protester filing a police report but had larger concerns on his mind, ESPN reported.

"Can't really focus on it," Wagner said, according to the sports network. "I'm more concerned about the security guard that was hurt trying to chase him. ... You just got to do what you got to do."

Wagner also said players never know what trespassers who run onto the field have in their hands or pockets, ESPN said.

"There's consequences for your actions," Wagner added, according the sports network.

Rams coach Sean McVay has Taylor's back, ESPN said: "I think that we all know where Bobby's intentions were ... and I support Bobby Wagner. That's where I'm at with that. I don't think anybody will disagree."

'You do owe a duty of safety, even to trespassers'

After the protester claimed Wagner assaulted him, Los Angeles personal injury attorney Rony Barsoum told KTTV-TV the protester could have a case against Taylor under California law.

"You have to provide a reasonable amount of safety, even for trespassers," Barsoum told the station, adding that if "someone trespasses on your premises" and gets injured by "something dangerous on your premises ... that can be a claim, even though he was trespassing. So you do owe a duty of safety, even to trespassers."

Barsoum added to KTTV that the protester can claim that Wagner "didn't need to tackle him" and that "security was gonna get him" and Wagner "didn't have to hit him that hard." The station also pointed out that Wagner can claim he feared for his and others' safety and was therefore justified in knocking the protester down.

Man who fatally shot two attackers, wounded a third outside Philly area bar won't face criminal charges; DA says 'self-defense played a critical role'



A man who fatally shot two attackers and wounded a third outside a Philadelphia area bar earlier this month won't face criminal charges, PhillyVoice reported.

What are the details?

Bucks County investigators said 21-year-old Liam Hughes acted in self defense after leaving Steam — a pub in Upper Southampton — with a friend around 11:30 p.m. Oct. 7 and firing shots at three men who assaulted him in the parking lot, the outlet said. Upper Southampton is about 30 minutes north of Philadelphia.

"Self-defense played a critical role," Bucks County District Attorney Matthew Weintraub said at a news conference Thursday, PhillyVoice reported. "Use of deadly force by Liam Hughes was justified as the circumstances were such that he reasonably believed deadly force was necessary to protect himself against death or serious bodily injury and because the circumstances were such that he was unable to safely retreat."

Investigators examined surveillance videos from the bar and the parking lot as well as additional evidence, Weintraub said, according to the outlet. Everyone involved in the incident had been inside the bar that night, but Hughes hadn't interacted with his attackers, the outlet added.

PhillyVoice reported that two of Hughes' attackers — Raymond Farrell, 28, and Steven Panebianco, 30 — died at the scene; prosecutors said the third, 24-year-old Michael Michell, is facing simple assault charges for throwing punches at Hughes.

Richard Bowman, 24, attempted to break up the fight and is expected to recover from a gunshot wound, the outlet said, adding that Weintraub said Hughes can't be charged for wounding Bowman because he fired the shots in self-defense. Bowman will not be charged, the outlet added.

More from PhillyVoice:

Hughes, an auto technician and military reservist from Middletown, was returning to his car when a group of men gathered nearby confronted him. After Hughes asked Michell to stop leaning on his car, Panebianco, who was intoxicated, threw a punch, and the men began to beat Hughes, striking him in the head and face, investigators said. His friend ran into the bar to seek help.

After an unsuccessful attempt to get into his car and flee, Hughes grabbed his gun, located between the driver's seat and center console, investigators said. He told his attackers that he had a firearm, but they continued. He then fired eight shots, striking Farrell four times and Panebianco twice. Bowman suffered a gunshot wound to his shoulder.

The outlet said immediately after the shooting, Hughes called 911 and told dispatchers "they jumped me; I had to," according to a recording of the call.

Anything else?

Hughes stayed at the scene until police arrived, PhillyVoice reported, citing investigators. The outlet added that Hughes was interviewed and had his blood tested — and investigators noted he didn't have any alcohol in his blood at the time of the shooting. Hughes also surrendered his phone, clothing, and weapon, PhillyVoice said, adding that Hughes had a legal firearm pit.

Hughes suffered a concussion, a bloody nose, a split lip, and bruises to his forehead and ear, the outlet reported, citing Weintraub. PhillyVoice also said Hughes has experienced post-traumatic headaches.

Here's a news report from WPVI-TV that aired soon after the shooting:

Violent 11-year-old girl is terrorizing unsuspecting people in Boston. Cops know all about her — but can't do much because of her age.



A violent 11-year-old girl has been terrorizing unsuspecting people in Boston, roaming the streets with a crew of other violent juveniles — but while police know all about the young girl, authorities can't do much because of her age.

Say what?

A particular group of juveniles has been responsible for several violent, unprovoked attacks in the city in recent weeks, WFXT-TV reported. Last month the group attacked an 81-year-old man and covered him with whipped cream inside a Downtown Crossing McDonalds, WFXT said. Also last month, the same juveniles kicked and punched a woman — calling her a "white b***h with braids" — in the same area.

Toward the end of its video report, WFXT said several teens were charged in both incidents — except for a girl who is only 11 years old.

Then on Wednesday night, two students from Suffolk University in Boston were physically attacked on Boston Common by the same group of teens, WFXT said.

Police believe the main instigator in the attack was that same 11-year-old girl, the station said.

What are the details?

At 6:30 p.m. the teens were harassing a woman and her child near the Earl of Sandwich shop on the common, and two Suffolk students tried to help, WFXT said.

“As the woman walked away the group began swearing at her," according to a police report, the station said.

With that, the Suffolk students told the teens to leave the woman alone — and then the teens took aim at the students, WFXT reported.

“At this point the slim, black juvenile female began punching [her] and knocked her glasses off her face," the police report said, according to the station. "She then stepped on her glasses before punching her again."

One of the students shot video of the incident, WFXT said, adding that police identified the main instigator as an 11-year-old and said she's well known to officers and is responsible for terrorizing unsuspecting citizens of downtown Boston. WBZ-TV reported that police identified the girl because of the recorded video.

But because of her age, the 11-year-old girl won't be formally charged — just issued a summons, WBZ-TV reported. Investigators said they cannot prosecute anyone under the age of 12, WBTS-CD said.There were were five juveniles in the attacking group on the commons consisting of kids no older that 14, WBZ said.

As you might guess, Suffolk students and local business owners are nervous.

“This is my first semester in Boston," Emma Fairfield, a new sophomore at Suffolk, told WFXT. "So, hearing about some of this stuff is kind of scary."

Christopher Tinney, general manager of Earl of Sandwich, added to the station that knowing the time that this latest incident occurred on a Wednesday evening, it could easily "happen on a Friday or a Saturday night or any week from now on, and that is kind of scary."

Madison Amaral, also a Suffolk sophomore, also told WFXT that he and other students "walk home in groups and stuff, always ready with our phones."

Yet another attack by the same group

The station said new video shows the same group of juveniles terrorizing Silvertone’s restaurant in Downtown Crossing in late March. Citing a police report, WFXT said the teens demanded drinks and shouted at customers — and one teen even pulled a knife on a witness.

While the owner got the teens out, they returned and smashed the front doors, leaving shards of glass all over the floor, the station said.

5-year-old student physically attacks teacher who's found dazed, dry heaving, verbally unresponsive before she's taken away on stretcher, hospitalized



A 5-year-old Florida boy physically attacked a Pines Lakes Elementary teacher, who was found in a daze, dry heaving, and verbally unresponsive before rescue crews took her away on a stretcher and then to a hospital, WPLG-TV reported.

What are the details?

Two students, ages 4 and 5, began throwing objects around the classroom — and at teachers — and then started flipping over chairs, WTVJ-TV reported, citing a Pembroke Pines Police report.

One of the teachers took the 5-year-old boy into a smaller "cool down" room, and that's where the student attacked her, WTVJ added, citing the report.

WPLG said the student used his fists and feet to hit his teacher, according to the report, adding that the incident took place just after 10 a.m. Wednesday.

The teacher got on the school radio and said she needed help, WTVJ said, adding that a responding officer found her sitting against a wall "appearing to be in a faint state," the report noted.

The teacher needed assistance getting up and was "clearly weak and dazed" and began coughing and dry heaving, WTVJ said, citing the report.

The officer requested a rescue unit to the school as the teacher "continued to blink and breathe regularly but at no point was able to vocally respond or show signs of a response," WTVJ said, citing the report.

Rescue workers arrived and put the teacher on a stretcher, WTVJ said, adding that she was was taken to Memorial Regional Hospital.

The police report described the incident as an aggravated assault with hands, fist, or feet, WTVJ said.

What happened to the teacher and the student?

The teacher has since been released from the hospital, officials told NBC News.

Pembroke Pines Police officials confirmed Monday that the student won't be charged in the incident, WTVJ said.

A police representative told NBC News that prosecutors would have a difficult time showing that this 5-year-old boy was able to distinguish right from wrong.

However, the police report said the officer who initially responded contacted the child protective investigations section, which said it would be responding to the child's home, WTVJ reported.

The elementary school, which is located about 15 miles southwest of downtown Fort Lauderdale, contains nearly 800 students from pre-kindergartners through fifth graders.

Teacher hospitalized after 5-year-old student battered her in Browardyoutu.be

No charges filed against Kenosha police officers in shooting of Jacob Blake



No charges will be filed against any of the Kenosha, Wisconsin, police officers involved in the shooting of Jacob Blake, a black man who was shot seven times in the back and paralyzed from the waist down after an altercation with law enforcement over the summer.

Blake was shot by white Officer Rusten Sheskey on Aug. 23, sparking over a week of protests over racial justice in the city that descended into violence. Now, the city is braced for more unrest.

What are the details?

Kenosha County District Attorney Michael Graveley announced the decision during a news conference Tuesday, explaining that the determination was made "based on the facts and the laws." Graveley also noted that Blake himself would not face any charges from the incident.

The Washington Post reported that "Graveley said the decision was based on a review of more than 40 hours of squad video, and more than 200 reports totaling over 1,500 pages."

The independent investigation was conducted by the Department of Justice.

Prosecutor declines to charge police officer who shot Jacob Blakewww.youtube.com

Benjamin Crump, attorney for the Blake family, condemned the DA's decision in a statement, telling Fox News, "We are immensely disappointed in Kenosha District Attorney Michael Graveley's decision not to charge the officers involved in this horrific shooting. We feel this decision failed not only Jacob and his family, but the community that protested and demanded justice."

The Post noted that witnesses claimed Blake, who survived the shooting, "had been trying to break up an argument between two women, was unarmed and shot as he walked back toward his vehicle" during his run-in with police who were responding to a 911 call regarding a domestic dispute.

As TheBlaze previously reported:

Officers reportedly said they saw a knife on the floor of the car. Blake's three children were in the backseat.

Kenosha Police Union attorney Brendan Matthews told WCCO-TV that Blake was reportedly at the residence of his ex-girlfriend, who accused him of a violent sexual assault in May.

The unnamed woman reportedly called authorities on that fateful day, alleging that her ex was attempting to steal both her keys and her vehicle.

Reports say that because of the alleged May assault, Blake was not supposed to be at her residence at all.

The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel reported that authorities were braced for unrest in anticipation of Tuesday's announcement, noting that "Gov. Tony Evers (D) called out the National Guard Monday afternoon as business owners boarded up their windows and government workers put up fences and concrete barriers around the courthouse."

Heavy national guard presence here in #Kenosha. Including several standing on the steps of the dinosaur museum. https://t.co/pUDuV0DSEg
— Mike De Sisti (@Mike De Sisti)1609875451.0


Blake is now home after months of hospitalization and rehab, one of his co-counsels said, according to the Journal Sentinel.

Anything else?

Graveley's announcement was not the only development related to Kenosha on Tuesday.

Hours before the news conference, Kyle Rittenhouse — the teen facing homicide and attempted homicide charges for fatally shooting two and wounding another during a Kenosha protest — pleaded not guilty to all charges against him.

Rittenhouse's attorney claims his client, who was 17 years old at the time of the incident, was acting in self-defense after being attacked.

In a separate story, thee Journal Sentinel reported that Rittenhouse and his attorney appeared via Zoom before the Kenosha County court commissioner. The teen is free on $2 million bail, and is staying at an undisclosed location with his mother and attorney.

Levin: 'If it wasn't Jim Comey ... they'd be going to prison'

Thursday on the radio, LevinTV host Mark Levin responded to the scathing inspector general's report released earlier Thursday regarding former FBI Director James Comey's dissemination of classified government documents.

Comey was not charged by the Department of Justice, despite violating multiple FBI codes of conduct by taking memos home and sharing them with private lawyers and the media, claiming he did so to be more effective.

"I am a huge fan of Bill Barr's and the Department of Justice under Bill Barr. I strongly disagree with the decision not to charge him," Levin said. "Maybe they'll charge him with something else down the road, but I can tell you that stealing government property — it's no different than stealing the wheels off a government vehicle when you steal government documents — stealing government property and then using that government property to advance a partisan, political agenda is simply unacceptable. And although this inspector general report is a scarlet letter, this man needed to be in pinstripes. And I really believe it. I really believe it. The idea they can go after Lt. General Michael Flynn the way they did, and others, is incredible to me. All the lives that Comey has ruined during the course of his pathetic career. He fooled a lot of people. And he definitely has a screw loose."

Listen:

"So Comey's been an assistant U.S. attorney, a U.S. attorney, a deputy attorney general, and FBI director. In all these decades, he claims, he just thought this was personal information. Now, I can tell you in an exit interview that I had as chief of staff to an attorney general when I left the administration, you are told, and you have materials in writing, about what you can and cannot do. And you cannot take government information with you. And if you are not sure if it's government information, you must ask. Which raises the question — what question does it raise, Mr. Producer? What question does this raise, after 30 years of Jim Comey in the federal government? What would it raise for you? If during the course of his 30 years he took other documents!" Levin said. "If it's the position of Jim Comey — which is utterly preposterous, and lawless, and insane — that you are free to take government documents that you created because you claim they are personal and you make the decision unilaterally, and you don't check with anybody else, and that's the position of an FBI director — that's his last government job, right? Well, what did he do in all these other government jobs? How many more files does he have at home? How many more memos and documents does he have at home that belong to the government? How come nobody's asking this?"

"This is a scathing report. Scathing. If it wasn't Jim Comey — if it was Special Agent or FBI Agent or any Robotski — they'd be going to prison."

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