Male brandishes gun amid spat with victim at Florida park, opens fire after victim grabs own gun. But victim is better shot.



Police in Daytona Beach, Florida, said they're actively investigating a shooting that occurred early Sunday at Derbyshire Park.

Officers initially responded to a local hospital after receiving reports of a patient suffering from a gunshot wound, police said, adding that officers during the investigation determined the shooting occurred at Derbyshire Park.

At this time, the motive for the encounter remains unclear, and there is no ongoing threat to the public, police said.

Preliminary findings indicate an adult male and an adult female met and parked together at the park when a male they did not know approached them, police said.

When a disagreement occurred between the individuals, the male who approached the couple allegedly brandished a firearm, police said.

The male victim then grabbed his own gun and demanded the unknown male leave the area, police said.

The unknown male began walking away but soon turned and fired multiple rounds, striking the male victim, police said.

But the male victim returned fire, striking the unknown male, police said.

Following the exchange of gunfire, the male victim as well as the female he was with drove themselves to a local hospital for treatment, police said.

Responding officers found the other male dead in the park, police said.

Officials said investigators have identified all parties involved. At this time, the motive for the encounter remains unclear, and there is no ongoing threat to the public, police said.

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Police said the investigation remains active and ongoing.

The identities of the involved parties are being withheld while detectives continue to investigate the full circumstances surrounding the incident, police said.

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Suspected package thief, homeowner engage in shootout — then suspect fires at officers, police say



Philadelphia police said a suspected package thief engaged in a shootout with a homeowner and then soon fired at officers Sunday, WPVI-TV reported.

Police heard gunshots coming from the 400 block of East Rockland Street in the city's Feltonville section around 5:30 p.m., the station said.

'So everyone missed. Someone needs more training.'

Police rushed to the scene and found a man firing a gun, WPVI said, adding that the man then fired toward officers.

A nearby homeowner told police he saw the suspect stealing packages and confronted the suspect, the station said.

With that, the pair engaged in a shootout, WPVI said. There was no indication who fired first.

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The suspect ran away, but police recovered a gun from the scene, the station said.

No injuries were reported, WPVI said, and no arrests were made.

The incident remains under investigation, the station said.

"They'll do anything but get a job," one commenter remarked.

Other observers were just as disgusted:

  • "So everyone missed. Someone needs more training," another commenter quipped.
  • "Thank God no one was hurt," another user said. "And hopefully the other person that was protecting the packages [won't] be charged."
  • "Damn, he lost the gun — probably worth more than the packages," another commenter added.
  • "But, but, but [Democrat Pennsylvania Gov.] Josh Shapiro said crime is down!!" another user observed.

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Deadly shoot-out between off-duty cop and male who pistol-whipped him caught on police dashcam video



Milwaukee Police on Monday released dashcam video showing a deadly shoot-out between an off-duty officer and a male who pistol-whipped him just prior to the shoot-out.

Police said the officer was involved in a minor car accident in the 4800 block of West Mill Road while on his way to work just before 8:30 a.m. Thursday.

Police said video of the incident was released to the public 'in the interest of transparency.'

Both drivers pulled over and exited their cars, police said, adding that as they were assessing the accident, the other driver approached the off-duty officer, pulled a gun, and struck the off-duty officer in the face with it.

Image source: Milwaukee Police dashcam video screenshot

The off-duty officer drew his department-issued firearm, police said, adding that they exchanged gunfire, and the 26-year-old male who struck the off-duty officer was shot and pronounced dead at the scene.

While no one else was struck by gunfire, police said the off-duty officer was taken to a hospital for treatment of injuries as a result of the incident.

Police said the off-duty officer is a 40-year-old male with over 21 years of service and was placed on administrative duty, as is routine in officer-involved shooting investigations.

Police said the Milwaukee Area Investigative Team is investigating the incident, and the West Allis Police Department is the leading agency.

Police said video of the incident was released to the public "in the interest of transparency," after regulations requiring police to give next of kin a chance to view relevant video within 48 hours of the incident and regulations requiring police to release relevant video within 15 days of a critical incident were met.

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What's more, WISN-TV reported that the family of Elijah Wilks — the fatally shot male — wanted the video released early and called the shooting justified, as they believe the clip shows everything that occurred.

WISN added that the release of the video came after grainy surveillance video was posted on social media over the weekend.

Attorney B'Ivory LaMarr, who represents the family, told the station that "Elijah pulls out a firearm with his right hand, and ... he's essentially swinging it in the direction of the off-duty officer. One time. It's almost like a punch is what actually transpired."

Last Thursday, a neighbor said police pulled a 10mm bullet from his living room wall, WISN noted, adding that video indicates Wilks was facing that direction. Milwaukee police noted to the station that they don't have 10mm service weapons.

"What this family has done is made the difficult decision, while they're grieving, to put aside their privacy, put aside their grieving, to allow again the opportunity for accountability to actually exist where the public can see what they saw," LaMarr added to WISN. "And just try to move past the situation and heal this city."

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Video: Texas homeowner opens fire on 'Camaro crooks' trying to hot-wire his car in middle of night — and sends them running



Ring camera video caught the moment a Texas homeowner opened fire on what police are calling a pair of "Camaro crooks" who recently tried to hot-wire the homeowner's car in the middle of the night.

Fort Worth Police Officer Buddy Calzada spoke with KDFW-TV and explained what happened amid the aggravated robbery in a "quiet neighborhood" around 1:50 a.m. Aug. 15.

'The homeowner is aware of what's taking place, comes outside to protect his property, and a gunfight ensues.'

"You see a white Camaro sitting in the street with black stripes over it," Calzada told the station. "We know they are driving that vehicle, and they're getting out to steal a Camaro."

Video shows two individuals — at least one of them holding a gun — wearing dark hoodies and dark clothing approaching a car parked in a driveway. Calzada told KDFW that "they've got a computer device" they're using to try to "hot-wire" the car.

Video then shows one of the individuals removing the car's driver-side window and placing it on the ground — but the Ring camera notifies the homeowner "that something's going on out there," Calzada added to the station.

"The homeowner is aware of what's taking place, comes outside to protect his property, and a gunfight ensues," the officer told the station.

"They're firing back and forth, you can actually hear it as well," Calzada added to KDFW. "Fortunately, nobody was hurt or hit in this situation." Video shows the two crooks speeding away from the scene in the white Camaro.

Calzada told the station that police want those who have information about the would-be car thieves to step up and help "stop these Camaro crooks."

Calzada added to KDFW that the white Camaro they used is "a sporty-looking Chevy Camaro with racing stripes on the hood, on the top, and down the back."

"Somebody knows these individuals in that vehicle who are committing these crimes," the officer noted to the station.

Those with information can call Det. Brian Raynsford at 817-392-4469, KDFW said.

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Road rage suspect opens fire on fellow motorist in Chicago, cops say. But victim is a concealed carrier — and wins shootout.



Chicago police said a road rage suspect opened fire on another motorist earlier this week, but it turns out the victim is a concealed carrier — and came out on top in the shootout.

The incident occurred around 9:45 p.m. Tuesday in the 7700 block of West Belmont Avenue in the city's Dunning neighborhood, WLS-TV reported.

The station said the abandoned, crashed car was full of bullet holes.

Police said a 23-year-old man was driving east on Belmont when he was involved in an apparent road rage incident with the male driver of a white Honda also heading east on Belmont, the station reported.

Police said the driver of the white sedan took out a gun and fired shots, and the 23-year-old victim — the concealed-carry license holder — returned fire at the suspect, WLS noted.

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With that, the suspect crashed his vehicle into a building, causing damage, and fled the scene, police told the station.

Police said no one was injured, and no one is in custody, WLS reported, adding that Area Five detectives are investigating.

The station said the abandoned, crashed car was full of bullet holes.

A family living in the building shared surveillance video from inside their home that captured audio of the gunfire and car crash. It's not clear, however, why the surveillance video's timestamp reads 9:06 p.m.

WFLD-TV said what may have led to the road rage isn't yet known, and police haven’t released a description of the suspect. But WLS reported that one person captured video of a male exiting the crashed white Honda and running from the scene — and that clip is part of the WLS video report below.

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'A gun fight in Chicago? Who would’ve ever thought that could happen?'

Mike Opelka is host of “Daybreak” on 92.5 Fox News Radio in Fort Myers/Naples, Florida — as well as "a Chicago native who wisely got the hell out" and "a concealed-carry permit holder in 35 states; Illinois is not one of them."

Opelka had a few things to share with Blaze News about this incident — and ye olde sarcasm dial was turned all the way up to 10:

A gun fight in Chicago? Who would’ve ever thought that could happen? This escapee of the Windy City is not exactly surprised. Except for the fact that one of the shooters was a legal gun owner. How does the 23-year-old get a concealed-carry permit in Chicago? I would not be surprised if city authorities had already confiscated the man’s firearm and canceled his permit. After all, we can’t have citizens just randomly protecting themselves against armed road ragers.

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Crook yells at witness, 'Hey, old man ... get the f**k outta here before I shoot you!' But 'old man' is a concealed carrier.



David Villalobos, 66, was walking his dog just before 6 a.m. last Tuesday in the 1100 block of West Cullerton Street in Chicago when he spotted two males tapping on the window of a parked car, WLS-TV reported.

Villalobos told the station he soon noticed one of the males "sticking a gun to the guy's head," and he figured it was a carjacking in progress.

'It's getting rough in Chicago.'

With that, Villalobos and the two males exchanged words, WLS reported, adding that Villalobos said one of the males told him, "Hey, old man ... get the f**k out of here before I shoot you."

Villalobos had little time to react, the station said, as the gunman quickly began firing.

But so did Villalobos, who's a concealed carrier. Police told WLS he has a valid Firearm Owners Identification card.

"He drew his weapon, and he shot," Villalobos told the station. "And I moved as fast as I could. I returned fire."

A neighbor's cellphone video captured the suspects ducking behind a car amid the shoot-out, WLS said. Police told the station they got into a waiting Lexus sedan and fled the scene. WLS added that Chopper 7 was over the scene of an abandoned Lexus about five miles west in North Lawndale.

It isn't clear whether either of the two males was wounded in the shoot-out. But Villalobos was hit in the leg, the station said, after which he was taken to a hospital in good condition and released later the same day.

"It was a superficial wound" that "went in and out, and I thank God for that," he told WLS while showing a reporter the bandage covering the spot where he was hit.

"It's getting bad again in the neighborhood," Villalobos noted to the station. "It's getting bad again."

He also said he was reluctant to fire his gun.

"I'm thinking about going home, see my wife, my grandkids. You know, that's what I'm thinking. I'm not thinking about shooting the guy. I was very hesitant to do so. It's getting rough in Chicago," Villalobos added to WLS.

He also had a message for Democrat Mayor Brandon Johnson, the station said: "You ain't got enough police."

WLS said no other injuries were reported and added that police said no one is in custody, although Area Three detectives are investigating.

You can view a video report here about the shoot-out.

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Concealed-carrying garbage truck driver turns the tables on wannabe armed robbers — 1 of whom pays ultimate price



A concealed-carrying garbage truck driver turned the tables late last month on a pair of would-be armed robbers in Chicago, fatally shooting one of them and wounding the other, police said.

Chicago police told WLS-TV the shoot-out occurred around 5:15 a.m. Jan. 31, just steps away from a high school in the Homan Square neighborhood on the city's West Side.

'Another reason why everyone should carry.'

The station, citing police, said a 28-year-old man working as a garbage truck driver was outside in the 900 block of South Homan Avenue when two males approached him, showed a gun, and announced a robbery.

But it seems the pair chose unwisely.

Police told WLS the suspects and the victim — who has a valid Firearm Owner's Identification card and Concealed Carry License — engaged in a shoot-out.

One of the suspects, 42, was shot in the head and pronounced dead at the scene, the station reported.

The other suspect, 20, was shot in the neck and was taken to Mt. Sinai Hospital in critical condition, WLS noted.

The victim was take to St. Anthony Hospital in good condition for an evaluation, the station said.

WLS reported that the garbage truck belongs to Flood Brothers Disposal and that the station wasn't able to reach the owners for comment on the morning of Jan. 31.

Police recovered two weapons from the scene, the station said, adding that Area Four detectives are investigating.

You can view a video report here about the incident.

How are people reacting?

A number of video commenters were decidedly in the victim's corner:

  • "This is how you do it, Democrats!" one commenter said. "Watch and learn."
  • "The garbage collector disposing of more than just regular trash," another user stated. "Helping rid us of the two-legged garbage."
  • "Self-Defense 101," another commenter declared.
  • "Another reason why everyone should carry," another user wrote.
  • "I hope he doesn't get fired," another commenter noted. "It's not his fault he had to defend himself."

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Awakened homeowner grabs gun, waits for intruder to open bedroom door. A shoot-out follows — and it's all caught on video.



A Michigan home invasion over the weekend resulted in a shoot-out — and it was all caught on surveillance video, WJBK-TV reported.

It began when two intruders broke into 24-year-old Benjamin Nevers' home in Dearborn Heights on Saturday morning, WXYZ-TV reported.

'I’m kind of glad the guy who shot me is still alive, too. I don’t want to kill nobody.'

Nevers told WJBK he and a friend had returned from a trip to the Bahamas when two suspects appeared on security video breaking into Nevers' residence through a kitchen window and moving around the house.

Nevers' friend was seen on surveillance video lying face down in the living room and being held at gunpoint. WXYZ said the two intruders searched the house for studio equipment and jewelry before ending up at Nevers’ bedroom door.

"Then I woke up, and I was just quick enough to react to grab my gun and cock it, and I just sat there and kind of waited," Nevers told WJBK. "I knew they were going to come to my room."

Surveillance video shows Nevers inside his bedroom with his gun pointed at his bedroom door — and as soon as a gunman comes in, the shoot-out commences.

Nevers told WXYZ the gunman shot him in the foot — but that he fired twice at the gunman, hitting him in the leg.

An exterior camera shows the wounded suspect limping and practically crawling out of the home.

Aftermath

As for Nevers' injuries, he told WJBK that his foot was "completely shattered" and needed "immediate surgery" with "screws and plates." Nevers added to WJBK that he also "got hit in the back."

Nevers added to WJBK that his girlfriend, who was lying in a bed behind him during the exchange of gunfire, also was shot.

"I know she got shot in the back, and it ... traveled up and ... hit her kidney, and I think it’s lodged in her chest right now ... they can’t get the bullet out 'cause it’s too dangerous," he told WJBK. "So I know they are watching her, and it’s going to be a couple more days."

Nevers told WXYZ he believes his large social media following from his days as a party promoter tempted the suspects to target him.

He told WJBK that a bag the suspects tried to steal contained "a bottle of Don Julio" and "a chocolate bar." Nevers added to WJBK that "there was a studio microphone" for the taking and that "these guys did this for nothing."

He also told WJBK that he's "just happy everybody is alive and well. I’m kind of glad the guy who shot me is still alive, too. I don’t want to kill nobody."

Attorney Jim Makowski told WXYZ it "absolutely" was a clear-cut self-defense shooting on Nevers' part: “The homeowner acted completely responsibly. He identified a threat, he armed himself, and when the threat materialized, he opened fire, and it was a good shoot."

Suspect arrested

Phillip Price is facing 21 felony charges for the break-in, including two counts of assault with intent to murder, WXYZ reported, adding that Price remained in custody with no bond.

WXYZ added that police are searching for a second suspect.

You can view video reports here and here about the incident, both of which include clips of the shoot-out as well as interviews with Nevers.

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Armed 17-year-old carjacker rolls the dice, promptly meets his match when victim pulls his own gun and opens fire



An armed 17-year-old is in "grave condition" after police said he pulled a gun on a man sitting in his vehicle early Tuesday morning in the Baltimore neighborhood of Canton, WBAL-TV reported.

The would-be carjacking victim and the teen exchanged gunfire outside a car wash off South Haven Street, police told the station.

'I mean, it's always shocking, but it seems as though this is a consistent pattern with what's been happening lately with carjackings in the district. Carjackings are up.'

Police told WBAL the 31-year-old victim flagged down an officer around 2 a.m. on Boston Street saying he'd been shot. Police said investigators believe the victim was shot five minutes away on South Haven Street, where he was sitting in his car before the teen walked up to him armed with a gun, the station said.

Police said the victim grabbed his licensed handgun, and he and the teen exchanged gunfire, after which the teen was unresponsive, WBAL reported, adding that police haven't said whether the teen acted alone.

Medics took the man to a hospital for treatment, according to WBAL's news radio station.

Around 2:20 a.m., police were called to the South Haven Street location and discovered an unidentified male — later confirmed to be the 17-year-old — suffering from severe gunshot wounds, the news radio station said.

Emergency medical personnel were dispatched, and the teen was taken to a hospital in critical condition, the news radio station added.

Those with information about the incident can call police at 410-396-2100 or Metro Crime Stoppers at 866-7LOCKUP, WBAL said.

"I mean, it's always shocking, but it seems as though this is a consistent pattern with what's been happening lately with carjackings in the district. Carjackings are up," Arch McKown — vice president of Baltimore Police Department Southwest District Community Relations Council, a liaison between his neighbors and police — told WBAL.

City police data shows carjackings have increased 1,000% since this time last year — from just one reported in the Southeastern District in 2023 to 11 in the same time span this year, WBAL said.

In August, a 16-year-old female driver was shot during an attempted carjacking, Baltimore police told WBAL. Police said the girl and two of her friends were seated in the parked car in the 5100 block of Levindale Road around 7:20 p.m. Aug. 3 when a masked assailant approached them, flashed a gun, and "demanded the occupants get out of the car," the station said. Police told WBAL that the girl immediately reversed the vehicle and was trying to drive away when the assailant shot into the car, striking the teen. Police said she was taken to a hospital, the station said.

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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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