Posts Tagged ‘Self Defense’
1 Dead in Alleged Attmepted Carjacking
Nashville, Tennessee – According to the Metro Nashville Police Department (MNPD), officers were dispatched to the scene of a reported shooting on Monday night. When officers arrived, they found 23-year-old Timothy White suffering from gunshot wounds in the parking lot of Eleven North Apartments at 300 11th Ave. North at around 9:00 p.m. Officers rendered…
Read MoreChanges to Tennessee CCW Permit Process
Tennessee — A new law that went into effect yesterday with the start of the new year, allows Tennessee citizens to complete an online training course in order to be issued a CCW permit. Early in 2019, the Tennessee General Assembly passed a bill allowing citizens to get their concealed carry permit after passing…
Read MoreMan Shot During Domestic Altercation
Nashville, Tennessee – A man was hospitalized after being shot during a domestic altercation Sunday morning. According to Metropolitan Nashville Police Department (MNPD) 26-year-old Starolyn Macon Jr. was shot after confronting his ex-girlfriend at her place of employment. At around 10:00 a.m. police said Macon’s girlfriend, 30-year-old Briona Cowan was being dropped off to work…
Read MoreMan Shot and Killed After Forcing His Way into Home
McMinn, Tennessee — McMinn County Sherriff Joe Guy said his deputies responded to a call of shots fired at a home located on County Rd 114 at around 1:30 a.m. early Sunday morning. When deputies arrived at the scene, they discovered 39-year-old Sante Mack lying in the yard outside the home. He had been shot…
Read MorePolice Catch Store Clerks in Lie About Shooting
Nashville, Tennessee – Two employees of a Nashville gas station were arrested in connection with a shootout with a customer last Thursday night. Metropolitan Nashville Police Department (MNPD) says two clerks working at Paul’s Market located at 1800 Jefferson St. told officers they were engaged in an argument with a female customer who they said…
Read MoreSonic Manager Wounded by Gunmen
Memphis, TN—A Sonic employee was shot during a robbery at the business located on Stage Rd. According to Memphis Police Department, an employee was watching the door of the restaurant on Sunday night when she saw someone peek around the door. Then, two gunmen swept into the business ordering her to give them the money.…
Read MoreShotgun VS. Home Invasion
Greene County Sheriff’s Department says a man from Bulls Gap is in serious condition after being shot while unlawfully entering a home in Spice Cove late Saturday night. According to the police report, Jeremy Easterly and his wife were home at the time when they heard banging near their front door. Mr. Easterly armed himself…
Read MoreMan Who Killed Wife in Dentist’s Office, Was Shot by CCW Holder
“It’s a citizen, a concealed-carry permit holder that saw a threat, eliminated that threat and stood by until law enforcement arrived and did a really good job,” Sullivan County Sheriff Jeff Cassidy told reporters. According to Sheriff Cassidy, 63-year-old Harry Weaver went to where his wife worked at David A. Guy Dentistry in Colonial Heights…
Read MorePastor Severely Wounded Confronting Burglar
When a Pastors wife in Shelby County, TN, saw someone lurking around in their driveway at around 11:30 Monday evening, she went and got her husband. “He (her husband) got his gun and decided to put it in like his pocket just in case,” Diana Frans said. Brett Frans, the pastor of Calvary Bible Church…
Read More