So down in Arizona, this happened. Executive summary: Folks sitting at home doing family things, when an alleged intruder allegedly broke down the alleged front door. One of the alleged family members happened to have an alleged gun, which he allegedly used to fire multiple shots into the allegedly worthless hide of said alleged intruder, whereupon said shootee’s body temperature allegedly moved quickly to room temperature.
Nothing to see here, move along.
I know that Righteous Shootings, almost by definition, include the term “needed killing” somewhere in the preamble. But here’s an excellent example of taking out someone who’s just breathing oxygen unnecessarily:
A Vietnam War veteran managed to fend off a deranged, naked intruder who broke into a woman’s California home on Friday morning.
The elderly vet was thrown to the ground by the maniac, fracturing both of his legs before he opened fire and fatally shot the intruder.
Police say the nude suspect had been wandering the neighborhood moments earlier, shouting incoherently and attempting to break into several homes.
LAPD Capt. Warner Castillo told reporters that the suspect eventually forced his way into a residence where a woman and two other people were inside, including the 79-year-old veteran, identified by neighbors only as George.
‘The 79-year-old man tells the suspect to leave, tells him I have a gun and I will shoot you. The suspect grabs the man, lifts him, throws him on the ground, and that’s where the man suffered two broken legs,’ Castillo said.
Despite being in agony having been body slammed to the ground by the intruder, the elderly homeowner managed to grab his firearm.
And the best part:
Police said the rambling man was shot at least two or three times inside the home before collapsing.
Yeah, but:
‘I think it’s a textbook example of self-defense, and I really, really hope he does not face charges,’ neighbor Betsy Weiss said.
It’s Los fucking Angeles, so anything’s possible — but I think the “two broken legs” thing should cause even an L.A. district attorney to think twice before pressing charges.
But the locals should start warming up the tar and plucking the chicken feathers, just in case.
Now as we all know, cops are usually disqualified from being lauded for a Righteous Shooting because, damn it, it’s their job to shoot scumbags.
However, on this occasion I’m going to give Our Hero a waiver.
A man allegedly tried to carjack an off-duty Harris County deputy’s car Friday afternoon, around 2:45 p.m. in Atascocita, outside of Houston, and was shot dead by the deputy.
Fine, but why the waiver? Off-duty cops are still on duty if a crime is being committed, right?
Uh huh. Except that in this case:
FOX News reported that the deputy’s child was in the vehicle at the time the incident occurred.
So he went from being a cop to being a dad protecting his little girl. Clearly, a case of a Righteous Shooting if ever I saw one.
You may disagree with me, but you’d be wrong.
Alert Reader Eric K. sends me this lovely report:
A preliminary investigation revealed that an unidentified man followed a female customer into a beauty supply store and groped her, prompting employees at the establishment to demand he leave the premises.
“The male became increasingly verbally assaultive toward employees and customers, “the release noted. “He started throwing and damaging merchandise in the store. The incident escalated rapidly.”
While the man was reportedly threatening to kill and harm customers and employees, witnesses told investigators that they believed he was armed with a knife.
“A second customer in the store, fearing for the store employees, herself and other customers, retrieved a personal firearm and fired a warning at the male,” investigators said. “The male turned toward that customer, fearing she was going to be attacked, fired a second shot striking the male.”
And the result for El Gropo?
L.A. deputies and personnel with the Compton Fire Department responded to the scene where the man was pronounced dead by paramedics.
Details are sketchy at the moment, and as this happened in Southern California things may not turn out too well for Our Heroine.
However bad they may be, it won’t be as bad a result as what happened to the goblin. Thank goodness.
When you hear news like this, you just know it’s going to have a happy ending:
“10-4 units responding to the burglary in progress, 22nd Avenue caller now advising it was a black male wearing a white shirt armed with a firearm. The caller now advises she has shot that male; he is currently laying on the ground.”
Ignoring the grammar — it’s “lying”, not “laying” — the rest of the story appears to be that a choirboy broke into an Alabama woman’s house armed with a gun, only to discover that said Heroine was likewise armed and quite prepared to defend herself. Which she did, to his detriment.
Of course, the choirboy was just some innocent kid — not.
Morgan County Coroner Jeff Chunn identified the male as 46-year-old Narado Brinkley, and WZDX said his criminal past includes drug and burglary convictions.
State records show Brinkley served time for offenses, including first-degree robbery, third-degree burglary, possession of a pistol by a convicted felon, and distribution of a controlled substance, WZDX noted.
His records also indicate multiple probation violations, and he most recently served five months after a 2023 conviction on drug and burglary counts, WZDX added.
So maybe not some pore lil’ choirboy, but a total asshole not worthy of any sympathy whatsoever.
There should be some reward — I mean actual money — offered to people who end up ridding society of such scum. Feel free to disagree with me, but you’d be wrong.
So this alleged goblin throws an LP gas cylinder through a window, climbs into the house and starts ripping off his clothes.
And is probably surprised when the homeowner ends his impromptu little striptease with an alleged bullet (or two, details are sketchy as always).
