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| Man slain on NW Side; woman says she shot boyfriend in self-defense | "Authorities said a distraught woman called 911 just after 3 a.m. yesterday, saying she shot her boyfriend. Pima County Sheriff's deputies found the body of a 54-year-old man in the woman's trailer, said Easton." ... "Chaney told investigators he called repeatedly the day before and had been drinking heavily. "She feared for her safety," Easton said." (December 25, 2002; AZ) |
| Man shot is named suspect in sex assaults | "A man shot by a woman early Thursday in Homewood has emerged as a suspect in a string of recent sex assaults in the East End. Police said the suspect, a black man in his early 20s, pointed a rifle at the woman in two separate incidents. The second time, the woman, who is licensed to carry a gun, shot him." (October 10, 2002; PA) |
| Detroit Woman Shoots Intruder | "Police say two men broke in about 11:30 p.m. One was armed, but one of the homeowners, a 53-year-old woman, had her own gun and fired at the intruders, hitting one in the neck." (October 1, 2002; MI) |
| Kentucky Woman Shoots Intruder | "A 77-year-old woman who lives alone on Rogers Gap Road shot one of two 19-year-old men who tried to break into her home..." (September 15, 2002) |
| Store owner opens fire on robbers near school | "Police say the two thieves walked into the business and robbed it. The woman who owns the shop brought out her own gun and started firing at the thieves." (September 13, 2002) |
| Woman shoots at man during fight but misses | "A woman involved in a domestic dispute pulled a gun on her alleged attacker Wednesday afternoon and shot at him at least eight times. No one was injured by the gunfire, but the woman was taken to the hospital with injuries suffered before the shooting, according to police Sgt. Evaristo Diaz." (August 28, 2002) |
| Woman Defends Herself in Home Invasion | "A woman fought back after a violent home invasion. Police say she shot her attacker in self-defense." (July 28, 2002) |
| Woman fends off robbers with shotgun | "A woman thwarted two masked, gun-wielding, would-be robbers Tuesday after they entered her country store and demanded money." (July 23, 2002; GA) |
| Club owner fends off attacker | "A Sparks nightclub owner used a knife and gun to fend off a maintenance man suspected of attacking her, police said Tuesday. Karen Carvajal, owner of the Oasis nightclub on Victorian Avenue, suffered minor injuries to her face and arms in the skirmish about 10 p.m. Monday, Sparks police Sgt. Chad Hawkins said in a statement."(July 22, 2002; NV) |
| Awakened by an Attacker | "It has to be every person's worst nightmare — waking up from a deep sleep to find a stranger standing over you....In what she described as something like 'a dream state', she wrestled the .38-caliber revolver away from her 170 pound attacker and and rolled him onto the floor. She fired three shots at the man, striking him twice in the upper torso." (July 20, 2002) |
| Woman shoots, kills armed intruder in West Seattle | "While fighting with a male resident, the intruder was shot by a woman who had armed herself with a gun, said Seattle police spokesman Scott Moss." (April 25, 2002) |
| Arlington woman shoots alleged intruder | "She warned him a couple of times to leave or she'd shoot him, but he continued to advance on her", Arlington police Lt. John Serson said." (March 18, 2002) |
| Alert customer shoots terrorist in Efrat supermarket | "Further tragedy was averted when a woman shopping in the packed supermarket apparently saw the terrorist trying to set off a second explosion and shot him twice in the head from close range." (February 22, 2002) |
| Lottery winner shoots ex-husband in abduction, sheriff says | "All the time they were driving, he told her that he was going to kill her", the sheriff said. "They drove on Highway 90 into Jackson County, where he took her to the boat launch at Bayou Heron, which is an isolated area." |
| (TX) Pregnant rancher kills illegal immigrant intruder | "The sheriff and Mexican consular officials said the woman woke from a nap to find two men trying to cut through a window screen and a third, Lopez, standing in her kitchen after apparently kicking in the back door." |
| Woman's Fast Actions Scare Home Invaders | "I get up out of bed and looked over the steps and there are two men coming up the steps with guns." (December 29, 2001) |
| Early woman questions motive of attack | "She ran to her bedroom, dived between the bed and her dresser, and reached for the gun safe under the bed. She fumbled with the combination." (More ... Reference Below) |
| Mother in Early shoots, kills intruder | "A mother of three in Early shot and killed an intruder Thursday night after two men entered her home and assaulted her, authorities said." (December 13, 2001; IA) |
| Jewelry deal goes awry; man shot | "A woman who also lives at the home got a gun and shot the man carrying the crowbar three times, Young said." (December 10, 2001; NV) |
| Apartment intruder shot to death | "A 28-year-old Houston man was shot to death Sunday after he forced his way into the northwest Houston apartment of a woman and her children, police said." (December 9, 2001) |
| Woman
Defends Herself after Courts
and EPO's Fail |
"Court records show that Lori Lewis had filed three harassment complaints since March and had gotten a protective court order. In addition, William Lewis was charged with stalking in April and was out of jail on a $5,000 bond."(May 28, 2001; AL) |
| Pregnant woman 'shoots employee dead after rape attempt' | "The woman picked up a gun from a bedroom and fired a shot at the man, hitting him in the chest. He continued to chase her before eventually collapsing, the iafrica website reports." (April 19, 2001) |
| Woman kills 1 intruder, other flees | "As the men looked through the house, Ogden
said, one of the women managed to free herself, get a pistol and shoot
at one of the intruders."
(February 19, 2001; AZ) |
| Woman who shot serial rapist testifies | "Minutes later, she
shot Anthony Allen Peralez and ended a string of rapes targeting women
in their 50s, 60s and 70s, prosecutors said Wednesday on the first day
of Peralez's trial."
(November 18, 2000) |
| Woman kills intruder, her neighbor, with gun at bedside | "Pittaras awakened after 2 a.m. Wednesday to a man on top of her in her bed with a knife to her throat, police said. He was wearing a nylon mesh bag over his head and gloves." (August 9, 2000) |
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