Defensive gun use weekly roundup
Seven DGUs that came to light in the last week.
Welcome to another weekly round-up.
Note that we don’t pretend that this represents every newsroom that covered any given story, and we know that everyone is innocent until proved guilty.
Alabama
Huntsville
Around 3 AM on July 1, an armed man broke into a home and threatened the occupants. One of the residents shot him.
Police arrived to find the intruder wounded, and they took him to a hospital in critical condition.
The DA reviewed the case and concluded the shooting appears to have been self-defense. They say no charges are expected against the resident who fired. The intruder remains under investigation for possible first-degree burglary charges.
He Broke Into a Huntsville Home With a Gun at 3 A.M. He Left in Critical Condition. (USACarry)
Huntsville Shooting Likely Self-Defense, Police Say (AL.com)
Florida
North Lauderdale
It started over a parking spot. Around 12:30 PM on June 30, Broward County Police got a call about a shooting in (where else?) a Walmart parking lot. A woman was involved in a verbal dispute with 62-year-old Bart Diguglielmo, who had apparently tried to block a parking space with his car while he went in to shop. The woman managed to get her car around his and into the spot anyway, but when he returned and found her there, the argument resumed and he began to physically approach her in an aggressive manner.
It escalated quickly. As the woman backed away, she drew her gun and warned Diguglielmo repeatedly that she’d shoot if he kept coming. He walked away — then turned around and came back toward her. She shot him.
The woman stayed at the scene and cooperated with detectives, calling it self-defense. Witnesses and video backed her account. Diguglielmo was taken to a hospital, where he died. The woman was questioned and released. The case was referred to the Broward County State Attorney’s Office.
Black Woman Shoots, Kills Man Seen Repeatedly Advancing On Her In Video (Newsone)
The Media Is Villainizing A Black Woman Who Stood Her Ground In A Walmart Parking Lot (Newsone)
Tampa
Just after midnight on July 5, a man was sitting in his parked car when another man allegedly walked up, opened the driver-side door, and produced a gun. The driver was armed himself, and fired.
The wounded man was driven a short distance away, where officers found him around 12:30 AM. He was taken to a hospital and pronounced dead.
The driver stayed at the scene and cooperated with investigators. No charges have been filed. Detectives are reviewing surveillance footage, processing physical evidence, and working through conflicting witness accounts, but explicitly noted that the shooter remained on the scene and is “actively cooperating with investigators.”
Waters Avenue Midnight Ambush Leaves Man Dead, Shooter Claims Self-Defense (Hoodline)
Midnight Car Ambush Ends In Fatal Shooting On Waters Avenue In Tampa (Tampa Free Press)
Georgia
Atlanta
