Defensive Gun Use weekly roundup: December 28, 2025 to January 4, 2026
Here are GGWAG stories that made the news. Subscribe to see all eleven, plus updates from several others.
All of this is preliminary information unless the article explicitly says that it’s follow-up from a previous investigation.
New incidents
December 29, 2025: Tipton County, TN
Memphis woman accused of murder in Tipton County home invasion
This is a sad case because the victim, Corey Webb, died from his wounds. He did get at least one suspect, though, and multiple people are being rounded up for his murder.
The sheriff’s office said that more evidence showed that the homeowner was able to shoot and wound at least one of the suspects during the home invasion.
December 29: Marion County, TX
Marion County man shot after ramming vehicle into fence, sheriff says
That’s pretty much the whole story.
December 29: Hampton County, SC
Man shot in the throat, found near Krispy Kreme is behind bars, SC cops say
The person said he fired a shot to defend his mother, who was being attacked by her boyfriend, according to the release.
December 31: Cicero, IL
Teen charged in deadly shooting in Cicero tied to online marketplace meetup
Two juveniles (16-year-old Angel Dominguez and another teen) set up someone to be robbed of an item he had come to sell. His relative had a firearm. The relative was injured; Dominguez was killed; the other juvenile was charged as a juvenile with armed robbery.
December 31: Texarkana, TX
Teen Charged in Connection with Fatal Texarkana Shooting Incident
This could be problematic if the shooting turned out to be in defense of “stuff” instead of life; however, it could also be that the teens put the homeowner in fear for his life. All we get is “shots were fired.” As I understand it, though, Texas is one of the few states that allows the use of deadly force to protect possessions, so it may be legal either way.
At any rate, a 15-year-old boy is dead and a 16-year-old boy is charged with Burglary of a Habitation after being confronted by a homeowner while they were breaking into his vehicle.
January 1, 2026: Clovis, NM
Clovis homeowner kills intruder, marking second homicide in the eastern NM city in a week
A homeowner and a woman hid in a closet after exchanging gunfire with a home invader, 20-year-old Keilyn Parker; Parker died at the hospital.
January 1: Winston-Salem, NC
Man killed in ‘self-defense homicide’ on New Year’s Day in Winston-Salem
Not much to go on here. Investigators determined the deadly shooting was “a justifiable self-defense homicide.”
January 1: San Antonio, TX
Man dead after alleged home invasion; police probe self-defense claim
A man is dead and another is being questioned after a shooting that investigators say may have stemmed from a confrontation during a home invasion....
According to one witness, the homeowner had been walking to a nearby store when the man who was later killed yelled at him, asking what he was looking at. The two began arguing, and witnesses say the man followed the homeowner back to the house and forced his way inside.
January 2: Macon, GA
Remember stories like this when they talk about “children” getting hurt with guns.
The 17-year-old “brandished a firearm in an attempt to rob the person of interest of a firearm in his possession,” the sheriff’s office said.
When the teenager tried to rob the person of interest “by force,” the person of interest “legally defended himself against the imminent threat imposed against him,” according to the sheriff’s office.
January 2: Portland, OR
Oregon officials release new info on shooting, stabbing incident that left 2 dead, 1 injured
NPD alleged that a resident opened their door to find 42-year-old Matthew Wonser stabbing 33-year-old Shawn Knuckey, before going back inside to grab a handgun and call 911.
Police said the resident asked Wonser to stop stabbing Knucky and, when he continued, the resident fired the gun. Wonser was pronounced dead at the scene, officials said.
January 3: Huntington, NY
Huntington Man, 71, Arrested After Wall Street Shooting: Police
It sure looks like they got the victim and the aggressor reversed on this one: John Rech, 71, of Huntington, was taken into custody after he shot another man who was chasing him at approximately 5 a.m. Saturday… The victim, a 21-year-old man from Fort Salonga, was transported to a hospital… Get my take on YouTube or Rumble.
Follow-ups
Original incident: August 31, 2025, Johnstown, PA
‘Use of force was justified’ Johnstown shooting ruled self defense, no charges filed
On Aug. 31, police were called to Solomon Homes on reports of a shooting. Aquon Tillman, 17, had been shot multiple times and ultimately died from massive blood loss, with his death being ruled a homicide....
Cambria County District Attorney Greg Neugebauer announced on Wednesday [Dec. 31] that, after conducting an investigation into the shooting, including reviewing video evidence, it was clear that Tillman first used deadly force against an unarmed man in relation to a personal property dispute.
Original incident: November 2, Medford, OR
No charges filed in November 2025 Hawthorne Street shooting death
District Attorney Patrick Green said that after a “thorough” review by Medford police, his office will not file any criminal charges against David Rogers, 36, in the shooting death of Martin Uriel Jimenez Jr., 32, a news release said.
Original incident: December 24, Birmingham, AL
Willie Janatha Moore, 67, was shot and killed after an argument; the shooter remained at the scene. The DA ruled shooting justifiable.
Original incident: December 26, Machesney Park, IL
Resident shoots suspect during Machesney Park home invasion
A victim reported that he interrupted a burglary at his home. According to police, the victim struggled with [the burglar, Johntavis] King and a shot was fired.
Not-so-good-guys
January 1, 2026: Hermitage, TN
Self-Defense Claim Under Investigation in Fatal Hermitage Shooting
Sounds like self-defense, but then there’s this: [The shooter’s brother, Christian] Valdez-Martinez, however, was arrested on drug charges after more than three pounds of methamphetamine and 21 grams of cocaine were recovered in multiple plastic bags from the back of a pickup truck that Valdez-Martinez drives.