Posted on 02/20/2023 7:55:54 AM PST by marktwain
On February 9, 2023, in the Websters Grove subdivision near Memphis Tennessee, a homeowner received a call from a neighbor. The neighbor alerted him there were several people suspiciously near his vehicles. The homeowner armed himself and went out to investigate. There were two men in his driveway. They ran, but one fired at the homeowner, striking him in the ankle. From foxnews.com:
The unidentified homeowner living in the Websters Grove subdivision in Shelby County said he received a call from a neighbor on Thursday evening that there were several people standing outside his residence, Shelby County deputies told CBS Memphis affiliate WREG.
The homeowner told authorities that when he went outside, he saw two men in his driveway and another two men sitting in a white car on the street. The two in the driveway made a run for it when they spotted the homeowner, with one suspect firing a gun at the homeowner.
The homeowner was struck in the ankle but managed to return fire on the suspects, WREG reported.
Shelby County is an urban county with a rich history. The land Shelby County is on was purchased by the federal government in 1818, as part of the Treaty of Tecumseh. The purchase price was 300 thousand dollars, which was worth fifteen thousand ounces of gold, at the time. Memphis became the County seat.
Websters Grove is a recent suburban development just north of East Holmes road on the southeast edge of Memphis in Shelby County.
There was a third suspect waiting in a white car on the street. One of the suspects from the driveway made it to the car. They drove off leaving one suspect running around the neighborhood, pleading for them to come back. From foxnews.com:
One suspect managed to get away, while another one, identified as 18-year-old Marreo Mays, was arrested.
Deputies with the sheriff’s office said Mays went around the neighborhood knocking on doors asking for help and was heard on his cellphone yelling, "Y’all left me. Come pick me up."
Mays was charged with two counts of burglary of a vehicle and vandalism.
The homeowner went to the hospital and had surgery done on his wound. He is reported back home and recovering.
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Gun Watch
More annoying people.
In the old days, criminals would only shoot at civilians as a last resort. Even the Mafia guys were careful about that.
But this incident is just another example of how today’s criminals will shoot just for the hell of it. It’s a very disturbing trend, obviously.
The Left (Progressives) have encouraged a generation of cultural atheists and pagans. Essentially hedonists without morals.
If they offer this fellow a reduced sentence, he’ll be happy to tell the police who the other three were.
Another 13% er. I’m betting they were after his catalytic converter since they were in the driveway.
Memphis used to be nice
Couldn’t help myself. 🤔😁👍
Just jogging around the neighborhood.
Memphis, home of Vanderbilt University and their “gender-affirming” surgery financial Bonanza.
https://www.vanderbilthealth.com/program/gender-affirming-surgery
ICWYDT
“The Left (Progressives) have encouraged a generation of cultural atheists and pagans. Essentially hedonists without morals.”
The late Francis Schaeffer said, correctly, that modern people are inconsistent Sadist. They will do whatever they think they can get away with.
Somebody told me that those hair-dos mean something sacred. Anybody know what it is?
“We wuz Kangs”?
Dreadlocks is what curly/kinky hair naturally becomes when you don’t comb or brush it
https://people.howstuffworks.com/dreadlock.htm
Homeowner needs a bit of training. Remember always to fire at center of mass, between the shoulders usually does the trick.
I know. There’s a homeless black dude in the woods where I walk. He was swatting at his hair, one day. Said it was starting to “dread.”
Uh NO! That would require work to cut it off.
“Tired! Tired! Tired!”
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