CCW Stories

CHICAGO — A man was fatally shot while driving in South Lawndale early Sunday morning. According to police, a 25-year-old man was driving southbound near the 2200 block of South Sawyer Avenue around 2:00 a.m. when shots were fired into his vehicle. Read more...

The fatal February shooting of a man in Baltimore has been deemed justified by local detectives following an investigation. Baltimore Police Department detectives found that before 42-year-old Joseph Garrison was fatally shot on Feb. 7, he had tried to rob a person who was legally carrying a gun and shot Garrison in self-defense, the Baltimore [...]

A Florida dad shot his daughter's abusive ex-boyfriend dead after the man allegedly assaulted her in her apartment – then came back for more, according to police. Gainesville police officers responded to a domestic dispute at the Polos Apartments complex on Saturday and determined the unidentified ex-boyfriend had been inside the woman’s apartment and "physically [...]

Oregon Democrat lawmakers are pushing a new package of gun control measures which includes one control giving cities and counties the ability to curtail concealed carry. Oregon Public Radio reports, “Legislators are also considering bills that would allow cities and counties to prohibit firearms in government buildings and increase the minimum age to own a [...]

An evening of bingo in Pensacola, Fla., took a strange twist on Jan. 4. Two women attempted to walk up to the doors of the bingo hall, seeking jumper cables to help start one of their vehicles. Read more...

A concealed carrier shot an armed robber who was holding his friend at gunpoint and threatening to kill him, officials told WDIV-TV. The station said details of the incident, which took place in Detroit, were revealed March 10 in a criminal complaint, adding that the shooting took place at 9:53 p.m. Feb. 8. Read more...

At least ten people were shot Friday into Saturday night in Mayor Lori Lightfoot’s (D) Chicago. CBS News reported the first shooting of the weekend occurred Friday around 6 p.m., and it involved a 33-year-old who accidentally shot himself in the hand. Read more...

CHICAGO — Two 19-year-olds and a teen were injured in shootings that took place on the city’s West Side Saturday. According to police, a 19-year-old man was standing outside near the 4900 block of West Van Buren Street when an offender fired shots at him. He suffered gunshot wound to the left ankle and was [...]

CHICAGO — A 31-year-old man has been charged in the fatal stabbing of a woman on a CTA platform in the city’s Loop. Police said Alejandro Arellano, 31, faces one felony count of first-degree murder after he was identified by the victim before she succumbed to her injuries. Read more...

An armed robbery was reportedly foiled Saturday night at a Phoenix gas station by a man keen to fill his tank, not empty his wallet. The head clerk of the Sinclair gas station at 12th Street and Highland Avenue told KTVK that the man targeted in the foiled robbery is a regular customer, known to [...]