Thomas B. was a police officer in New York. One day, he and fellow officers swarmed a house to arrest a drug dealer. The man was handcuffed without any issues. After arresting the individual, the officers cleared the house to make sure there were no other suspects inside. That’s when an officer reported someone was …
Mike M. lives in Geauga County, Ohio. Around 6:30 one evening, Mike was shooting a 9mm pistol at a local shooting range. Surveillance video showed that there weren’t any other shooters close by. While he was shooting, the 9mm pistol recoiled back and a spent shell casing flew through the air and went down the …
In January 2025, Andre G. was homeless in Harrisburg, PA. He often slept in a tent where it was difficult to keep warm. One extremely cold night Andre used canned gel fuel to provide heat inside his tent. The cans are often referred to by the brand name Sterno and are typically used to heat …
Xiong Y. was born in China. As a student, he participated in the 1989 Tiananmen Square protests. Eventually, Xiong escaped to the U.S. as a political refugee, later joining the U.S. Army and serving in Iraq. He has written three books and earned six college degrees. And in 2022, Xiong ran for Congress in New …
On November 19th, 2018, a gunman arrived at Chicago’s Mercy Hospital and opened fire. The target was the doctor, Tamara O, she was the ex-fiancé of the gunman. The incident started in the parking lot when Tamara was confronted by the gunman. The man demanded that Tamara return the engagement ring that he had given …
Brandon D. lives in Española, New Mexico in an apartment with friends. One morning, around 3 a.m., one of the friends in the apartment called 911. Two men were kicking the door trying to get in, and the caller told dispatchers someone was trying to break into the apartment. The men at the door said …
Jonathan G. is a “gamer” who lives in Los Angeles. Like many gamers, he uses a headset when playing video games so that he can talk to people he is playing with. Around midnight one evening, Jonathan was playing a game with his friends when he felt something hit him in the head. “It felt …
Farrah T. was a police officer in Florence, South Carolina. One day, Farrah and fellow officers served a search warrant at a residence where a violent offender was living. Before the officers could knock on the door the suspect started shooting at them from inside the house. Farrah was shot multiple times. However, even after …
Mike N. is a firearms owner from Texas who often goes shooting in fields or on a clay target course. One day, Mike went shooting with his CZ 712 shotgun. The CZ 712 is a gas-operated shotgun that fires 2¾- and 3-inch shotshells, and it was chosen as the NRA 2024 Golden Bullseye “Shotgun of …
Around 56% of Americans have a REAL ID, which is a federally compliant identification issued by states. The idea for the REAL IDs was created after 9/11 to make state IDs more secure and harder to forge. To obtain a REAL ID requires more documentation to prove the person’s identity. Come May 7th, 2025, REAL …