Homeowner Survives Halloween Scare By Firing On 3 Masked Men Who Allegedly Threatened Him

Police say a homeowner in Cockeysville, Maryland, opened fire on three masked men who threatened him with a gun Saturday.

Baltimore County Police responded to a 911 call at the home Saturday; the caller said he was the homeowner and that he had fired on the three men WMAR2.com, a Baltimore TV station, reported. The man told officers he had been in his driveway when the three men approached and threatened him with a gun.

Police say the homeowner shot all three men after being threatened. One suspect, 20-year-old Amon Walker, was found a short distance away after succumbing to his wounds. The other two were taken into custody after seeking treatment for gunshot wounds at local hospitals.

In August 2024, police in Tazewell County, Virginia, said a 30-year-old man accosted a woman and her child at a Falls Mills, Virginia, convenience store and told the child of his intentions to commit a heinous act before a Good Samaritan shot the assailant, the Bluefield Daily Telegraph reported. The incident resurfaced on social media in August.

Also in August, Philadelphia police said a would-be carjacker brandished a handgun and fired at the driver of a blue Volvo, wounding him before the driver drew his own handgun and returned fire. The carjacker fled the scene after the return fire.

In September, a robber’s skills in victim selection were found to be lacking when he tried to hold up an armed commuter at a gas station. Orland Park, Illinois, police responded to the scene, eventually taking the would-be robber to a local hospital for treatment with at least one gunshot wound, ABC7Chicago, a local TV station, reported. Surveillance video caught the incident, which was posted on social media.