{"id":171256,"date":"2022-12-12T05:12:00","date_gmt":"2022-12-12T10:12:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.gunsamerica.com\/digest\/?p=171256"},"modified":"2022-12-12T05:12:00","modified_gmt":"2023-09-08T12:18:24","slug":"turkey-day-gunfight-results-in-2-dead-5-injured","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/gunsamerica.com\/digest\/turkey-day-gunfight-results-in-2-dead-5-injured\/","title":{"rendered":"Turkey Day Gunfight Results In 2 Dead, 5 Injured"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Triple shooting on Gresham Road in DeKalb County, police say\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/Vgn5gkHFNls?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Fatal shots were fired last month after several young men broke into an Atlanta home on Thanksgiving Day.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Police determined that the suspects attempted to break into a home in the Gresham Park neighborhood of Atlanta. The homeowner exercised his 2nd Amendment rights, firing on the intruders, who appear to have returned fire as well.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>A neighbor said that she didn&#8217;t realize it was gunfire when she first heard the ruckus. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&#8220;I didn&#8217;t even think they were gunshots. I thought they were fireworks because there were so many,&#8221; she told<em> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.fox5atlanta.com\/news\/dekalb-county-possible-shooting-gresham-road\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"clickTracking\" campaign=\"turkey-day-gunfight-results-in-2-dead-5-injured\" title=\"Turkey Day Gunfight Results In 2 Dead, 5 Injured\">FOX 5<\/a>.<\/em> &#8220;It&#8217;s very disturbing to see that.&#8221;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Preliminary reports stated that police were called by neighbors when shots were detected. They arrived on the scene and found several males, ages 23, 18, and 15. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">SEE ALSO: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.gunsamerica.com\/digest\/atlanta-bureaucrat-indicted-for-illegal-machine-gun-possession\/\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"clickTracking\" campaign=\"turkey-day-gunfight-results-in-2-dead-5-injured\" title=\"Turkey Day Gunfight Results In 2 Dead, 5 Injured\">Atlanta Bureaucrat Indicted for Illegal Machine Gun Possession<\/a><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>All three had sustained gunshot wounds and were rushed to a local hospital, where the 18-year-old, Taneaious McCune, died due to his injuries.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Follow-up reports say another man, 30-year-old Telvin Thomas, showed up at the hospital afterward with similar bullet wounds. It has since been determined that he had also been involved in the break-in.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.wsbtv.com\/news\/local\/dekalb-county\/3-arrested-1-dead-after-attempted-home-invasion-dekalb-county-police-say\/CAYK6AHXMZFD7BAORVVRSMKQSM\/\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"clickTracking\" campaign=\"turkey-day-gunfight-results-in-2-dead-5-injured\" title=\"Turkey Day Gunfight Results In 2 Dead, 5 Injured\">WSBtv<\/a> <\/em>reported on the events and disclosed that police say another group had been found and \u201cwere detained on the scene with the help of SWAT officers.&#8221; This group appears to have been planning to help with the home invasion.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>After reviewing information, the authorities told<em> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.11alive.com\/article\/news\/crime\/attempted-home-invasion-gresham-park-shooting-1-dead\/85-a33b3283-37d1-4fc4-baab-41ae2bb09b9e\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"clickTracking\" campaign=\"turkey-day-gunfight-results-in-2-dead-5-injured\" title=\"Turkey Day Gunfight Results In 2 Dead, 5 Injured\">WXIA<\/a><\/em> that they deem the homeowner to have fired the shots in an act of self-defense, which \u201cseemed justified.&#8221;  No charges are likely to be filed against the homeowner. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Rather, the suspects are facing charges of criminal murder for the death of their accomplice.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Shooting at candlelight vigil leaves 17-year-old dead, 2 children in hospital\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/vU6IN56aiIo?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">SEE ALSO<a href=\"https:\/\/www.gunsamerica.com\/digest\/should-we-use-the-death-penalty-more-often\/\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"clickTracking\" campaign=\"turkey-day-gunfight-results-in-2-dead-5-injured\" title=\"Turkey Day Gunfight Results In 2 Dead, 5 Injured\">: Should We Use the Death Penalty More Often?<\/a><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>The following Sunday, just days after the first incident, a candlelight vigil was being held for 18-year-old McCune.  During the vigil, more shots rang out.  <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Police arrived at the scene to find 1 dead and 2 injured, all of them minors.  <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The perpetrator had left on foot, and according to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ajc.com\/news\/crime\/candlelight-vigil-for-homicide-victim-turns-deadly-as-youths-shot\/MXUM2CIFWNFW3MLUFVH263Q6GU\/\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"clickTracking\" campaign=\"turkey-day-gunfight-results-in-2-dead-5-injured\" title=\"Turkey Day Gunfight Results In 2 Dead, 5 Injured\"><em>The Atlanta Journal<\/em><\/a>, detectives are actively working to identify the suspect.  <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Unfortunately for the people gathered at the vigil, no one stepped up to defend the group from the shooter. 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