Parolee Escapes from Police, Gets Shot by Armed Female Homeowner

By Ammoland

By AWR Hawkins

Washington DC – -(Ammoland.com)- On May 11 2015 a Redding CA woman shot a male parolee whom deputies were pursuing when he allegedly charged the woman.

The parolee–Dillon Carmelo–“was on parole for a weapons charge and is a 290 registrant who was wearing a GPS device issued by the parole department.”

According to KRCR News, Carmelo was first confronted by deputies shortly after 9 a.m., following reports that he was “acting bizarre and possibly under the influence of a controlled substance.” The deputies noted Carmelo’s erratic behavior and that he kept reaching for his pockets as if going for a gun. They held him at gunpoint but he somehow managed to escape.

As deputies pursued Carmelo through fields and yards, the Shasta County Sheriff’s Office put “out a call to local residences in the area advising residents that officers were in foot pursuit with Dillon Carmelo and he was considered armed and dangerous and on parole.”

Redding resident Jennifer Doolittle received the call, retrieved her handgun, and stepped outside to get her dogs and bring them in the …read more

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