{"id":2540485,"date":"2026-01-17T08:07:02","date_gmt":"2026-01-17T13:07:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/arizona-homeowner-shoots-knife-wielding-man-seen-keying-cars\/"},"modified":"2026-01-17T08:10:12","modified_gmt":"2026-01-17T13:10:12","slug":"arizona-homeowner-shoots-knife-wielding-man-seen-keying-cars","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/arizona-homeowner-shoots-knife-wielding-man-seen-keying-cars\/","title":{"rendered":"Arizona Homeowner Shoots Knife-Wielding Man Seen Keying Cars"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">16<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Farizona-homeowner-shoots-knife-wielding-man-seen-keying-cars%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2540485&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>In Maricopa County, Arizona, a homeowner shot a person who officers say had been keying cars and then approached teh homeowner while wielding a knife. Police found the suspect with a gunshot wound too the leg after responding to a call about the incident; other <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >vehicles nearby reportedly showed similar knife damage<\/a>. The suspect now faces charges, while the homeowner has not been charged, with authorities treating the shooting as an act of self-defense. The case drew strong reactions online-many commenters praised the homeowner,though some warned the injured person might still sue. Arizona&#8217;s stand-your-ground law, which allows use of force when a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/parler-acquisition-and-no-longer-available\/\" title=\"Parler Acquisition and no longer available\">reasonable person believes<\/a> it is indeed immediately necessary to prevent <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/charges-dismissed-against-man-in-fatal-stabbing-of-alleged-nyc-subway-menace\/\" title=\"Man cleared of charges in deadly stabbing of al...ed NYC subway troublemaker.\">unlawful physical force<\/a>, was noted in coverage of the incident. Sources cited include inMaricopa and Blaze Media.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<section> \t\t\t\t<script>console.log(\"ad slot (AC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC2)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC3)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC4)\")<\/script><\/p>\n<p>An individual reportedly engaged with keying cars in Maricopa County, Arizona, was shot by a homeowner in what was reportedly an act of self-defense.<\/p>\n<p>Maricopa Police Department officers received a call about a possible shooting, and when they arrived at the site, they found a person shot in the leg, per a Jan. 2 <a href=\"https:\/\/inmaricopa.com\/suspected-car-keyer-shot-by-homeowner\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">report<\/a> from inMaricopa.<\/p>\n<p>Law enforcement officials believe the individual was shot after the resident and a family member discovered damage on two of their vehicles.<\/p>\n<p>They confronted the suspect, who allegedly advanced toward the homeowner while brandishing the knife, prompting the homeowner to fire.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Knife-wielding person advances toward homeowner who complained about car vandalism, cops say. But homeowner is wielding gun. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/LlI0QkBT0A\">https:\/\/t.co\/LlI0QkBT0A<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/H1drASE29Q\">pic.twitter.com\/H1drASE29Q<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; TheBlaze (@theblaze) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/theblaze\/status\/2008214965266903101?\">January 5, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p> <script type=\"text\/javascript\"> \t\t\tif ( getCookie( \"ff_subbed\" ) ) { \t\t\t\tdocument.getElementById(\"stnvideo\").remove() \t\t\t} else { \t\t\t\tdocument.addEventListener(\"DOMContentLoaded\", function() { \t\t\t\t\tfunction loadScript(src) { \t\t\t\t\t\tconst script=document.createElement(\"script\"); \t\t\t\t\t\tscript.src=src; \t\t\t\t\t\tscript.async=true; \t\t\t\t\t\tdocument.body.appendChild(script); \t\t\t\t\t} \t\t\t\t\tfunction findPreviousParagraph(selector, x) { \t\t\t\t\t\tconst targetElement=document.querySelector(selector); \t\t\t\t\t\tif (!targetElement) { \t\t\t\t\t\t\tconsole.warn(\"Target element not found.\"); \t\t\t\t\t\t\treturn null; \t\t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\t\t\/\/ Get all <\/p>\n<p> elements in order as they appear in the document \t\t\t\t\t\tlet paragraphs=Array.from(document.querySelectorAll(\"p\"));  \t\t\t\t\t\t\/\/ Find the index of the last <\/p>\n<p> before the target element \t\t\t\t\t\tlet targetIndex=paragraphs.findIndex(p=> p.compareDocumentPosition(targetElement) & Node.DOCUMENT_POSITION_PRECEDING);  \t\t\t\t\t\tif (targetIndex===-1 || targetIndex <x) { \t\t\t\t\t\t\tconsole.warn(\"Not enough paragraphs before the target element.\"); \t\t\t\t\t\t\treturn null; \t\t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\t\treturn paragraphs[targetIndex - x]; \t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\t\/\/ Set up IntersectionObserver \t\t\t\t\tfunction observeElement(element) { \t\t\t\t\t\tif (!element) return;  \t\t\t\t\t\tconst observer=new IntersectionObserver( \t\t\t\t\t\t\t(entries)=> { \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tentries.forEach(entry=> { \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tif (entry.isIntersecting) { \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tconsole.log(\"Paragraph is now visible:\", entry.target.textContent.trim()); \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tloadScript(\"https:\/\/embed.sendtonews.com\/player3\/embedcode.js?fk=s28Az7AY\"); \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tobserver.disconnect(); \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t} \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t}); \t\t\t\t\t\t\t}, \t\t\t\t\t\t\t{ threshold: 0.5 } \/\/ Adjust threshold as needed \t\t\t\t\t\t);  \t\t\t\t\t\tobserver.observe(element); \t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\t\/\/ Find the 1st paragraph before #stnvideo and observe it \t\t\t\t\tlet paragraphToObserve=findPreviousParagraph(\"#stnvideo\", 2); \t\t\t\t\tobserveElement(paragraphToObserve); \t\t\t\t}); \t\t\t} \t\t<\/script> <\/p>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Other cars in the area had similar knife damage, according to inMaricopa.<\/p>\n<p>While the person who was shot now faces charges, the homeowner does not, because he appears to have acted in self-defense.<\/p>\n<p>As <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theblaze.com\/news\/person-with-knife-shot-approaching-homeonwer-arizona\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">reported<\/a> by Blaze Media, several online commenters d their takeaways from the story.<\/p>\n<p>Many said the homeowner was in the right.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;F&rsquo;d around and found out,&rdquo; one user wrote.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Lucky it was only his leg shot. Just saying. Good for the homeowner!&rdquo; another remarked.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;I love it! That&rsquo;s justice!!! He definitely found out!&rdquo; a third said.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;I mean, torturing my horse would get death &mdash; so why wouldn&rsquo;t touching my vastly improved horse replacement that, at one time, took years of my life to pay for and develop into a usable vehicle?&rdquo; another commenter noted.<\/p>\n<p>But at least one <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/watch-furious-ca-restaurant-owner-confronts-inspectors-issuing-citation-are-you-gonna-pay-my-rent\/\" title=\"WATCH: Furious CA Restaurant Owner Confronts Inspectors Issuing Citation: \u2018Are You Gonna Pay My Rent?\u2019\">social media user<\/a> said the homeowner may not be out of the woods yet.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Sounds like the criminal deserved it &mdash; but will probably still sue homeowner for his injuries,&rdquo; the user forecasted.<\/p>\n<p>Arizona is a stand-your-ground state, meaning there is no duty to retreat if a person believes he is in imminent danger.<\/p>\n<p>The laws of Arizona <a href=\"https:\/\/www.azleg.gov\/ars\/13\/00404.htm\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">say<\/a> that &ldquo;a person is justified in threatening or using physical force against another when and to the extent a reasonable person would believe that physical force is immediately necessary to protect himself against the other&rsquo;s use or attempted use of unlawful physical force.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>The defense cannot protect against &ldquo;the threat or use of physical force against another,&rdquo; or resisting an arrest.<\/p>\n<div style=\"position: relative;\">\n<div class=\"ff-fancy-header-container\"> \t\t\t \t<\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-submit-correction inner-content\">\n<div class=\"correction-form\">\n<form style=\"display: none;\">\n<div class=\"sc-name-field\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t<label>* Name<\/label> \t\t\t\t\t\t<br \/> \t\t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"text\" name=\"name\" required> \t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<div class=\"sc--field\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t<label>* <\/label> \t\t\t\t\t\t<br \/> \t\t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"text\" name=\"\" required> \t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<p> \t\t\t\t\t<label>* Message<\/label> \t\t\t\t\t<br \/> \t\t\t\t\t<textarea name=\"message\" required><\/textarea> \t\t\t\t\t \t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<div class=\"required-message\" style=\"display: none; padding-bottom: 15px;\">* All fields are required.<\/div>\n<p> \t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"submit\" value=\"Submit\" onclick=\"event.preventDefault(); firefly_sc();\"> \t\t\t\t\t \t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<div class=\"firefly-sc-confirm\" style=\"display: none;\">Success!<\/div>\n<\/p><\/form>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p> \t\t<script> \t\t\tfunction firefly_sc() { \t\t\t\tif( typeof window.captchaPublicKey==typeof undefined ){ \t\t\t\t\tconsole.error('window.captchaPublicKey is not defined'); \t\t\t\t} \t\t\t\tgrecaptcha.execute( window.captchaPublicKey, { action: 'submit_correction' } ).then( function( token ) { \t\t\t\t\tvar opts={ \t\t\t\t\t\taction:    'firefly_sc_submit', \t\t\t\t\t\tname:      document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"name\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\t:     document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\tmessage:   document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"message\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\tpost_id:   firefly_post_id, \t\t\t\t\t\tcap_token: token \t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\tvar inputs=[ 'name', '', 'message' ];  \t\t\t\t\tfor( var i=0; i <inputs.length; i++ ) if( ! 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