Crime Alert, I'm Nancy Grace. Breaking Crime News Now, Florida Mom, finds text messages on our 13-year-old girl's phone from an adult male, takes matters into her own hands.

Mom continues to text the man, pretending to be the daughter and plans to meet him at a restaurant.

Sure enough, Carrie Bank shows up, but when confronted with his predatory behavior, he flashes a gun.

Mom calls 911, and when cops arrive, he's still in the parking lot. He takes off running and pulls the pistol. Cops

order him to drop the weapon. He refuses. Officers shoot him. Banks continues to run, but eventually

found bleeding from gunshot wounds. Nancy, when Banks flashed the gun, he told the mom, quote, when you hear the shots tonight,

you'll know what's up.

The canine officer found Banks hiding in a drainage cul-vair in need of medical assistance.

At a press conference after the incident, Sheriff T.K. Waters encouraged parents to reach out

to law enforcement if they ever find their child in the situation,

but commented that he couldn't blame the mom for attempting to confront Banks.

Kerry Banks, 18, charged with ag-assault, loot and lascivious conduct, and using electronic device to solicit a child. If you call the cops, you might make sure you're not committing a crime.

Everett Brown says he's frequently harassed

by teens in his neighborhood and calls 911 after a boy kicks open his front door and hits him

with a broomstick. When cops arrive, one officer notices what looks to be cocaine in a plastic bag

sitting on Brown's counter. When asked, Brown admits it's cocaine. He's cuffed right along

beside the team that broke in the door.

More crime and justice news after this.

Now with the latest crime and justice breaking news, crime online's John Limley.

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