A massive 13-foot, 1,437-pound great white shark was detected off the coast of North Carolina this week as it makes its annual voyage north for the summer months. 

Breton, which the marine science non-profit OCEARCH first started tracking in September 2020, pinged near Cape Hatteras in the Outer Banks on Tuesday morning. 

The research group has been tracking the shark since tagging it off the coast of Cape Breton Island in Nova Scotia two-and-a-half years ago. 

Breton was in almost the same exact spot this time last year. The shark made a trip around Bermuda last May, traveled to Canada's Gulf of St. Lawrence for last year's summer months, then looped southward to the Bahamas in the fall before traveling up the East Coast again to the Outer Banks. 

The adult great white is one of several sharks that OCEARCH is tracking off the coasts of North and South Carolina this month. 

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Simon, a nearly 9-foot great white, was detected just north of Breton on Tuesday. Georgia, an 8-foot tiger shark, pinged off North Myrtle Beach in South Carolina, while a 12-foot tiger shark named Jax pinged north of Charleston. 

As sharks make their journey north toward cooler waters for the summer, they hang out around the continental shelf, a shallow terrace that extends off the coast of the Carolinas about 35 miles. 

Researchers from OCEARCH will conduct Expedition Northbound next month, collecting data on the 88 great white sharks that the non-profit has tagged in the western North Atlantic. 

White sharks, known by most Americans as the quintessential apex predator, can grow to be about 20 feet long and weigh over 4,000 pounds. They live in temperate and subtropical waters around the world, migrating seasonally to their preferred temperature range of roughly 50 to 80 degrees. 

Houston-area residents fought back against robbers and burglars this week, with three suspects either fatally shot or wounded within a 24-hour span.

The first shooting occurred Monday night outside a Metro station, Fox Houston reported. An 18-year-old attempted to steal a backpack from a veteran in a wheelchair. 

The victim, who was armed, shot the suspect, who is expected to survive. 

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"The victim in the wheelchair was able to produce a firearm to defend himself and fired multiple shots striking the suspect," said Houston police Lt. J.P. Horelica, told the news outlet. 

On Tuesday morning, a burglar tried breaking into a home but fled when the security alarm went off. However, a retired police officer nearby followed the suspect and confronted him. 

Both exchanged gunfire and were shot. They are both expected to live. 

"It’s a pretty scary day," Patches Mohammed, who lives in the targeted home, told the news outlet. "Frightening. I see him [on surveillance video] kick in the door and the wood falls to the floor. Then, he walks in the with gun pointed down. It seems like he was looking around. I think the alarm scared him."

"I think it was God’s intention for him to get caught today, because at some point you need to stop," she added. "I’m glad the officer is going to be okay. I can’t wait to see him and tell him thank you for what he did for us."

Hours later on Tuesday afternoon, two soul food truck workers defended themselves against a suspected thief. The suspect pointed a weapon at one of them before it jammed. A grandmother, who owned the truck, shot the 23-year-old suspect.

Keshondra Howard Turner, 53, who is licensed to carry, fired several shots at the robber who collapsed 50 feet away and was pronounced dead at the scene, police said.