Posted on 10/10/2015 5:13:28 PM PDT by markomalley
A man who was shot this morning while he was trying to rob a Waffle House in North Charleston has died from his injuries, authorities said.
The robber was shot by a customer, who thwarted the early-morning robbery attempt, police said.
“He saved us, that’s what he did,” a Waffle House employee told The Post and Courier.
Shortly after 5 a.m., North Charleston police responded to reports of an armed robbery and shots fired at the Waffle House at 6907 Dorchester Road. When officers arrived, they found the suspect had been shot by a customer who had intervened.
The suspect was rushed to Medical University Hospital, where he later died, police spokeswoman Angela Johnson said. Ongoing efforts by the Charleston County Coroner’s Office and the North Charleston Police Department to identify the suspect have been unsuccessful, Johnson said.
He is described as a young male with dark hair, about 5 feet 9 inches tall and 150 pounds. Johnson said the man’s race, though known to investigators, was being withheld.
“At this time, we are unsure how others would identify the suspect,” Johnson said. “We don’t want to provide information that may discourage potential tips.
Anyone who may be able to provide information about his identity is asked to call the Coroner’s Office at 843-746-4030.
According to Johnson, the customer who shot the suspect had a permit to carry a concealed weapon. She said police are not pressing charges against him at this time.
“It’s says something about firearms,” said a uniformed officer at the scene, “for good people with firearms being in the right hands.” The officer said he was not authorized to speak for the department.
Waffle House employees spent Saturday morning sweeping shards of broken glass in the doorway, preparing for a noontime re-opening. Division manager Brandon Rogers said nothing was stolen from the restaurant. This also was the first incident he could recall at the Dorchester Road Waffle House since it opened a year ago.
“No one was hurt, which is the best part,” Rogers said. “No one was injured – besides the suspect.”
They might not have cash, or even credit cards, just Apple Pay via their iPhones. You could steal their iPhones, but Apple makes them useless to you.
Then you’re definitely not ready
for Brother Dave Gardner, whence it comes.
i love a good ending where good people are unharmed.
OMG, that's so Fing funeeeeee.......
That tells me all I need to know.
I live in NY and there are men in our church carrying.
Son of ø.
he man’s race, though known to investigators, was being withheld.
Why is it being withheld? I bet I know why. If obama had a son.....
Waffle House prohibits firearms? Disappointing.
“He is described as black. Johnson said the man’s age, height, weight, gender, and hair color, though known to investigators, was being withheld.” Does that make any more sense than the original?
TIPS? The guy is DEAD!!! Case closed!
Thanks for the info. I’ll check that site.
Dinndu Nuffins! Thats him !!!
Maybe they’re cowed by the black lives matter crowd. They’re afraid to mention certain facts.
Maybe he can give lessons on who to shoot and who not to the North Charleston Police Department?
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