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Armed Robber Shot by Victim's Neighbor, Police Say
Riverfront Times ^ | Doyle Murph

Posted on 02/19/2017 3:52:50 PM PST by nickcarraway

An armed robber in north St. Louis County was blindsided by a not-so-passive bystander, who pulled out a gun of his own and opened fire, authorities say.

Tre'von Johnson, 24, was in the midst of a stickup at 1:40 a.m this morning when the victim's neighbor intervened, according to St. Louis County Police. The neighbor peppered Johnson with bullets as the would-be thief ducked back in his vehicle and sped off.

The incident happened in the 1700 block of Bradshaw Drive in north county's Dellwood municipality.

Police found Johnson, who lives nearby on Harneyworld Drive, shortly after at the hospital, where he was being treated for multiple gunshot wounds. Officers found more bullet holes in his vehicle, authorities say.

Johnson survived the misadventure and is being held on $50,000 bond. He has a separate gun case set for trial this May.

The neighbor isn't expected to face any charges.


TOPICS: Local News
KEYWORDS: missouri; thugculture; trevon
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1 posted on 02/19/2017 3:52:50 PM PST by nickcarraway
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Tre’von... pronounced “Tray-von.”

Obama-son, no doubt?


2 posted on 02/19/2017 3:55:13 PM PST by Pearls Before Swine
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To: nickcarraway

Someone needs a bigger (caliber) gun.


3 posted on 02/19/2017 3:56:49 PM PST by PAR35
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To: Pearls Before Swine

Another Trayvon? Is that a popular name or something?

Would Obama’s son look just like him?

I’d like having a nice neighbor like that. Just in case.


4 posted on 02/19/2017 4:00:16 PM PST by jazminerose (Adorable Deplorable)
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To: PAR35

“Someone needs a bigger (caliber) gun.”

Or more target practice


5 posted on 02/19/2017 4:00:45 PM PST by Fai Mao
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To: nickcarraway

This, not ‘gun control’, is how you stop ‘gun violence’.


6 posted on 02/19/2017 4:06:45 PM PST by FlingWingFlyer (I tried being reasonable, I didn't like it. - Clint Eastwood)
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To: Fai Mao

Better ammo. FMJ is fine for targets, but one needs good hollow points for serious business.


7 posted on 02/19/2017 4:06:55 PM PST by Lurkinanloomin (Natural Born Citizen Means Born Here Of Citizen Parents - Know Islam, No Peace -No Islam, Know Peace)
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To: nickcarraway

That name come with a lot of baggage.
Just like you rarely hear of American man under the age of 50
named Adolph.


8 posted on 02/19/2017 4:07:01 PM PST by lee martell
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To: Fai Mao
Or more target practice

Maybe the neighbor told the perp to dance and the bullets ricocheted off the ground "Come on boy, let's see you dance!". Just saying...

9 posted on 02/19/2017 4:08:12 PM PST by roadcat
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To: nickcarraway

What’s in a name, you ask....


10 posted on 02/19/2017 4:11:52 PM PST by Secret Agent Man ( Gone Galt; Not averse to Going Bronson.)
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To: nickcarraway

Does that apostrophe mean I have to pronounce it with a little stutter, like between the two i’s in Hawai’i?


11 posted on 02/19/2017 4:13:27 PM PST by jiggyboy (Ten percent of poll respondents are either lying or insane)
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To: Lurkinanloomin

A guess that it was 22lr. Lots of hits on the perp as well as the car, but nothing incapacitating.

It was enough to stop the attacker.


12 posted on 02/19/2017 4:16:59 PM PST by wrench
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To: Pearls Before Swine
🔫💩. Ruh Roh!
13 posted on 02/19/2017 4:29:07 PM PST by rktman (Enlisted in the Navy in '67 to protect folks rights to strip my rights. WTH?!)
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To: wrench

22lr is fine for squirrels and rabbits, but 2 legged varmints require something larger.


14 posted on 02/19/2017 4:29:11 PM PST by Lurkinanloomin (Natural Born Citizen Means Born Here Of Citizen Parents - Know Islam, No Peace -No Islam, Know Peace)
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To: lee martell

I recall a nut job, a while back tried to name his son Adolph Hitler, a Judge intervened for the sake of the kid.


15 posted on 02/19/2017 4:44:21 PM PST by Mark was here (Fake news = "Hands up ... Dont shoot")
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To: Lurkinanloomin

The neighbor stopped the threat, so the caliber he used is almost beside the point (IOW, the caliber he used was enough to stop the threat).

Shot placement is king. Three hits with a .22 CCI Stinger beats the hell out of a miss with a .454 Casull.

Now, that does not mean my EDC is a .22. My EDCs begin with a 3: 9mm (i.e., .355) and .38 (i.e., .357), though I sometimes carry a .380 ACP, depending on the weather. I carry “the 3s” because I shoot them very well. So, I am comfortable and confident with them. Other people will opt for what they are comfortable with, no matter what number the caliber begins with, as that’s the way it should be.


16 posted on 02/19/2017 4:48:35 PM PST by ought-six (Multiculturalism is national suicide, and political correctness is the cyanide capsule.)
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To: Mark was here

I recall a story like that. It may be the same one.The wife was in on it too. They had a daughter named Himmler.
The CPS took the children away. I thought that was sad, because the kids obviously loved their parents. However, if the adults were too dense or too zealous to understand how such names would make the child’s life very difficult, they were not fit to make that choice.


17 posted on 02/19/2017 4:51:11 PM PST by lee martell
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To: ought-six

If you’re comfortable with it and can put the shots on target that’s most of the battle right there.

Cc


18 posted on 02/19/2017 5:12:30 PM PST by Celtic Conservative (CC: purveyor of cryptic, snarky posts since December, 2000..)
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To: nickcarraway

Didn’t Naven(or Neville)JOHNSON grow up “a poor black child”?


19 posted on 02/19/2017 5:22:37 PM PST by Mark (Celebrities... is there anything they do not know? -Homer Simpson)
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To: Fai Mao

Well, he seems to have put enough on target, he just didn’t do enough damage.


20 posted on 02/19/2017 5:30:05 PM PST by PAR35
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