Posted on 11/09/2016 9:09:06 AM PST by marktwain
| Alley where bodies of robbery suspects found |
There is an old saying that has been worn out, warning criminals not to scare old men. But clichés are there because they have a piece of reality embedded. An active 73-year-old retiree was well liked in the neighborhood. He helped people out, and he spent considerable time in his garage, working on his truck. Some young criminals, just getting into the most active part of their career, also noticed the truck and decided they wanted it. The retiree had been a victim of robbery attempts before. Now he carried at home.
The armed homeowner was in his garage, working on his truck, when the suspects entered with their guns drawn. Everyone was armed with handguns.
One reporter said neighbors heard up to five gunshots.
The two bodies were found in the alley shown above. It is not certain if the garage shown in the picture, with the door on the alley side, is the garage where the shooting took place. It seems likely. From fox2now.com:
A 73-year-old man told police that he shot the suspects after they attempted to rob him. Investigators say that the man was inside of his garage when the suspects entered the door and displayed their guns. Police say that one of the suspects held a gun to the victim’s head and demanded the victim back up.
The victim said he got out his gun and, fearing for his safety, shot at the men. Police say that the victim’s gun and the guns used by the suspects were recovered from the scene. The gun recovered from Jonathan Warren was reported stolen on Sunday by the Florissant Police Department.
Neighbors tell FOX 2 that the Bevo neighborhood is a close-knit community and are shaken by the fatal shooting in their neighborhood. They also call the robbery victim a kind man who has lived in the neighborhood for a long time with his wife. They say the 73- year-old man would work hours on his truck in his garage and would help those in need in the community.
Case.net shows these two were certainly not on the path to stellar citizenship. Middlebrook already had charges pending on unlawful possession of a firearm over the summer. The other guy had charges for elder abuse and property damage with intent to steal. Plus it looks like they both had several run-ins with MetroLink.The retiree was not hit. It is not clear who fired how many shots, but the 73-year-old fired at least two. Police say it appears to be clear-cut self defense, and no charges are expected.
GRAN TORINO!
I wonder who custom tailors his pants for him...
Who was the judge who let them wander the streets?
I love a happy ending!
This hero saved the criminal justice system millions of dollars, I figure!
Countdown for the parents who will ask why the homeowner had a gun and shot their child...... 3, 2, 1
Ohh yea...
How else they sposed to get transportation?
He's been paying attention, hasn't he?
Usually the homeowner kills one and the other gets away.
WOOT! Old guys rock. Waiting for the guy to be called a kkk racist since there is no report of anything but two young robbers with ciminal pasts. Who knows maybe they were the blessed Amish looking for a cup of sugar?
Yea!
“Countdown for the parents who will ask why the homeowner had a gun and shot their child”
Right! Plus, how long before they are on the news saying they were good boys and looking forward to attending college to study aeronautical engineering..
That made my day.
And secondly, don't go beyond the means necessary to defend yourself. -Tom
Someone should have taught those kids to earn an honest living, or at least to rob liberal snowflakes.
Yes. Seems he took care of them in the garage. He didn’t shoot down the street AFTER they had stolen his truck.
I tell women that if they find themselves in trouble....run toward the old White guy.
Yeah!
Why did he shoot to kill....they were just kids with their whole future ahead of them.
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