Victim pulls own gun, kills would-be robber

The Miami Herald ^ | Thu, Nov. 01, 2007 | TIM CHAPMAN AND DAVID OVALLE

[nin_kasi]

For the second time in two days in South Florida, victims have opened fire on armed robbers. And both gunmen ended up dead.

In the latest incident overnight, a man sitting in a car alongside a woman was confronted by a man dressed all in black, wearing a ski mask and carrying a gun. He demanded money -- and to see the woman strip naked, Miami police said.

The man in the car, a security guard from a nearby Food Giant, pulled his own gun and shot at the man in the mask. The robber ran, threw his gun down in the mud and collapsed.

The intended victims were unharmed.

The would-be robber was dead.

The location of the shooting, 115 NE 78th St., is just outside a two-story brown apartment complex in the shadow of a 15-story condo rising at the northern edge of Little Haiti.

Just over a day earlier, a ski-masked man trying to rob Diaz Groceries in Naranja was shot dead by the owner.

[wideawake]

The would-be robber was dead.

Well, it's for the best.

[The Louiswu]

"The man in the car, a security guard from a nearby Food Giant, pulled his own gun and shot at the man in the mask"

Does that mean he shot the perp in the face?

and...this story has a nice happy ending!!!

[Billthedrill]

I love starting the day with a feel-good story! BTT.

[The Louiswu]

Sounds like donning a ski mask is NOT good for your health.

[KarlInOhio]

pulled his own gun and shot at the man in the mask

Two eye holes, a mouth hole and a bullet hole.

[Diogenesis]

And one of their Judges now rules Massachusetts' courts.

[Eric in the Ozarks]

Little Haiti ?

[goldstategop]

A hold-up is bad for you. Criminals don't learn crime doesn't pay.

"Show me just what Mohammed brought that was new, and there you will find things only evil and inhuman, such as his command to spread by the sword the faith he preached." - Manuel II Palelologus

[Red Badger]

...in a A**hole...........

[Red Badger]

No, Thailand.............

[lormand]

#1 most hazardous profession - robbing armed citizens.

[Right Wing Assault]

Happy Halloween, masked man!

[Redbob]

"The intended victims were unharmed.
The would-be robber was dead."

I just love these stories with a happy ending!

See, it IS possible to find uplifting stories in the daily newspaper - you just have to look!

[AngelesCrestHighway]

Nice ending....two more scumbags the taxpayer doesn’t have to pay some damn head shrink to figure out why they had a bad childhood.

[pissant]

Another perfect ending!

[dljordan]

That brings a tear to my eye.

[Friend_from_the_Frozen_North]

Armed Citizen Ping?

[xrmusn]

This is an ‘Urban Renewal’ program I can get behind.
Will also help in Jail overcrowding....
Love a plan....

[paul51]

This is going to put a real dent in the ski mask market. Other than that, it’s all good

[Mr. Lucky]

The mask seems like a pretty effective place to shoot at somebody.

[steel_resolve]

A tear to your eye and a hole to his head...lol

[tioga]

Thank God the victims are unharmed.

[Bogtrotter52]

Yep. A cup of coffee and good news works for me too.

[Leo Carpathian]

Evil victim people, shooting innocent robbers!
Should haaaave used diplomaccccy. (/sarky)

[dfwgator]

The man in the car, a security guard from a nearby Food Giant, pulled his own gun and shot at the man in the mask.

Now that's my kind of 'gun control.'

[<1/1,000,000th%]

Now that’s a lot better than having to take the gun from the perp and shooting him.

Nice.

Unfortunately all the punks from Florida will now be heading up here to Illinois where the pickings are easier.

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[rightinthemiddle]

[arbooz]

For the second time in two days in South Florida, victims have opened fire on armed robbers. And both gunmen ended up dead.

Nice grouping.

[monkeycard]

An excellent start to my day, thanks for then post.

[Kitty Mittens]

Thank you for the Ping and the Post! I Pray More and More People will Get a Concealed Carry License; I just Passed my Test on Monday for One!

[stephenjohnbanker]

BUMP

[synbad600]

Goes to show that if ski masks were banned, there would be no masked men.

[OldEagle]

Did he shoot the bad guy while the lady was undressing?

[FreedomPoster]

Well, here’s one that doesn’t need range time. Bravo!

[ExSoldier]

Sounds like donning a ski mask is NOT good for your health.

It probably is okay in an appropriate venue like Vail Colorado. But for sure, not here in Miami, FL where we have a surplus of sheepdogs! Remember, Florida was the first to change the so called castle doctrine and the progenitor of modern "shall issue" CCW laws. You might say we're on the cutting edge of self defense legislation.

[ExSoldier]

Two eye holes, a mouth hole and a bullet hole.

Or a single bullet thru each of the aforementioned openings and appropriate leakage of bodily fluids therefrom.

[river rat]

Best news I’ve heard all morning.....

I love to see citizens “deal” with problems in this manner...
Think of the money saved and the public service accomplished by taking out trash like this.....

So clean.....so cheap.....so gratifying

[RichInOC]

“In the latest incident overnight, a man sitting in a car alongside a woman was confronted by a man dressed all in black, wearing a ski mask and carrying a gun. He demanded money — and to see the woman strip naked, Miami police said.

“The man in the car, a security guard from a nearby Food Giant, pulled his own gun and shot at the man in the mask.”

...We’ll just put that down as a “no”.

[tubebender]

Goes to show that if ski masks were banned, there would be no masked men.

Two ski masks in two days tells we have a crime problem here and the only way to solve it is to regulate ski masks and require them to be registered with a 20 day waiting period...

[arthurus]

Hmmm ski mask both times. Spose it was the same guy?

[arthurus]

And you are more than welcome to them.

[the OlLine Rebel]

“...victims have opened fire on armed robbers. And both gunmen ended up dead.”

Um, huh?

Who’re the “gunmen” by this statement - the “victims” or the “robbers”? Poorly written.

Which brings to mind, why don’t they call them “criminals” or “perpetrators” or “suspects”, anything except “gunmen” (or “gentlemen”, 1 that really gets my goat!)? This terminology makes a connection between guns and scumbag criminals. I’d like to see them refer to some scum who sliced up someone with a big knife as a “knifeman”!

[Osage Orange]

Waiting for the day when some numbskull liberal leftist politician demands that ski-masks be banned

[RetiredNavy]

Could have been a halloween zombie I suppose. The time period between the death of the first and the appearance if the second is about right. Shot him in the right spot the second time too.

[arthurus]

He’s double-dead.

[Clemenza]

Yes, Little Haiti. A block away from crack whore alley (NE 79th Avenue, near Biscayne).

[RobRoy]

>>Two eye holes, a mouth hole and a bullet hole<<

If he was good, there would be no bullet hole. ;)

[epow]

The intended victims were unharmed.

The would-be robber was dead.

Exactly the way the FL shall issue CCW law was designed to work.

OK, I know the security guard could probably have gotten a permit to carry on the job even if the FL CCW law had not been enacted, but the outcome would be the same with either type permit as long as he had a gun.