Posted on 02/04/2017 10:37:11 AM PST by Navy Patriot
An attempted armed robbery turned deadly Thursday when the would-be victim pulled a gun and fired, killing one of the robbers and injuring another, police said.
Billy Dean Dickerson, 19, of St. Louis died Thursday morning when he and Perry A. Richardson, 23, tried to rob a 70-year-old man who was dropping off a friend at her house in the 200 block of Abbott Street in Venice, police said. The man is a Vietnam War veteran from St. Louis.
The veteran and his friend were sitting in his car when Dickerson pulled his vehicle up next to the driver's side, police said. Richardson, who was sitting in the passenger seat, pulled out his gun and demanded money.
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Forgive me if someone else posted this already, but it reminds me of the old saying:
Don’t mess with an old person. They know they’re not strong enough to fight you any more, so they just shoot you right off.
As my husband says - he’s too old to fight and too proud to run. He’ll shoot.
That made me laugh. Sad, very sad, but true. MLK must be rolling in his grave at these thugs.
I like it!
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