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  • Police say pizza deliveryman who shot robber had gun permit (IA)

    03/28/2008 6:16:12 PM PDT · by DaveLoneRanger · 80 replies · 2,028+ views
    Radio Iowa ^ | March 28, 2008 | Pat Curtis
    Des Moines police say a pizza deliveryman, who shot a would-be robber, has a valid gun permit. Sergeant Vince Valdez says the incident unfolded last night on the city's south side. The pizza deliveryman, identified as 38-year-old James Spiers, was confronted by a man with a gun as he entered an apartment building. Valdez says Spiers has legal authority to carry a concealed weapon and used his gun to defend himself. The suspect in the case, 19-year-old Kenneth Jimmerson, is accused of placing a gun to Spiers' head and robbing him of cash. "But, Mr. Spiers reacted quickly, grabbed the...