Posted on 08/02/2022 11:08:17 AM PDT by Morgana
A man armed with an AR-15 fled from a California liquor store screaming 'He shot my arm off!' after the 80-year-old owner blasted him with his shotgun.
Craig Cope opened fire after the 23-year-old armed intruder entered his shop in Norco early Sunday morning. As they suspects frantically ran away, Cope suffered a minor heart attack from the shock of the incident.
Four suspects armed with guns and wearing facial coverings had planned to rob the store, Riverside County Sheriff's Department said in a news release.
But employees say Cope, who has owned the store since 1967, spied the suspects heading his way so grabbed his shotgun and fired at the first robber as he burst in. Security camera footage captured the dramatic encounter.
The man screamed out after being hit in the shoulder and frantically ran from the store.
'He shot my arm off! He shot my arm off!' the man can be heard shouting as he runs back to a black BMW SUV.
The suspects were located a short time later at a local hospital where one of the suspects, a 23-year-old male, was suffering from a gunshot wound consistent with a shotgun blast, according to a Riverside County Sheriff's Department release. He remains hospitalized in critical, but stable condition.
The three other suspects were taken into police custody booked into the Robert Presley Detention Center for robbery and conspiracy. They are being held on a $500,000 bail.
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To a belt.
“Robber armed with AR-15...”
Hence the need for law-abiding citizens to keep and bear A15s, along with standard (30-round) magazines. Or magazines of greater capacity.
QED
Pretty clearly birdshot. Double OO buck would have put the gunner down.
Always aim for center-of-mass. Especially w/a shotgun.
Makes me mad.I’m talking’ bout the 30 seconds worth of commercials we have to go through. I went to YouTube, typed in the quote, and found it-no delay. The bad news was no blood shown.
for those that dont bother to read previous threads or even look at the article....it is worth your time to watch the video of the event.
btw,I was amazed at the quality of the video and the sound.
He should have killed him and his friends, hidden the bodies in the cooler, collected the weapons and money and disposed of their decaying bodies in their own car later that evening. Sound good?
Has a bad guy ever run out and said "he shot my head off"?
Kinda like my cams.
Fox showed a clip of the shop keeper’s defense of his store this morning.
Great vid!!9
How did he know it was an arm? Is he a biologist? I demand a fact-checker on this!
I know you know this, but there ain’t no such thing as a “minor” heart attack.
“...I pray Trump gets in office next time...”
I sincerely join you in your prayer. Dear Lord let it be true.
That’s one way to disarm him.
Tis but a scratch
A shotgun is a good choice. It may only hold 5 shells but with 9 pellet 00buck its a 45 shot magazine.
Perhaps he unscrewed the nasty flash hider.
Makes a difference, you know.
Hang Ten....oh, wait...
What is the update? Did the perp’s arm fall off?
Prayers for the old fart, I’m going to send a post card to the store.
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