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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Indeed....as per the Black Knight....just a flesh wound
Did Biden say —best to get a shotgun? Looks like good advise.
Blam! Joe Biden knew what he was talking about.
Caught a shotgun blast coming in with a gun. Lucky it wasnt a slug. It would have taken his arm..
When they stopped to pick up the last crook, you could hear the primary robber screaming like a little girl. Funny.
a 12 Gauge magnum shotty, with 3 inch shell fits 15 00 Buck (each 00 is about the same size as a .32 ACP round).
My dad had a 10 Gauge magnum. 26 00 buck in a single shell.
This proves a great way to “dis-arm” a criminal is to shot him in the arm.
If got shot by a slug would be seeing right through him!
And I bet when he reloads it will be slugs or 00 buck.
Amazing job with the car door with a shot-off arm.
BWHAHAHA
Amen he’s a liberty keeper
They’re actually holding thugs ON BAIL? In California?
“Lucky he didn’t shoot your eye out.”
Do I need to ask, or should I look first at the perps?
The good news is that he has the right to bear arms. The bad news is that there aren’t any bears around there.
Couldn’t have been a 9mm then, that takes a lung out.
Meanwhile, LE is furiously measuring the length of the shotgun barrel. /s
If he'd used a 9mm he would have blown out his lungs!
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