Posted on 02/25/2009 5:36:27 PM PST by Coleus
A DeKalb County auto parts store employee shot and killed a would-be thief Thursday night during a botched armed robbery attempt, police said. DeKalb County police are still looking for a second would-be robber, who fled on foot after the shooting.
Just before 10 p.m., police responded to an armed robbery and person shot report at the Auto Zone at 1805 Memorial Drive in Atlanta. "One of the employees saw two individuals in the parking lot changing clothes and putting on masks," DeKalb Police spokesman Marcus Hodge said.
The two men entered the store with weapons drawn, but the store employee began firing a gun of his own, police said. "He struck one of the suspects," Hodge said. "The other guy ran away on foot." The man who was killed dropped his weapon in outside the store.
Police weren't sure if the second suspect got into a vehicle to escape. Several customers and other employees were in the store at the time of the incident, Hodge said. This wasn't the first robbery attempt at the store, he said.
"There have been some cases where this store has been robbed," Hodge said. "That's probably the reason the employee had a gun." Police are still investigating the incident, and hadn't charged the employee, Hodge said.
Thank you for all these happy ending stories....
AMEN, when seconds count, cops are minutes away.
Hip Hip Hooray!
“Botched”? Sounds like it went pretty well to me.
A story from JULY 2008? What the heck?
Warms the cockles of my heart... :)
One case of hollow nosed ammo for the alert employee,
Bang! Ping!
I believe the "botched" part is referring to the one getting away...
Oops, my bad. :)
Auto Zone’s gun policy clearly states this guy no longer has a job. He needs to get a job offer from someone ....
just catching up..
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