Posted on 06/28/2019 8:55:47 PM PDT by simpson96
NORTH PORT, Fla. (WWSB) - Police in North Port say a woman was trying to get money out of an ATM when a man with a gun approached her. But her boyfriend, seeing the situation unfold, opened fire, striking the robber several times.
It happened shortly before 10:30 p.m. on Thursday. Police say a woman was at the ATM while her boyfriend waited in the car.
While she was at the machine, a man with a loaded handgun walked up to her. The woman's boyfriend, seeing what was happening, got out of the car and shot the robber several times.
The robber got into a waiting vehicle and the getaway driver fled the scene.
Officers rushed to the area following the shooting and located the getaway driver and robber at the Goodwill on Tamiami Trail, less than a mile away. The robber was flown to Sarasota Memorial Hospital's trauma center and is said to be recovering.
The woman's boyfriend later came to police headquarters to tell officers what happened. Police say his account was corroborated through witness accounts, surveillance, and admissions by the suspects.
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Let's hear it for "gun control"! :)
NOT just “man”, but FLORIDA MAN!
Good for the gene pool.
And the robber lived?
Must have been a small caliber pistol to hit a guy several times and that guy lives.
10:30PM. Not a good idea.
Lucky for the couple, the reporter wasn’t the type to reveal their name and neighborhood. The impression I get is some reporters will tattle if they think the crook ‘didn’t deserve’ to be shot up.
Ok, I’ll be the sacrificial poster here ... “Needs more range time”.
That cat must have had nine lives...
"We don't execute people for robbery, and no one should have to fear being shot and killed just because he chooses to rob someone."
— His Momma
I’ll say he needs more range time based on that headline...
“woman at ATM, is shot multiple times by her boyfriend”
Yeah, needs to practice the Mozambique drill.
“10:30PM. Not a good idea.”
And, ok he got the guy, but by wasn’t he the one at the ATM?
It all seems fluffy
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Robber: “I say! I’ve been shot! Several times, it appears. I supposed I’d best get into this waiting vehicle. Jeeves! Away!”
“Ok, I’ll be the sacrificial poster here ... “Needs more range time”.”
And I’ll be the second. Since there’s no pic and no name for the perp, we can go with the assumption that he’s either Amish, a Holder’s Person or an Illegal!
Yeah. But where is he gonna get the “volunteers” for said practice?
I find it interesting they often admit their crimes.
“Robber: “I say! I’ve been shot! Several times, it appears. I supposed I’d best get into this waiting vehicle. Jeeves! Away!””
LOL
> The robber was flown to Sarasota Memorial Hospital’s trauma center and is said to be recovering.
Good news except for the sad ending.
Shoot he didn’t go down. I gotta get a larger caliber or a bigger magazine. Or just put the rounds in his scrotum. Practice and target focus that’s what I need.
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