Dramatic moment California liquor store owner blasts rifle-toting robber with a shotgun before intruder flees for his life screaming 'he shot my arm off!'

daily mail ^ | 8/2/2022 | brown

[RummyChick]

It was 2:47am on Sunday when 80-year-old business owner Craig Cope saw a group of young hooded men entered his California liquor store holding rifles.

But the store owner wasn't defenseless. Cope had a shotgun hidden out of sight, waiting as the would-be robbers approached Norco Market & Liquor in the 800 block of Sixth Street.

Video shows a 23-year-old male holding a long gun and creeping into the liquor store.

Four suspects armed with guns were waiting outside, planning to rob the store while wearing facial coverings, according to the Riverside County Sheriff's Department.

When the man approaches, Cope reaches for his shotgun and fires straight into the approaching robber.

[RummyChick]

old man shoots punk

[bigdaddy45]

Another happy ending.

[RummyChick]

everyone should go watch the video and hear the punk screaming HE SHOT MY ARM OFF

[RummyChick]

btw, poor owner suffered a heart attack after the incident

[Jewbacca]

I understand that complaining of chest pain is a great idea after a self-defense situation.

And it’s generally true.

[RummyChick]

Hitting the accelerator, the driver almost leaves one of the accomplices behind - having to stop so the last hooded assailant can jump into the vehicle before they escape. The suspects are now in custody after police found them in hospital, identifying them from the gunshot wound

[mware]

Unfortunately the old boy had a heart attack after the incident. Reports are he is going okay.

[RummyChick]

Riverside County sheriff’s officials arrested three suspects — Justin Johnson, 22, of Inglewood, Calif., Jamar Williams, 27, of Los Angeles, and Davon Broadus, of Las Vegas, Nev. — at a local hospital.

The primary suspect, a 23-year-old man, remained in critical but stable condition at the hospital, officials said. His identity is being withheld pending his release from the hospital.

https://nypost.com/2022/08/02/california-liquor-store-owner-shoots-would-be-armed-robber/

[RummyChick]

I am kind of suprised they didnt dump him off at the hospital and take off like you see in the movies.

[Pontiac]

'In this case, a lawfully armed member of our community prevented a violent crime and ensured their own safety while being confronted with multiple armed suspect,' the sheriff's department said.

Well, in one case, not anymore.

[RummyChick]

[fwdude]

Should have shot his head off.

[RummyChick]

The BMW SUV they were traveling in was previously reported stolen and found to contain numerous stolen firearms – and now each of those men are facing charges of robbery and conspiracy and are being held in lieu of $500,000 bail, the sheriff’s office added.

The 80-year-old store owner, meanwhile, is recovering at a hospital after suffering a heart attack shortly after the attempted robbery, according to Fox11 LA.

https://www.foxnews.com/us/california-liquor-store-armed-robbery-suspect-shot

[Pearls Before Swine]

Decent looking car in your pic. Stolen, I’d guess.

Look at the licence plates... they look like plates for a car on a lot, not real plates.

[KingLudd]

I would like to see the wound. Old man with a short barrel 12 gauge - talk about leveling the playing field.

[rktman]

So after the shot was it ok for them to be parked in a handicap spot?

[RummyChick]

So here is a perfect example of why Libs are insane. Gun laws didnt keep these thugs from having many stolen guns in a stolen vehicle. That poor man might have been murdered if he hadn’t had a gun.

[RummyChick]

[Pontiac]

If they were smart they wouldn’t be criminals.

[RummyChick]

I hope someone sets up a gofundme for the dude...