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Owner Kills Gunman in N. Phila. Grocery Store
KYW Newsradio ^ | 22 Jan 2004 | Al Novack

Posted on 01/22/2004 4:06:35 PM PST by SwinusMaximus

A North Philadelphia store owner has shot and killed a man he says shot a store employee during an armed robbery attempt.

Police say the suspect walked into the B and S grocery store, in the 1400 block of North Franklin Street, pulled out a gun, and demanded money.

The gunman fired one shot, wounding a shop employee. The owner of the mom-and-pop store pulled out his own gun and fired one shot, hitting the gunman in the head.

The employee, who was not identified, was taken to Thomas Jefferson University Hospital, where he was listed in stable condition with a hip wound. The suspect was pronounced dead on arrival at the same facility.

No charges are expected to be filed against the store owner.


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KEYWORDS: bang; banglist; crime; guns; justice; selfdefense
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To: SwinusMaximus
someone back home is wondering why he don't write...

nice to hear that the great state of PA will not have to prosecute this one...

teeman8r
21 posted on 01/22/2004 5:42:40 PM PST by teeman8r
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To: radiohead
We had something similar in Augusta, GA but when the news was interviewing people from the "hood", their comment was, "well he was only trying to earn a living for his family". No concept of morality or right and wrong.
22 posted on 01/22/2004 5:45:55 PM PST by U S Army EOD (Volunteer for EOD and you will never have to worry about getting wounded.)
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To: blam
You mean when he called in the airstrike on downtown?
23 posted on 01/22/2004 5:48:38 PM PST by U S Army EOD (Volunteer for EOD and you will never have to worry about getting wounded.)
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To: U S Army EOD
"You mean when he called in the airstrike on downtown?"

Nah, that was another mayor, wasn't it?

24 posted on 01/22/2004 5:55:38 PM PST by blam
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To: blam
I guess, but that doesn't mean this mayor can't call in an airstrike of his own.
25 posted on 01/22/2004 6:27:18 PM PST by U S Army EOD (Volunteer for EOD and you will never have to worry about getting wounded.)
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To: radiohead
>just shoot some 4'10" VietNamese woman behind the counter.

Yeah, there's a lot of that but I think the Orientals (Koreans, I believe) out in LA a couple of years ago showed how it ought to be done.

No idea on the ethnicity of the shooter as yet. Once the 11:00 (alleged) news comes on I may have updated info.

26 posted on 01/22/2004 7:25:11 PM PST by SwinusMaximus
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To: Beelzebubba
>To: *bang_list

Much obliged; wasn't sure how to get it there.

27 posted on 01/22/2004 7:26:23 PM PST by SwinusMaximus
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