Suspects shot by jewelry store owner, employee during attempted robbery (LA)

WWL-TV ^ | July 19, 2005

[Mr. Mojo]

A jewelry store owner and a fellow employee shot and wounded two suspects during an apparent attempted armed robbery in Marrero Tuesday morning.

The owner of Breaux's Jewelers and an employee there fired on a pair of would-be robbers, wounding both of them.

According to Jefferson Parish Sheriff’s Office spokesman Colonel Bob Garner, a man dressed as an elderly woman strolled into Breaux’s Jewelry in the 1900 block of Barataria and announced he was going to rob the place.

Garner said the man took out a gun and fired and the store's owner, Michael Breaux, grabbed his own gun and a battle ensued during which the suspect was shot in the face. Garner said a second man then began firing into the store from outside and an employee grabbed the wounded suspect’s gun and also began shooting, hitting the man outside two to three times.

Both suspects ended up at the hospital, according to Garner, who said the second suspect may have been driven there by a getaway driver.

The store owner suffered a minor graze wound that may have been caused by a gunshot or flying glass.

More details are expected shortly on this story.

[Mr. Mojo]

Will post more details on this thread when they become available.

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[lormand]

How much you wanna bet Michael Breaux is NOT a limp-wristed, purse-swinging, bed-wetting liberal?

[USAFJeeper]

Man I love being from Louisiana :) Note to self. Armed shopowners unhealthy for robbers.

[sgtbono2002]

Nice shooting guys. Its getting so robbing armed shopkeepers is getting dangerous.

[Horatio Gates]

...an employee grabbed the wounded suspect’s gun and also began shooting, hitting the man outside two to three times.

Sweet.

[lormand]

"Man I love being from Louisiana :) Note to self. Armed shopowners unhealthy for robbers."

I'm from Louisiana too. I now live in Texas but carry a Concealed license that is honored in Louisiana.

However, in the other LA (Kalifornia), hell would freeze over before an ordinary citizen would be allowed to pack

[oh8eleven]

The owner of Breaux's Jewelers and an employee there fired on a pair of would-be robbers, wounding both of them.
Where else could he be but "there" ???

[JDoutrider]

Lordy! I love happy endings!

[ButThreeLeftsDo]

"the suspect was shot in the face."

The same way I shoot ducks..;-)

As the numbers of these kinds of stories grow, wouldn't you think these clowns would think twice about it?

Oh, well, nature weeds out the stupid.

[Spok]

Good guys 2, bad guys zip. And who says good news is never reported?

[downtoliberalism]

...a battle ensued during which the suspect was shot in the face...

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Sounds like to me, the store owner was a firm believer in gun control!

[Jackknife]

[USAFJeeper]

Friend of mine is licensed. Now that he knows the procedure, I am going to get one as well. Of course I dont own a handgun yet, but intend to buy one before the liberalistas outlaw them.

[lormand]

I decided to get my CHL at the time that Al Gore was trying to steal the election in 2000

[csvset]

an employee grabbed the wounded suspect’s gun and also began shooting, hitting the man outside two to three times.

Nice teamwork !

[NRA2BFree]

Garner said the man took out a gun and fired and the store's owner, Michael Breaux, grabbed his own gun and a battle ensued during which the suspect was shot in the face.

Woo Hoo, another win for the good guys. That's nice shooting. IF the perp survives, his face will look pretty pathetic, courtesy of an armed store owner. ;o)

[flashbunny]

--The owner of Breaux's Jewelers and an employee there fired on a pair of would-be robbers, wounding both of them.

Where else could he be but "there" ???--

Maybe the writer thought the reader would get confused and think an employee working from home joined in the gunfight.

[NRA2BFree]

Nice shooting guys. Its getting so robbing armed shopkeepers is getting dangerous.

Very true. For a long time it seemed like convenience stores were all that got hit, but jewelery stores are getting hit a lot more now. IF I were a criminal, those are two stores I'd never try to rob, but then criminals are stupid!

[oh8eleven]

Maybe the writer thought the reader would get confused and think an employee working from home joined in the gunfight.
Oh yeah, tele-commuting tele-shooting. Probably used those new digital bullets too.