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Store owner shoots and kills intruder (MI)
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| November 1, 2005
Posted on 11/02/2005 9:20:01 PM PST by Mr. Mojo
BATTLE CREEK (NEWS 3) - A 19-year-old Battle Creek man was killed early this morning after allegedly breaking into a local convenience store.
Police say the owner of the Northside Deli woke to find Joshua Lind in his store at 4:30 this morning. They say he confronted the intruder and shot him with a shotgun.
The incident was the second time since Saturday someone has tried to rob the Northside Deli on Calhoun St.
Police say owner Randy Carson placed a 911 call to report the shooting. He told officers he heard sounds coming from the store while he was sleeping downstairs. A widow near the door was broken.
Police believe Carson told the Lind (pictured) to stop.
“He turned around, had something black in his hands,” said Carson on Tuesday. “I'm not taking any chances. I just got fired on a couple of days ago, so I shot him.”
On Saturday, another man tried to rob the store. Police say Carson shot at him, too. “I'm sure he has a heightened state of awareness and vulnerability here,” said Battle Creek Police Cmdr. Jim Saylor. “At that incident Saturday, shots were exchanged between the suspect the owner here at the store.”
Police don't think the two incidents are related but they do say the attempted robbery on Saturday is like one of eight armed robberies that have happened in the Battle Creek area in the past week.
Many store owners in town are on edge. Like Carson, Deborah Longbons faced a gun at the family unit market. “I applaud him, I guess,” she says. “But it's not an option I would choose because your life is not worth your property.”
After two attempted robberies, Carson is rethinking his future “very seriously,” he says. “After a while you get tired of this, tired of guns put in your face.”
TOPICS: Crime/Corruption; Culture/Society; US: Michigan
KEYWORDS: armedcitizen; banglist; miarmedcitizen
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posted on
11/02/2005 9:20:02 PM PST
by
Mr. Mojo
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posted on
11/02/2005 9:20:31 PM PST
by
Mr. Mojo
To: Mr. Mojo
Good shooting, Mr. Carson.
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posted on
11/02/2005 9:21:55 PM PST
by
clee1
(We use 43 muscles to frown, 17 to smile, and 2 to pull a trigger. I'm lazy and I'm tired of smiling.)
To: Mr. Mojo
Dead guy's pic looks like a mug shot instead of a driver's license, (IMO).
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posted on
11/02/2005 9:23:34 PM PST
by
DocRock
To: DocRock
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posted on
11/02/2005 9:25:28 PM PST
by
ncountylee
(Dead terrorists smell like victory)
To: Mr. Mojo
I bet his robbery attempts go way down. A shotgun is the best option for clearing the quick-e-mart of vermin.
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posted on
11/02/2005 9:27:21 PM PST
by
festus
(The constitution may be flawed but its a whole lot better than what we have now.)
To: Mr. Mojo
Battle Creek huh? This guy could of been a cold cereal killer.
Good shooting.
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posted on
11/02/2005 9:27:46 PM PST
by
Horatio Gates
(Stop the MSM...do it bloggie style.)
To: Mr. Mojo
"Don't get eliminated!"
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posted on
11/02/2005 9:29:17 PM PST
by
JRios1968
("Cogito, ergo FReep": I think, therefore I FReep.)
To: DocRock
Something wrong with that boy.
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posted on
11/02/2005 9:30:55 PM PST
by
VeniVidiVici
(What, me worry?)
To: Mr. Mojo
Many store owners in town are on edge. Like Carson, Deborah Longbons faced a gun at the family unit market. “I applaud him, I guess,” she says. “But it's not an option I would choose because your life is not worth your property. HUH???
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posted on
11/02/2005 9:31:23 PM PST
by
Ladysmith
((NRA and SAS) 2005 WI PPA/CCW Ping List ~Contact me if you want on/off the ping list~)
To: Ladysmith
If a gun is pointed at me, I'm assuming that my life is in danger.
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posted on
11/02/2005 9:38:48 PM PST
by
Dan from Michigan
("My Gov'nor don't got the answer")
To: Ladysmith
Ms. Longbons just unknowingly placed herself in jeopardy.
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posted on
11/02/2005 9:40:27 PM PST
by
Mr. Mojo
To: Mr. Mojo
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posted on
11/02/2005 9:43:07 PM PST
by
Vor Lady
(Doesn't expecting the unexpected make the unexpected the expected?)
To: Dan from Michigan
If a gun is pointed at me, I'm assuming that my life is in danger. D@mn straight! It just floors me that she sounds like she's just not sure what to think... Good grief!
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posted on
11/02/2005 9:46:34 PM PST
by
Ladysmith
((NRA and SAS) 2005 WI PPA/CCW Ping List ~Contact me if you want on/off the ping list~)
To: Mr. Mojo
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posted on
11/02/2005 9:47:42 PM PST
by
Ladysmith
((NRA and SAS) 2005 WI PPA/CCW Ping List ~Contact me if you want on/off the ping list~)
To: Mr. Mojo
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posted on
11/02/2005 10:31:06 PM PST
by
taxesareforever
(Government is running amuck)
To: festus
Short of a flame thrower, I agree with you: a shotgun is the best close-in weapon made!
To: Mr. Mojo
Hopefully he was shot before he reproduced
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posted on
11/03/2005 1:14:55 AM PST
by
commonasdirt
(Reading DU so you won't hafta)
Comment #19 Removed by Moderator
To: Mr. Mojo
It's a shame that a kid this young died, but he chose a life of crime, and he paid for it with his life. Better him than the innocent store owner. Maybe this will deter other criminals from hitting his store.
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posted on
11/03/2005 8:17:38 AM PST
by
NRA2BFree
(The DemonRAT Party is AKA: P.O.O.P. (Party of Obstructing Politicians)
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