Posted on 11/04/2005 10:30:30 AM PST by Mr. Mojo
Khalid Latif remembers hearing about the shooting down the street.
In July, the owner of Peavy Burger killed a bandana-clad robber who came in one night waving a shotgun.
A month earlier, a man had walked into Mr. Latif's business, Noble Food Mart – at the corner of Peavy and Garland roads, in Dallas' White Rock neighborhood – and stuck a gun in his face. The dot from the red laser sight bobbed on his clothes as he handed over about $400.
"I bought a gun after that," Mr. Latif said.
On Tuesday night, he used it, mortally wounding an armed robbery suspect.
Just before 9 p.m., the 41-year-old noticed someone backing into one of his parking spaces – never a good sign at a convenience store, as it often indicates someone is planning a speedy getaway.
The driver walked in, picked up a soft drink and plunked it down on the counter.
As Mr. Latif was giving him his change, the man raised his finger to his lips and pulled out a gun. He demanded money.
Mr. Latif already had a hand on his own pistol, which he wore on his right side, under his coat. His mind rushed. "I was thinking, 'Should I pull the gun?' " he said.
The robber had a revolver, and Mr. Latif said he grabbed its rotating chamber as the man tried to shoot him. At the same time, he drew his own gun and fired.
By the next morning, Cortney Rivers, 21, was dead at Baylor University Medical Center.
Mr. Latif said he will reopen, though he knows someone might want revenge for his actions.
"If they want to come after me, I don't know," he said. "I have too much invested in this store.
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21 yrs old ain't a kid and the face is in the 10 ring. Good shootin'.
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