Posted on 03/05/2006 5:58:02 AM PST by csvset
| Suspect arrested at hospital after heist attempt on Telegraph Avenue |
| By William Brand and Harry Harris, STAFF WRITERS Inside Bay Area |
| OAKLAND The manager of a Telegraph Avenue cell phone store shot an armed gunman who attempted to rob his store, then identified the man when he showed up at Alta Bates Summit Medical Center for treatment. The manager, whom police did not identify, was in the store, Digicom Wireless, in the 5100 block of Telegraph Avenue about 6:15 p.m. Friday, when two robbers, each with a pistol, came into the store. The store owner said one robber jumped over the counter, gun in hand, and slammed the manager to the ground. A second employee tried to run, but she fell, the owner said. "The guy behind the counter grabbed her arm and put a gun to her head," he said. At that point, the manager grabbed his own handgun and shot the robber in the stomach, then shot at the second robber as well. The manager was not injured.
Both suspects fled the store. Police later were notified that a wounded man matching one of the suspects' descriptions had been dropped off at Summit Medical Center. The manager was taken to the hospital, where he identified the wounded man as one of the robbers. The man was arrested on suspicion of robbery. The store owner, who asked that his name not be used, said they keep a gun on the premises at all times. "Yes, we're armed at this store," he said. "This is Oakland." |
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Robber shot in the stomach and still alive? The store owner needs to trade his little gun for .38 or better .45.
**sniff**...I love a happy ending...
Good for him! Oakland area freepers, give this guy your business.
I knew of a ex-husband, small guy but tough. He shows up crazy at ex-wifes house, breaks in yelling he's going to kill them. All this was captured on the 911 call. The wifes new man, Army paratrooper, shoots the ex 3 times starting in the gut moving upward. This is very close, 5-10 feet takes place in a hallway. He didn't want to kill the guy, just stop him. Finally puts number 4 into the ex's cpu. Down and dead. Gun? 1911 .45 with ball ammo. The ex was a known crazy. He would break beer bottles over his own head.
LOL Now that's not very pc...
They always do.
"He didn't want to kill the guy, just stop him."
Yeah right. Nice shot placement.
The Boy Scout motto says it best...Be Prepared!
Excellent news. All armed criminals should fear the law abiding.
Stomach is not often one shot stop, let alone a kill with modern medical intervention, even with up to and including .44 magnum.
What I would be worrying about is not immediately shutting down the guy, who had the gun to the head of the female employee. But it worked out well, this time at least.
The perp would have to be on drugs.
The shock alone from a 44 mag. stomach shot would instantly kill most human beings.
I am a shot gun fan meself :-)
Ewww, gut shootin' the bad guy with a shotgun. My kind of guy.
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