Owner of Detroit party store opens fire on intruders, killing 1, wounding 2(MI)

clickondetroit.com ^ | 7 September, 2012 | NA

[marktwain]

DETROIT -

Detroit police said a store owner on Detroit's west side shot three men who were allegedly breaking into his business early Friday morning, killing one of them.

Police said the 51-year-old owner heard the men breaking into his liquor store on Joy Road near Ohio just after 3 a.m.

He opened fire on them, killing a man in his 20s.

The other two were critically wounded and are hospitalized, police said.

[marktwain]

Multiple assailants are a deadly threat.

[Pearls Before Swine]

The quote for this comes from Bruce Willis: “Welcome to the party, pal!”

[BobL]

This guy didn’t take hostages. Usually when someone gets some lead, the others manage to scram in time. Not here, not this time. The healthiest of the the three is now in Critical, which means that this shop owner meant business.

[tomkat]

Give the man a medal and a gift card for more ammo

[monocle]

I think a gift card for a good cleaning would be a nice touch.

[tomkat]

that too !

[Theoria]

The Detroit and Chicago crime beat will always keep a reporter employed.

Btw, the store owner sounds like a cool dude. The article says he sometimes gives out free food. Terrible though, he could have lost some alcohol.

[PowderMonkey]

"Multiple assailants are a deadly threat."

And, a common scenario. That's why I discourage people from placing their lives at risk with novelty weapons like derringers and .22 mini revolvers.

[skinkinthegrass]

Give the man a medal and
a gift card for more ammogood shooting / great reply..(dittos that :)...
and the libs, are very angry & the lawsuits starts.

[oh8eleven]

shot three men ... breaking into his liquor store on Joy Road
No JOY for you (x3)!

[cripplecreek]

And another good news story.

[free thinker 03]

Job hazard: You loot some, You steal some and sometimes you get shot dead.

[dennisw]

The video looks like the owner is Muslim from Pakistan or Arabia. The robbers could be Amish or Mennonite most likely

[cripplecreek]

A few years ago a local car stereo shop owner was severely beaten and had his leg broken by 3 thugs. When they tried again a few weeks later the shop owner opened up with a shotgun. He killed one of them and put another in a wheelchair for the rest of his life.

[1rudeboy]

A significant number of shopkeepers in Detroit are Chaldean.

[unixfox]

When they tried again a few weeks later the shop owner opened up with a shotgun. He killed one of them and put another in a wheelchair for the rest of his life.

Another feel good story.

[csvset]

Yep, a bloody mess.

Crime Scene Pic

[dennisw]

A significant number of shopkeepers in Detroit are Chaldean.

I think this is more how it was 20 years ago. Their children are not going into such a dangerous business. I read "Devils Night" many years ago which had some humorous passages about the Chaldean shopkeepers. Such as taking a thief into the basement, handcuffing him to a steel support pole, then wacking at him for a few days

http://www.amazon.com/Devils-Night-Other-Tales-Detroit/dp/0679735917/ref=sr_1_3?ie=UTF8&qid=1347209616&sr=8-3&keywords=devils+night

 

[PoloSec]

This man was prepared, I’m sure he had rehearsed in his mind this exact scenario as well as many others, so as not to be taken by surprise.

Prepared to act, not react, led to a decisive victory.

[cpdiii]

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