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  • Robber with fake gun shot by victim with CCW permit

    01/24/2014 9:13:20 AM PST · by Paul46360 · 23 replies
    WZZM TV ^ | 1-20-14
    "GRAND RAPIDS (WZZM) -- A man who tried to rob someone with a fake gun is in the hospital after he was shot by his intended victim."
  • MO:Police: Intruder shot in residential armed robbery in Grandview

    01/21/2014 7:40:27 PM PST · by marktwain · 5 replies
    kshb.com ^ | 9 January, 2014 | Sam Hartle
    A police broadcast indicated that Thursday night, two men armed with handguns were reported to be involved in an armed robbery at a home in the 12300 block of W. 3rd Street in Grandview. The two suspects fled the scene in a black Toyota 4-Runner SUV. Initial reports indicated one of the two suspects may have been shot in the arm by the victim in the robbery.
  • IL:Police: Robber killed by clerk after exchange of gunfire

    12/23/2013 8:27:03 PM PST · by marktwain · 19 replies
    wgntv.com ^ | 11 December, 2013 | NA
    Police say Demarcus Brandon was armed with a handgun, and tried to rob a cell phone store in the 1700 block of East 87th Street Tuesday night. The store’s owner who also had a handgun himself shot and killed him.
  • WI:Madison store clerk points gun at robber, suspect runs away

    12/23/2013 7:34:32 PM PST · by marktwain · 5 replies
    nbc15.com ^ | 3 December, 2013 | NA
    The clerk did hand over some cash, but then the robber asked for more. That's when the clerk displayed the handgun and the robber left.
  • Jamaica:Robber shot dead on Omara Road

    12/23/2013 4:20:31 PM PST · by marktwain · 7 replies
    jamaicaobserver.com ^ | 21 September, 2012 | NA
    According to community members the two men tried to rob a man who turned out to be licenced firearm holder. They were caught by surprise when the victim turned his gun on them shooting one of the robbers multiple times.
  • CA:Suspect’s Gun Falls Apart During Robbery

    12/05/2013 10:55:36 AM PST · by marktwain · 45 replies
    fox40.com ^ | 2 December, 2013 | Cecilio Padilla
    The other suspect then started grabbing money from the cash register. As the suspects were leaving the business, a round was fired into the display cabinet. Near the door, police say that the suspect tried to fire off another round into the ceiling, only to have the gun fall apart. Parts and live rounds from the gun fell to the floor, and the suspects ran from the store. Police say the two ran off in an unknown direction.
  • Prosecutors: Pizza robber tracked down on Facebook

    11/30/2013 5:48:17 PM PST · by Libloather · 18 replies
    Chicago Tribune ^ | 11/30/13 | Mitch Smith
    A West Side man accused of stealing a pizza at gunpoint was tracked down by the phone number he used to order the football-shaped pie, police and prosecutors said. Jamokae Smith, 22, allegedly held the two people delivering his pizza at gunpoint on Nov. 9 in the 5000 block of West Wabansia Avenue in the North Austin neighborhood. As the delivery workers approached the home, prosecutors said, Smith emerged from a nearby gangway and pointed a gun at them while another robber ran off with the pizza and $13 cash.
  • Philadelphia Store Clerk Loses Job After Fighting Off Robber?!

    11/26/2013 5:03:20 AM PST · by DBCJR · 5 replies
    “Once he started to come at me with a weapon, I was pretty much left with no other choice but to get physical with this guy,” Burwell said. He was later fired for not adhering to Wawa’s policy regarding robbery which tells clerks to immediately surrender the money if anyone is trying to rob the store.
  • Pakistan:‘Robber’ lynched after two killings in Landhi

    11/04/2013 6:58:21 AM PST · by marktwain · 3 replies
    dawn.com ^ | 1 November, 2013 | Imtiaz Ali
    According to the Awami Colony police, three robbers riding a motorbike pulled up near the restaurant soon after the arrival of its owner’s son, Mukhtar Ali Lashari, from a bank. They demanded cash and opened fire on him and his father, Jan Mohammed, when he resisted. They also killed the owner of the neighbouring barber shop, Ayaz Sultan, while fleeing. In the meantime, a big crowd gathered there and opened fire on the suspects, leaving one of them dead. They thrashed another one who took shelter in a nearby house while the third suspect escaped. However, according to DIG East...
  • TX:Would-be robber shot by off-duty deputy in north Houston

    11/04/2013 4:58:24 AM PST · by marktwain · 4 replies
    abclocal.go.com ^ | 30 October, 2013 | Simon Gutierrez
    HOUSTON (KTRK) -- An off-duty reserve deputy from Louisiana shot and wounded a suspected robber in north Houston overnight. (snip) Authorities say the deputy pulled out his gun and shot the robber in the neck. His condition is unknown at this time. The deputy and his brother left the scene and called 911. Investigators are not sure if the robbery was a setup.
  • TX:HPD: Suspect shot in neck after trying to rob off-duty reserve deputy

    10/31/2013 5:56:40 PM PDT · by marktwain · 5 replies
    khou.com ^ | 30 October, 2013 | Larry Seward
    HOUSTON -– A robber chose the wrong person to try and steal from and ended up getting shot, Houston police said late Tuesday. According to officers with the Houston Police Department, it happened as two brothers were in their car outside an apartment complex on Northborough Drive at Rushcreek Drive. As the men waited for a girlfriend to come outside, the would-be robber walked up and pushed a gun through the driver’s window. Police said the driver, an off-duty reserve deputy from Louisiana, pulled out his gun and opened fire. The suspect was shot in the neck and was sent...
  • Pizza delivery driver shoots, kills armed robber trying to steal cash

    10/26/2013 5:59:36 AM PDT · by marktwain · 47 replies
    abc15.com ^ | 23 October 2013 | Kimberly Craig
    REDFORD, MI - When James Wethers heard three gunshots around 11 p.m. Monday night, he looked outside and saw a frantic pizza delivery driver and a man face down on the driveway across the street from his Michigan home. Redford Township police say the pizza delivery driver opened fire as he was being robbed by 20-year-old Tajuan Boyd.
  • FL:Victim opens fire on armed robbery suspects

    09/22/2013 6:19:39 AM PDT · by marktwain · 18 replies
    wsvn.com ^ | 18 September, 2013 | NA
    NORTH MIAMI BEACH, Fla. (WSVN) -- An armed robbery victim turned the tables on the three men who targeted him outside a South Florida night club when he chased after them with a firearm, authorities said. According to police, the victim was standing next to his vehicle outside the parking lot of Dean's Gold, a gentlemen's club located at 2355 N.E. 163rd St. in North Miami Beach, around 3 a.m. Wednesday. Authorities said an armed man approached the victim, who was waiting for his wife, and demanded that he remove his money and jewelry. Fearing for his life, he handed...
  • FL:Police: Gunman shot during home invasion robbery

    09/22/2013 6:14:36 AM PDT · by marktwain · 9 replies
    gainesville.com ^ | 13 September, 2013 | Staff
    A home invasion robbery Thursday night in northwest Gainesville ended with one gunman being shot multiple times and another culprit fleeing and remaining on the loose, police reported. At around 10:47 p.m., the two men forced their way into an apartment in the Georgetown Apartments complex, located at 1324 NW 16th Ave., the Gainesville Police Department reported. The men were brandishing firearms and went immediately to the back bedroom, where two women were sleeping, and demanded money, striking one of the women in the head with a pistol, police said. Meantime, a man who had been in the kitchen when...
  • TX:Homeowner holds burglar at gunpoint; Additional suspects arrested in Tyler

    09/03/2013 8:39:47 AM PDT · by marktwain · 9 replies
    Smith County, TX — Several burglars were caught in the act of stealing from a house on Wednesday afternoon. It happened on Smith County Road 4142 near Lindale, just after 1:00 p.m. “According to preliminary reports, the homeowner arrived at his residence and discovered five men in his home who were in the process of burglarizing it,” said John Moore, public information officer for the Smith County Sheriff's Office. At first, the homeowner says he didn't know they were burglars, but knew something was suspicious. "They said they were with an energy company and wanted to know if I needed...
  • NC:Robbery suspect shot by clerk in north Charlotte

    09/03/2013 8:33:05 AM PDT · by marktwain · 15 replies
    charlotteobserver.com ^ | 30 August, 2013 | Steve Lyttle
    A 21-year-old man killed by a north Charlotte convenience store employee Thursday night is the second alleged robber shot to death at the store in the past six years. Javon Sanchez Booker of Charlotte died after being shot about 9 p.m. at the Fast Mart store on Tom Hunter Road near Reagan Drive, Charlotte-Mecklenburg police said. That is a short distance from Interstate 85. Booker entered the store and tried to rob the clerk, according to police. Police have not said whether the suspect struck the clerk. Investigators say the clerk pulled a gun and fired at the man.
  • GA:Helena Police: Liquor Store Owners Shoots Robber

    08/31/2013 6:55:34 PM PDT · by marktwain · 20 replies
    41nbc.com ^ | 27 August, 2013 | Ashley Minelli
    HELENA, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) -- Helena police say a liquor store owner shot a man who was trying to rob her store. Helena Police Officer Robert Johnson says around 4pm Monday two men attempted to rob the Helena Package Store, and at least one of them was armed. The store owner shot one suspect with a handgun, but the other one got away. The injured suspect is in stable condition at the Medical Center of Central Georgia.
  • GA:Villa Rica store clerk shoots, kills robbery suspect

    07/31/2013 10:48:05 AM PDT · by marktwain · 18 replies
    cbsatlanta.com ^ | 26 July, 2013 | Tony McNary
    VILLA RICA, GA (CBS ATLANTA) - Villa Rica police responded to a robbery and shots fired at the Junior Food Store on Dallas Highway around 10 p.m. Tuesday. "They found that the suspect had been shot. He was found dead behind the counter on the floor" said Villa Rica Police Capt. Keith Shaddix. When police arrived, they found Durante Octavious Ashley, 19, shot three times. According to Shaddix, Ashley entered the store wearing a black bandanna covering his face and a green hooded jacket covering his head. "He points the gun at the clerk. The clerk started backing out away...
  • PA:Ambridge store clerk with gun thwarts attempted robbery

    07/16/2013 6:03:08 AM PDT · by marktwain · 2 replies
    wpxi.com ^ | 15 July, 2013 | NA
    AMBRIDGE, Pa. — A Beaver County store clerk with a real gun thwarted a robbery by a suspect armed only with a BB pistol. Authorities said 42-year-old James Hayes, of Ambridge, remained jailed Monday on a charge that he tried to rob Moh's Market. Police said surveillance video showed Hayes entering the Ambridge store about 3:45 p.m. Saturday and pointing his gun at the clerk, Abdul Belaouni, who responded by pulling a real gun on Hayes. Belaouni said he works hard for what he has and he was simply protecting his store.
  • FL:Robber Blunders, is Shot

    07/10/2013 6:59:17 PM PDT · by marktwain · 31 replies
    Gun Watch ^ | 10 July, 2013 | Dean Weingarten
     Photo provided/ Manatee Count Sheriff's Office La'Tay McKelley, pictured above, has been charged with attempted murder and armed robbery of Cortez Coins in Ellenton, Florida. La'Tay, according to surveillance photos and the shop owner, attempted to rob the store and shoot the owner. He pulled the trigger at least three times.  When the pistol failed to fire, he pistol whipped the owner before the owner shot La'Tay. Fortunately, La'Tay has either not had instruction in proper pistolcraft or did not pay attention when instructed.   The pistol, easily identified because of the distinctive ventilated rib and sights, is either a...