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Hurray for a concerned citizen, armed, with the attitude, skill, and mindset to help.
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Those of you who wish to argue that a bottle is not a deadly weapon have been watching too much tv and too many movies. It is not unusual for a skull to give in before a bottle breaks.OCOEE -- Police said a man trying to hold up a convenience store Monday night was shot and killed by a customer.
According to police, the customer walked into the Kangaroo Express on Franklin Street at around 11 p.m. Monday, when he saw the man trying to rob a female clerk.
That was when the witness, identifying himself as Chris, said he ran back to his car to grab a gun, and shot the robber.
"She has a knot in the back of her head. She was being hit with a beer bottle," Chris said. "She was being attacked, and I thought the gentleman had a gun. So I fired two shots."
"This teaches people right now that want to go out and rob stores: You never know who's going to be in the parking lot," Chris said. "So people who want to go out and rob, and do things stupid like this, they might want to think about the consequences that somebody else may bring to them."
The witness is not facing any charges, but police are looking into whether he obtained the gun legally
Hurray for a concerned citizen, armed, with the attitude, skill, and mindset to help.
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and anotherOCOEE, Fla. - A convenience store customer in Ocoee turned the tables on a suspected robber Monday night.
Authorities said the man grabbed a gun and shot and killed the bottle-wielding bandit.
The customer, who was only identified as Chris to protect his identity, said he walked into a Kangaroo convenience store on Franklin Street and noticed two suspicious men.
The customer said he walked out to his car to get his phone and heard the clerk inside screaming for help. He said he grabbed his gun and went back inside and saw the suspected robber beating a female clerk with a beer bottle.
The customer said he told the assailant he had a gun, but the man turned toward him and the customer fired two shots, killing the suspect.
"I feel very shaken. I feel very glad that I was here, that I could help my friend because I come to this store. I've lived in Ocoee for 20 years, and I'm glad I could be here, and I'm glad I was able to help," the customer said.
The customer was asked whether he had a permit to carry a concealed weapon, and he responded that he did.
Chris said he doesn't consider himself him a hero.
"I saw a lady that was in distress and I came in and took the action that I thought was necessary," he said. "Hearing a lady scream to where it sounds like bloody murder to where I thought she was going to be killed, I decided to help the lady. I've known her for years. She's a friend of mine, and I wanted to go in and help."
Ocoee police said the shooting is under investigation. The clerk was transported to Health Central Hospital with minor injuries.
A Good Samaritan shot and killed an armed man Monday night who was beating a woman with a bottle at an Ocoee gasoline station, police said.
Records show that sometime before 10:50 p.m., the witness -- whose name has not been released -- was parked in his SUV outside the Kangaroo Gas Station at 400 Franklin Street. At some point, he heard a woman screaming in the gas station's convenience store.
"All I heard was the woman screaming, 'Help! Help! Help!' "the witness said.
The witness ran out of his car and into the store. He saw the suspect beating a female clerk with a bottle. The witness ran back into his car, grabbed his handgun and returned to the store. He fired at least two shots, killing the suspect.
He called 911 and explained what had happened at the gas station.
Rescue crews transported the store clerk to Health Central Hospital with head injuries.
Investigators did not release the names of the victim or suspect. It is unclear if the witness had a permit to carry his handgun.
Last edited by imortal (2009-01-06 13:42:06)
