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The 80-year-old California liquor store owner caught on video opening fire at a would-be robber with a shotgun is now speaking out, saying "I did a lot of hunting when I was a little kid."
The incident early Sunday at Norco Market & Liquor in Norco, just east of Los Angeles, prompted the armed suspect to run out of his business screaming "he shot my arm off!"
"I would always protect my employees, my customers, myself. This instance, fortunately, I was here by myself, so I only had to worry about that. I took care of it and that was that," the store’s owner, identified by CBS LA as Craig Cope, told the station. ....
The 23-year-old gunman seen in surveillance footage wielding a rifle – who has not been publicly identified – was later tracked down at a local hospital "suffering from a gunshot wound consistent with a shotgun blast," according to the Riverside County Sheriff’s Office.
He remains in critical but stable condition and will be booked into jail upon his release.
Three other men police say were inside a getaway vehicle at the time of the attempted robbery are in custody and are facing charges of robbery and conspiracy.......
https://www.foxnews.com/us/elderly-...uld-be-robber-speaks-out-did-hunting-when-kid
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"He shot my arm off"
The moron got exactly what he deserved. He got stopped by an 80 year old good guy with a gun.
The incident early Sunday at Norco Market & Liquor in Norco, just east of Los Angeles, prompted the armed suspect to run out of his business screaming "he shot my arm off!"
"I would always protect my employees, my customers, myself. This instance, fortunately, I was here by myself, so I only had to worry about that. I took care of it and that was that," the store’s owner, identified by CBS LA as Craig Cope, told the station. ....
The 23-year-old gunman seen in surveillance footage wielding a rifle – who has not been publicly identified – was later tracked down at a local hospital "suffering from a gunshot wound consistent with a shotgun blast," according to the Riverside County Sheriff’s Office.
He remains in critical but stable condition and will be booked into jail upon his release.
Three other men police say were inside a getaway vehicle at the time of the attempted robbery are in custody and are facing charges of robbery and conspiracy.......
https://www.foxnews.com/us/elderly-...uld-be-robber-speaks-out-did-hunting-when-kid
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"He shot my arm off"
The moron got exactly what he deserved. He got stopped by an 80 year old good guy with a gun.
