HankT
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Interesting case. Let's see how it turns out. The pursesnatchers got lots more'n they bargained for...that's for sure.
[font=verdana,arial]September 25, 2009[/font]
[font="Times New Roman, serif"]Detroit woman fires gun at 2 men in purse snatching; 1 dies[/font]
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By TAMMY STABLES BATTAGLIA
FREE PRESS STAFF WRITER [/font]
A 43-year-old woman shot and killed a purse-snatching suspect who confronted her at a northwest Detroit gas station this morning, according to police.
Two men approached the Detroit woman around 5:30 a.m. at the Schoolcraft and Southfield Mobil station, Detroit Police spokesman John Roach said. The woman is licensed to legally carry a gun for self-defense, he said.
"They didn't realize she has a CCW (license), so she had a weapon of her own," Roach said. "She fired several rounds at the suspects and they fled."
The pair made off with the woman's purse. But about a half-hour later, a man with several gunshot wounds went to Sinai-Grace Hospital for treatment and died later this morning.
"At this point, we believe this is one of the individuals in the robbery," Roach said about the man who was shot.
Investigators recovered the woman's purse and believe the person who accompanied the wounded man to the hospital may be his accomplice, Roach said.
Anyone who may have witnessed the incident is asked to call the Detroit Police Homicide Unit at 313-596-2260.
http://www.freep.com/article/20090925/NEWS01/90925013/1003/Detroit-woman-fires-gun-at-2-men-in-purse-snatching--1-dies
Police: Detroit woman fires at 2 thieves, 1 dead
Associated Press
1:13 PM CDT, September 25, 2009
DETROIT
Police say a Detroit woman fired shots at two men trying to steal her purse at a gas station, killing one of them.
Detroit police spokesman John Roach tells the Detroit Free Press the 43-year-old woman had a license to carry the gun.
Police say two men approached the woman about 5:30 a.m. Friday at a gas station on the city's northwest side and stole her purse. She fired several shots and they fled.
About a half hour later, a man with several gunshot wounds was brought to Detroit's Sinai-Grace Hospital, where he died. Roach says investigators believe he was one of the purse snatchers.
The other man remained at large. The woman's purse was recovered.
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/chi-ap-mi-pursesnatching-sh,0,2330805.story
Interesting case. Let's see how it turns out. The pursesnatchers got lots more'n they bargained for...that's for sure.
[font=verdana,arial]September 25, 2009[/font]
[font="Times New Roman, serif"]Detroit woman fires gun at 2 men in purse snatching; 1 dies[/font]
[font="Times New Roman, serif"]
By TAMMY STABLES BATTAGLIA
FREE PRESS STAFF WRITER [/font]
A 43-year-old woman shot and killed a purse-snatching suspect who confronted her at a northwest Detroit gas station this morning, according to police.
Two men approached the Detroit woman around 5:30 a.m. at the Schoolcraft and Southfield Mobil station, Detroit Police spokesman John Roach said. The woman is licensed to legally carry a gun for self-defense, he said.
"They didn't realize she has a CCW (license), so she had a weapon of her own," Roach said. "She fired several rounds at the suspects and they fled."
The pair made off with the woman's purse. But about a half-hour later, a man with several gunshot wounds went to Sinai-Grace Hospital for treatment and died later this morning.
"At this point, we believe this is one of the individuals in the robbery," Roach said about the man who was shot.
Investigators recovered the woman's purse and believe the person who accompanied the wounded man to the hospital may be his accomplice, Roach said.
Anyone who may have witnessed the incident is asked to call the Detroit Police Homicide Unit at 313-596-2260.
http://www.freep.com/article/20090925/NEWS01/90925013/1003/Detroit-woman-fires-gun-at-2-men-in-purse-snatching--1-dies
Police: Detroit woman fires at 2 thieves, 1 dead
Associated Press
1:13 PM CDT, September 25, 2009
DETROIT
Police say a Detroit woman fired shots at two men trying to steal her purse at a gas station, killing one of them.
Detroit police spokesman John Roach tells the Detroit Free Press the 43-year-old woman had a license to carry the gun.
Police say two men approached the woman about 5:30 a.m. Friday at a gas station on the city's northwest side and stole her purse. She fired several shots and they fled.
About a half hour later, a man with several gunshot wounds was brought to Detroit's Sinai-Grace Hospital, where he died. Roach says investigators believe he was one of the purse snatchers.
The other man remained at large. The woman's purse was recovered.
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/chi-ap-mi-pursesnatching-sh,0,2330805.story