NC robber shot by victim
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Would-be robber gets only wound, police say
Target fires on gunman as accomplice speeds off
By ROBERT F. MOORE
First you plan a robbery, then you get shot and finally your co-conspirator leaves you bleeding in the parking lot.
It was a long Friday morning for a 25-year-old would-be robber, police said.
Charlotte-Mecklenburg police said two men, riding in a gray Oldsmobile, approached Daniel Kirkland about 9 a.m. as he walked toward his business, Discount Federal Check Cashers, 9001-G Nations Ford Road.
The passenger got out of the car and pulled a gun on Kirkland in the parking lot, the business owner told police. Kirkland, carrying a gun of his own, turned and fired two shots at the suspect.
The driver of the Oldsmobile stayed in the car during the attempted robbery and sped away after the shots were fired, police said.
The would-be robber was taken to Carolinas Medical Center. Police said his injuries are not considered life-threatening. Police did not release his name late Friday.
Police said the man never fired a shot.
Sgt. Ken Clark, who supervises the Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police Department's armed robbery and fugitive unit, said investigators would likely present the case to the district attorney's office next week. Kirkland declined to comment Friday.
Clark said the man, who was shot twice in the upper torso, would likely be charged with attempted robbery.
Of Kirkland, he said:
"It is against the law to shoot someone, but self-defense is a defense."
Police say such shootings are rare in Mecklenburg - just a handful per year.
On New Year's Eve, Juliet Williams, a bail bondswoman, shot and killed an intruder who police said broke into her office on North Kings Drive.
Police said Judus Lewis Caudle, 38, tried to attack Williams with a crowbar before she shot him once in the chest.
The district attorney last month declined to prosecute Williams, a former Charlotte-Mecklenburg police officer.
Target fires on gunman as accomplice speeds off
By ROBERT F. MOORE
First you plan a robbery, then you get shot and finally your co-conspirator leaves you bleeding in the parking lot.
It was a long Friday morning for a 25-year-old would-be robber, police said.
Charlotte-Mecklenburg police said two men, riding in a gray Oldsmobile, approached Daniel Kirkland about 9 a.m. as he walked toward his business, Discount Federal Check Cashers, 9001-G Nations Ford Road.
The passenger got out of the car and pulled a gun on Kirkland in the parking lot, the business owner told police. Kirkland, carrying a gun of his own, turned and fired two shots at the suspect.
The driver of the Oldsmobile stayed in the car during the attempted robbery and sped away after the shots were fired, police said.
The would-be robber was taken to Carolinas Medical Center. Police said his injuries are not considered life-threatening. Police did not release his name late Friday.
Police said the man never fired a shot.
Sgt. Ken Clark, who supervises the Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police Department's armed robbery and fugitive unit, said investigators would likely present the case to the district attorney's office next week. Kirkland declined to comment Friday.
Clark said the man, who was shot twice in the upper torso, would likely be charged with attempted robbery.
Of Kirkland, he said:
"It is against the law to shoot someone, but self-defense is a defense."
Police say such shootings are rare in Mecklenburg - just a handful per year.
On New Year's Eve, Juliet Williams, a bail bondswoman, shot and killed an intruder who police said broke into her office on North Kings Drive.
Police said Judus Lewis Caudle, 38, tried to attack Williams with a crowbar before she shot him once in the chest.
The district attorney last month declined to prosecute Williams, a former Charlotte-Mecklenburg police officer.
<BLOCKQUOTE><font size="1" face="Verdana, Arial">quote:</font><HR>Sgt. Ken Clark said "It is against the law to shoot someone, but self-defense is a defense."[/quote]
I hope this doesn't imply that the good sargeant expects the citizen will be charged! You shouldn't need a defense if you are not charged.
BTW, a follow up on the Dunwoody (Atlanta suburb) case where the citizen shot the carjacker in the Wal-Mart parking lot. I asked a DeKalb County policeman about it to see if there was any inside scoop. He said he was a robbery investigator, and that he was involved in the write-up of the case. It was totally open and shut, no chance of the citizen being charged. The LEO said the citizen was a little shaken up by the experience, which I can imagine I would be, too, and that he was questioning the action he had just taken. He also said the police at the station were high-fiving the citizen and telling him he did the right thing
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I hope this doesn't imply that the good sargeant expects the citizen will be charged! You shouldn't need a defense if you are not charged.
BTW, a follow up on the Dunwoody (Atlanta suburb) case where the citizen shot the carjacker in the Wal-Mart parking lot. I asked a DeKalb County policeman about it to see if there was any inside scoop. He said he was a robbery investigator, and that he was involved in the write-up of the case. It was totally open and shut, no chance of the citizen being charged. The LEO said the citizen was a little shaken up by the experience, which I can imagine I would be, too, and that he was questioning the action he had just taken. He also said the police at the station were high-fiving the citizen and telling him he did the right thing