Storeowner Outguns
2 Would-Be Holdup Men
By ROBERT INGRASSIA and JOHN MARZULLI
Daily News Staff Writers
pistol-packing shopkeeper kept his Brooklyn greeting-card store from being robbed yesterday when he pulled a licensed handgun and opened fire on a pair of armed robbers, police said.
The gunmen invaded Joe's Cardville at 1625 Cortelyou Road in Flatbush about 11:45 a.m. and confronted the owner, Ming Chen, who was behind the counter.
One suspect, James Baylor, pointed a Tech-9 submachine gun at Chen and demanded cash, cops said.
Chen, 43, whipped out his licensed 9-mm. Glock handgun and opened fire on Baylor and his accomplice, later identified as Antoine Miles, police said.
Baylor was hit four times in the chest and collapsed in a pool of blood. He was taken to Kings County Hospital, where he was listed in critical condition.
Miles fled but walked into the Kings County emergency room a short time later with a gunshot wound to his side, police said. He was in stable condition and was placed under arrest after Chen identified him as the second suspect.
A police spokesman said Chen has a valid premise permit for the gun, and no charges will be filed against him.
"He is totally, 100% legitimate," a detective said. "Everything with him is good to go."
Chen obtained the permit about six years ago after he foiled a stickup at his card shop by grabbing the robber's gun and wrestling him to the ground. Police said he had not been victimized since then.
The owner of Parks Fruit Market on the same block waited a few minutes after the gunfire to peer outside. When he did, he saw the dazed Chen.
"He was in shock," said the fruit market owner, who declined to give his name. "Imagine if it had been your life on the line."
Charges against Baylor, of 235 Hoyt St., and Miles, 29, of 574 Albany Ave., both Brooklyn, were still pending late yesterday afternoon.
2 Would-Be Holdup Men
By ROBERT INGRASSIA and JOHN MARZULLI
Daily News Staff Writers
pistol-packing shopkeeper kept his Brooklyn greeting-card store from being robbed yesterday when he pulled a licensed handgun and opened fire on a pair of armed robbers, police said.
The gunmen invaded Joe's Cardville at 1625 Cortelyou Road in Flatbush about 11:45 a.m. and confronted the owner, Ming Chen, who was behind the counter.
One suspect, James Baylor, pointed a Tech-9 submachine gun at Chen and demanded cash, cops said.
Chen, 43, whipped out his licensed 9-mm. Glock handgun and opened fire on Baylor and his accomplice, later identified as Antoine Miles, police said.
Baylor was hit four times in the chest and collapsed in a pool of blood. He was taken to Kings County Hospital, where he was listed in critical condition.
Miles fled but walked into the Kings County emergency room a short time later with a gunshot wound to his side, police said. He was in stable condition and was placed under arrest after Chen identified him as the second suspect.
A police spokesman said Chen has a valid premise permit for the gun, and no charges will be filed against him.
"He is totally, 100% legitimate," a detective said. "Everything with him is good to go."
Chen obtained the permit about six years ago after he foiled a stickup at his card shop by grabbing the robber's gun and wrestling him to the ground. Police said he had not been victimized since then.
The owner of Parks Fruit Market on the same block waited a few minutes after the gunfire to peer outside. When he did, he saw the dazed Chen.
"He was in shock," said the fruit market owner, who declined to give his name. "Imagine if it had been your life on the line."
Charges against Baylor, of 235 Hoyt St., and Miles, 29, of 574 Albany Ave., both Brooklyn, were still pending late yesterday afternoon.
