For the second time in less than 24 hours, a would-be Detroit-area victim fought back with a hand gun.
A man in his 40s was putting air in his tires at a Detroit BP gas station this morning when he was approached by another man. That man jumped in the driver’s car and tried to drive off, Fox 2 reports.
The victim shot into his own vehicle, aiming for the suspect and causing him to wrap the rear bumper around a pole protecting the gas pump.
Possible carjacking/shooting Outer Dr. and Harper at BP station. @WWJ950 @FOX2News pic.twitter.com/Nxlt2QgqJv
— Charlie Langton (@charlielangton) September 22, 2015
The suspect reportedly jumped out of the car and chased his victim, but eventually fled the scene.
He is described as “a black man who is possibly in his 30s and is bald with a mustache. He was wearing a light-colored pullover and jeans.”
Last night, a customer carrying a concealed pistol ended a bank robbery in nearby Warren, Michigan.
Police say a man walked into Citizens Bank near Nine Mile and Van Dyke and promptly announced it was a hold-up.
After receiving money from the teller, the suspect allegedly pointed his gun at a customer. That’s when the customer, who has a Concealed Carry License, opened fire on the suspected robber, hitting him in both arms and the leg, Local 4 reports.
He reportedly stumbled out of the bank, cash in hand, and collapsed in the parking lot.
“I live right behind the bank and I just heard all this commotion, and I saw a cop car come flying down, like flying down, my street and slam on his brakes. And I thought maybe there was an accident,” neighbor Bromly Daves says.
“So I came out and I could see (the person who was shot) from my front porch laying on the ground, screaming. He was laying on his back, holding his leg and screaming his head off.”
“The paramedics came and worked on him,” a witness tells Fox 2. “He was shot and bloodied, yelling and screaming.” He saw the man laying on the ground in handcuffs.
The alleged bank robber, a 43-year-old man, has what are described as non-life threatening injuries.
Warren Mayor Jim Fouts tells the news station that money was “spread all over the street” and officers were working to recover it.
“Maybe it will make the bad guy think twice next time,” witness Gary Guyette tells the Macomb Daily. “I like people standing up and taking care of business before the cops get there.”
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