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04-23-10, 14:45
http://www.13wham.com/news/local/story/Robbers-Run-When-Citizen-Shoots-Back/74r0quxkw0G5nBiBz0hH9w.cspx
Rochester, N.Y. - Police are looking for two men they say tried to rob a 61-year old man on his way home from the store Wednesday night only to have him shoot back with his own gun.
The attempted robbery and retaliation occurred just after 11:15 p.m. on Tubman Way in the city.
Police said when the two approached the victim, one grabbed him and the other pulled a knife. The victim quickly pulled his own gun and fired at the suspects. His gun is licensed and legally registered, police said.
The suspects ran away.
The two young men are described as African-American men in their 20s; one stands 6'1" tall and weighs about 190 pounds. He was wearing a dark hooded sweatshirt.
The second man is about 5'7" and was wearing a black sweatshirt. Reportedly, he's the one who carried the knife. Nobody was hurt.
Rochester, N.Y. - Police are looking for two men they say tried to rob a 61-year old man on his way home from the store Wednesday night only to have him shoot back with his own gun.
The attempted robbery and retaliation occurred just after 11:15 p.m. on Tubman Way in the city.
Police said when the two approached the victim, one grabbed him and the other pulled a knife. The victim quickly pulled his own gun and fired at the suspects. His gun is licensed and legally registered, police said.
The suspects ran away.
The two young men are described as African-American men in their 20s; one stands 6'1" tall and weighs about 190 pounds. He was wearing a dark hooded sweatshirt.
The second man is about 5'7" and was wearing a black sweatshirt. Reportedly, he's the one who carried the knife. Nobody was hurt.