Don't bring a knife where? 
2003 Reader Submission
Pending Acceptance
This braniac walked into a local business to rob the owner at
knife-point. Too bad the business was a gun shop. The would-be theif
should count himself as lucky. Although still unconcious, his wounds are
not considered life-threatening. While not a solid candidate for the
Darwin, this guy at least deserves an honorable mention. For more on the
story see the story in the Milwaukee Journal Sentinal.
http://www.jsonline.com/news/Metro/jun02/55103.asp
Man shot during robbery, police say
June 28, 2002 by Jamaal Abdul-Alim of the Journal Sentinel staff
Greenfield - A man who tried to rob a Greenfield gun shop at knifepoint
Thursday afternoon was shot in the chest by the shop owner, police said.
The victim, identified only as a 57-year-old Greenfield man, was taken to
Froedtert Memorial Lutheran Hospital in Wauwatosa, according to police.
Police have yet to interview the victim because the shooting left him
unconscious, Detective Sgt. Paul Schlecht said. Schlecht said later
Thursday that the man's wound was not life threatening. The man's condition
was not available Thursday evening from Froedtert.
Schlecht said the shooting took place at about 3 p.m. inside Buckhorn
Guns, one of four businesses located in a plaza in the 2700 block of
W. Ramsey Ave. The parking lot of the plaza was surrounded by yellow
police tape Thursday afternoon as police investigated the shooting.
Schlecht said he did not know what the suspect demanded but said there
is nothing to indicate the account of the incident that the store owner
gave police was not true. He said the store owner, 44, shot the man once
in the chest and that apparently no one else was inside the store when the
shooting took place. The store owner was not injured.
Schlecht said the case is being referred to the Milwaukee County
district attorney's office, which will review the actions of the suspect
and the shop owner. A case review could happen today, he said.
Jessica Hansen of the Journal Sentinel staff contributed to this report.
Submitted on 06/28/2002
Submitted by:
Brad Johnson
Reference:
06/27/02 Milwaukee Sentinal
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