Robbers set up meeting with online seller, but lucky armed victim shoots robber instead

[Deleted member 79987]

I would not let 2 strangers get in my vehicle with me, nor would I get in theirs.

^The first answer is the one that makes the most sense. Hypothetically, though, I would have fought back. No other option at that point...And it worked. An immediate, deliberate, and violent reaction is the last thing most predators expect. When it happens it greatly increases the chances of survival for the intended victim. I didn't make this up. It is straight from Col Jeff Cooper's principles of personal defense.

"But when the seller arrived at the arranged location, 2 kids showed up instead and tried to rob him." I'm one who tries to alwAys be situationally aware . If 2 dudes show up and it was suppose to be a woman. I'm gone !!!

Right on y'all.

Lock your car doors, be aware of your situation if 2 guys show up when you were expecting a woman, and don't be afraid to go all out with your own violence on the perps.

Also look for pre-assault indicators -- which the article didn't describe, but which I'd bet money were there if he knew how to spot them. https://www.activeresponsetraining....k-at-body-language-and-pre-assault-indicators

 

[Hayata]

After soiling myself I don't know what I would have done next...

 

[Mr. Goodbar]

Nobody gonna say why his doors were unlocked

 

[GeauxLSU]

The mug shot of the 20 year old does not look like a "kid" to me.
The article also says the robber took the phone and exited the vehicle and ran away and the victim got out of his car and gave foot pursuit and that's when the bullets started to fly. That was stupid in multiple ways.

 

[chucklenut]

sad story

both robbers are still alive

 

[Kman]

sad story

both robbers are still alive

I agree, very very sad.

 

[wildbill1973z28]

So this guy in Gurnee, IL, tried to sell his iPhone X through an online selling app. He supposedly arranged to meet a woman who wanted to buy it. But when the seller arrived at the arranged location, 2 kids showed up instead and tried to rob him.

One of the suspects said “this is my phone now” and added “I’ll take your phone and your wallet.” The victim said the second suspect jumped into the backseat and put a gun to his head, so he pushed the second suspect’s arm with the gun away from him and against the headrest, while the first suspect in the passenger seat also pulled out a gun.

The victim said he just tried to keep them from pointing at him (attempting to controlling the weapon). He put the car in drive and floored it, and the guy in the back either jumped or fell out. The victim then stopped the car, and the robber in the front passenger seat jumped out and started trying to escape too. That's when the victim shot at him 3 times from the hip. One bullet grazed the robber's head, and another bullet went into his leg which stopped him from running away. None of his injuries were life threatening.

Wow. I don't know about you ... I carry every day, but I have not trained for how to deal with two attackers who are both armed, when one of them is behind me with a gun already pointed at my head before I've had a chance to draw my weapon.

This could have turned out much worse for the victim. Number 1 he could have easily been shot himself, and number 2 he shot at a running suspect who was no longer a threat, from the way I read it. He is ultimately responsible for where those 3 bullets went.

What would you have done?? Honestly I think I would have just given him the phone & wallet. Discuss.

Full story: https://www.chicagotribune.com/subu...ceal-carry-thwarts-robbery-st-0112-story.html

i live in the hood{lithia sp.} i pray that i am in the right place at the right time to protect my loved ones!

 

[chucklenut]

i live in the hood{lithia sp.} i pray that i am in the right place at the right time to protect my loved ones!

its sad that lithia springs is considered hood now lmfao

 

[BIKER13]

cant tell you.

 

[Mr. Goodbar]

its sad that lithia springs is considered hood now lmfao