Armed Robbery Victim Turns the Tables; Shoots 2 out of 3 Armed Attempted Robbers

Date:	August 1, 2013	Time:	7:00 am	Location:	Houston, TX
Crime Prevented:		Armed Robbery, Assault, Murder
Description of Bad Guy(s):		Three armed robbers
Description of Good Guy(s):		Unnamed victim who was smoking a cigarette outside of a business where he rents space to sell goods. He was robbed by a man with a pocketknife at the same location the week before. In response, he started carrying a handgun in his vehicle. When the robbers approached him and showed him their guns, he grabbed his out of his truck and began shooting, hitting two of the three robbers
Type of Gun Used:		Handgun
Outcome:		One robber was severely wounded in the stomach; another fled but was apprehended at a local hospital when he checked himself in for gunshot wounds to both hands. The other is being sought by police. No one else was injured by the gunfire. The robbery victim was not charged with any crime
Source(s):		KTRK      KHOU