Good defensive shooting in the Bronx of all places

October 22, 2018, 09:57 AM

Apparently some store owners have legal guns in NYC.

https://nypost.com/2018/10/22/...ick-up-in-the-bronx/

Bodega owner blows robber away during stickup in the Bronx
By Chris Perez October 22, 2018

A Bronx bodega owner gunned down a man as he attempted to rob his store on Sunday night, cops said.

The crook, identified as 32-year-old Daniel Meeks, had gotten into an altercation with the owner, 43, after trying to hop over his counter at the J Market on Morrison Avenue in Soundview, according to police.

Meeks was not carrying a weapon.

As the pair tussled, cops said, the owner pulled out a gun and shot the robber in the head.

Authorities were then called and Meeks was rushed to Jacobi Medical Center, but didn’t survive.

The alleged stickup happened around 10:30 p.m. Sunday. Police took the owner to the 43rd Precinct stationhouse for questioning. He was later released. He is believed to be a legal gun owner.

Additional reporting by Stephanie Pagones

October 22, 2018, 10:35 AM

kz1000

quote:
Apparently some store owners have legal guns in NYC.

Premises permit most likely.

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-Bomber Harris

October 22, 2018, 10:43 AM

CQB60

Lovely neighborhood...

October 22, 2018, 10:51 AM

LS1 GTO

So much biased reporting in that article is nauseating.

Life moves pretty fast. If you don't stop and look around once in a while, you could miss it.

"If dogs don't go to Heaven, I want to go where they go" Will Rogers

The definition of the words we used, carry a meaning of their own...

October 22, 2018, 10:58 AM

bcereuss

quote:
Originally posted by LS1 GTO:
So much biased reporting in that article is nauseating.

Yep.

"Blows Away"

"Gunned Down"

"Alleged Stickup"

"Believed to be" a legal gun owner

October 22, 2018, 10:59 AM

tacfoley

quote:
Originally posted by LS1 GTO:
So much biased reporting in that article is nauseating.

Yup, I read that - 'blows away' and 'gunned down' - if that isn't making out that the shooter was little more than a trigger-happy gangster, I don't know what is.