Newspaper carrier shoots, wounds youth trying to rob him

Pilot online ^ | May 11 2006 | MATTHEW ROY

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NORFOLK — A Virginian-Pilot carrier who was delivering newspapers early today shot and wounded one of two youths who tried to rob him, police said.

Police planned to charge the youths, who were in custody. Their ages and identities were not released. The injured youth was hospitalized under guard, according to Cpl. Ollan Burruss, police spokesman. His wounds were not considered life-threatening.

Police said the shooting happened around 2:52 a.m. in the vicinity of the 3500 block of Chesapeake Blvd. The carrier, who is an independent contractor and not an employee of the newspaper, had just started his route when he encountered the two youths.

The carrier is not facing charges, Burruss said.

“They were trying to rob him and he defended himself,” he said.

Reach Matthew Roy at (757) 446-2540 or matthew.roy@pilotonline.com.

[csvset]

Bang.

[csvset]

Ping

[glorgau]

A darn shame. They were only wounded.

[Extremely Extreme Extremist]

Hey, it's better than them robbing the guy. At least they'll think twice about robbing someone again.

[MD_Willington_1976]

"The carrier is not facing charges, Burruss said.

“They were trying to rob him and he defended himself,” he said. "

Civil suit?

[kellynla]

remind me to pay the paper boy this week. LOL

[jazusamo]

Hey man, I was only tryin to rob you, what did you have to go and shoot me for. :-)

[Red Badger]

Those yoots need to unnerstand. If you try and rob someone like that you may get shot..........

[Havok]

No civil suit allowed if this state has the Castle Doctrine.

[mad puppy]

The more people carry weapons,
the less crime there will be.... in time.

[skyman]

Where is the mandatory quote from boys friends and family's saying they are "good boys."

[Steely Tom]

Where is the mandatory quote from boys friends and family's saying they are "good boys."

And "A students." And "trying to turn their lives around."

[geezerwheezer]

Now that's a newspaper man I can respect. He flat-assed delivered some really bad news to a couple of punks who probably couldn't read anyway. Where are their parents at 2:30 a.m. and what are they doing out at that time of the morning?

[SirJohnBarleycorn]

<< Where are their parents at 2:30 a.m. and what are they doing out at that time of the morning? >>

Well obviously the two youths had just finished playing their Midnight Basketball!

[paul51]

The more people carry weapons, the less crime there will be.... in time

With a little more practice, the less felons too!

[DaveLoneRanger]

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Thanks to csvset for nabbing this article. Here are a couple of other interesting stories; guns were not used, so they don't count for individual threads, but they're of interesting note on this thread:

Store clerk uses bat to keep would-be robber at bay

Store Manager Corners Robber With Scissors

Hey, whatever works!

[proud_yank]

LOL! Great point.

[cbkaty]

Well obviously the two youths yoots had just finished playing their da Midnight Basketball bazgetball!

[epow]

“They were trying to rob him and he defended himself,” he said.

Nuff said, you're clear to go paper man.

OK, let's hear the next case.

[Larry Lucido]

That's exactly why it is highly unethical and immoral to try to evade jury duty. Sooner or later, someone like this newpaper carrier will need your vote.

[Blue Jays]

Hi All-

"...Where is the mandatory quote from the boys' friends and families saying they are "good boys" and "A students" and just "trying to turn their lives around..."

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Please don't forget the predictable graduation photograph from a decade ago complete with mortarboard, tassel, and gown.

~ Blue Jays ~

[paul51]

“They were trying to rob him and he defended himself,” he said

I like the direct simplicity of that statement also.

[SwinneySwitch]

"The(San Antonio)store clerk said this is the fifth time in two months that someone's pulled a knife on him."

Store clerks have the most dangerous job in America!

[woollyone]

...and I can just hear the morons sayin' EXACTLY that!

[mad puppy]

An armed society, is a polite society.

That aside, I'm also concerned that our Gov't has lost it's healthy FEAR of those they govern. Some of the UN efforts to dis-arm the planet scare the water out of me as I think one wrong US President could allow that to happen.

[gundog]

"A students."

They must be...who else would have time to roam the streetes at 3 AM?