Posted on 02/02/2014 7:23:46 PM PST by marktwain
Roanoke City Police are still investigating a shooting that happened around 8:30 p.m. Wednesday night. It happened at the Paradise Deli Mart near the corner of Orange Avenue and 18th Street.
Police tell WSLS the shooting happened after an attempted robbery. The store clerk told police that he saw the man pull a weapon, but was able to shoot him in self defense.
No word right now where the man was shot, but he was able to run about fifty yards away where police apprehended him in a nearby alley.
(Excerpt) Read more at wsls.com ...
This was in VA, not MD.
In Maryland, the victim would have lost because very few here have CCW.
Please take “MD” out of headline.
Please take “MD” out of headline.
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