Posted on 12/24/2016 10:56:50 AM PST by grundle
PITTSBURGH - A would-be robber was carrying a BB gun when an employee shot him Friday morning at a South Side restaurant, according to a criminal complaint.
The incident was reported just before 8 a.m. at the Subway restaurant in the 2700 block of East Carson Street. Authorities said 47-year-old Calvin Leon Smith entered the Subway, showed what appeared to be a real gun and demanded money.
One of two Subway employees told officers that he had felt threatened and had fired several shots with a 9 mm Glock, striking Smith at least once in the chest.
"One of the employees who has a concealed-carry permit and has a firearm apparently felt threatened for him and the other employees in the store, and shot the actor at least once," Pittsburgh police spokeswoman Emily Schaffer said.
A storefront window was broken during the incident, and Smith crawled out through the window, police said. A female employee who was hiding in a cooler told police she heard three shots, then she went out a back door and around to the front, where she saw Smith running away.
Smith fled down South 28th Street, where a man and woman in a Mercedes Benz picked him up, authorities said. The couple dropped Smith off at Allegheny General Hospital.
A state trooper in the area noticed the car parked in front of a home in the 800 block of Lovitt Way on Pittsburgh’s North Side, which then prompted a SWAT situation.
According to a criminal complaint, the man gave Smith a ride to the South Side and, when Smith returned to the car, he had been shot. The couple told police they didn't know Smith was going to the South Side to commit a robbery and said that Smith called someone on the way to Allegheny General Hospital, saying he'd been shot.
Smith was in serious condition Friday night with gunshot wounds to the chest, neck and abdomen.
Both Subway employees identified Smith from a police photo array. An arrest warrant was issued for him on charges of robbery and possessing instruments of crime.
Neighbors on Carson Street said they're on high alert. John Parker Sr., who manages Asian Fusion Bowl, which is next door to the Subway, said he knows the man who shot the suspect and will be checking in with him.
"He's a great employee. He has been there for over five years," Parker said. "I am going to go over there and give him my positive thoughts and words of encouragement."
Parker said, in light of the incident, his restaurant employees and other businesses along Carson Street will be making sure they are keeping a close eye out for anything suspicious, especially around the holidays.
"Nothing really happens here and we are a new business," Parker said. "It does put us on alert."
“Never bring a........oh never mind.
Pretty good story. I would even pay for a bit more range time for him.
So armed robbers ride Mercedes Benz cars to their workplace these days? And their friends don’t worry about them bleeding all over the interior?
Play stupid games, well, you know the rest.
The rule should be, never pull that orange identifier from your otherwise realistic BB gun. Then, if a prospective victim shoots you, it's his fault, because you only had a non-lethal BB gun. /S
From the report, three shots, three hits. Chest, abdomen and neck.
How many times is this “needs more time at the range” crap is going to get posted on self defense threads?
He shot him in the chest which is what you’re suposed to do.
Sounds like a bit more caliber might be in order as well. :=)
Attempted suicide by Subway sandwich maker?
Didn’t say he needed more time at the range. I said I would pay for more time at the range. Three out of three is fine. Chest, abdomen and neck. But either the caliber was small or he was under a lot of pressure or both. But he did a good job. In either case I would pay for more time at the range
Perhaps reconsider the actual ammo/bullet for higher lethality. However, the unknowns here include a potential for wearing a heavy coat that could affect expansion. Also, the shooter did achieve the goal which shoot to stop the aggression/threat.
The Subway will probably be closed by police tapes right through the Christmas holiday, losing them a lot of money unless their insurance covers it. But I guess it could have been a lot worse.
Also, here’s a chance for Obozo to issue another pardon before he leaves!
STUPID should hurt
stupid SHOULD hurt
stupid should HURT
To quote Colonel Jeff Cooper: “Use enough gun!”
BB guns don’t have the orange tip.
That’s true — there are lots of unknowns. That being said, the perp being able to run away with two gunshot wounds to his torso and a third to his neck really makes me wonder just what he was shot with.
Since he didn’t assume ‘room temperature’, it is good the idiot is 47 so we only get stuck with taking care of him for half his life.
Glock v. Daisy works out well for the good guys.
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