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Two Killed, Two Injured In Apparent Harlem Robbery Attempt (Victim fights back))
nypost.com ^ | August 13, 2009 | IKIMULISA LIVINGSTON, JOHN DOYLE and LUKAS I. ALPERT

Posted on 08/13/2009 6:58:25 PM PDT by Free ThinkerNY

A 72-year-old Harlem business owner turned Bernie Goetz on four would-be robbers this afternoon, pulling a pump-action shot gun from beneath his desk and opening fire, killing two and wounding the others, cops said.

The four men barged into Kaplan Bros. Blue Flame Corp. -- a restaurant supply company at 523 W. 125th St. -- around 3 p.m. and one of them pulled out a handgun and began pistol whipping an employee.

That prompted the owner to pull out the 12-gauge shotgun and fire three shots, striking all four men, cops said. The four robbers ran, but two collapsed to the ground just outside the store. One fell right in the doorway and was declared dead at the scene. The other was rushed to the hospital where he died.

The other two ran but were picked up nearby and hospitalized.

Public records identified the owner of the business and the building it is in as Charles Augusto Jr., 72, of Irvington, NY.

Witnesses described a wild scene as the four men came running out of the business, pursued by one of Augusto's angry employees.

(Excerpt) Read more at nypost.com ...


TOPICS: Crime/Corruption; News/Current Events; US: New York
KEYWORDS: armedcitizen; banglist; ccw; harlem; nyc; rkba; robbery
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1 posted on 08/13/2009 6:58:26 PM PDT by Free ThinkerNY
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To: Free ThinkerNY
"...Blue Flame Corp...."

I'll bet there was some red flame issuing from the SG.

2 posted on 08/13/2009 7:00:29 PM PDT by Paladin2 (Big Ears + Big Spending --> BigEarMarx, the man behind TOTUS)
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To: Free ThinkerNY

Three shots, two dead and two wounded?

Now that’s shooting!!!

I love these stores with a happy ending.


3 posted on 08/13/2009 7:02:13 PM PDT by stylin_geek (Greed and envy is used by our political class to exploit the rich and poor.)
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To: Free ThinkerNY

12-gauge shotgun and fire three shots, striking all four men

man alive! I have to get one of these 12-gauge pump shot guns.. I like not having to aim carefully and still get ‘em


4 posted on 08/13/2009 7:02:26 PM PDT by bareford101 (What Obama is doing to America is REVERSE-TREASON)
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To: Free ThinkerNY
Good for Bernie Goetz. May he get justice for the 4 hoodlums that attempted to rob him. The two dead perps, good. Dead men tell no lies. The two wounded perps, too bad you didn’t get what you deserved. What’s the mayor and governor of the great state of New York going to say? They are both totally against gun ownership and the 2nd Amendment.
5 posted on 08/13/2009 7:04:36 PM PDT by antiunion person (PALIN for PRESIDENT 2012)
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Anyone care to guess on the of shells he used? 00? 000?


6 posted on 08/13/2009 7:07:13 PM PDT by Hang'emAll
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To: Hang'emAll

Which ever one hurts more!


7 posted on 08/13/2009 7:09:26 PM PDT by downtownconservative (As Obama lies, liberty dies!)
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To: Free ThinkerNY

“The man’s body remained on the sidewalk covered by a sheet for several hours - his right shoe lying next to his head”

Knocked his sox off eh?


8 posted on 08/13/2009 7:09:40 PM PDT by mylife (The roar of the masses could be farts)
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To: Free ThinkerNY
Bernie better bend over and assume the position..
Some of the democrats hes been electing for his lifetime will soon inspect his colon..
9 posted on 08/13/2009 7:10:07 PM PDT by hosepipe (This propaganda has been edited to include some fully orbed hyperbole....)
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To: Hang'emAll

Had to be buckshot to blow the guy out of his shoes!


10 posted on 08/13/2009 7:11:51 PM PDT by mylife (The roar of the masses could be farts)
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To: Free ThinkerNY

Outfrigginstanding!


11 posted on 08/13/2009 7:12:17 PM PDT by moovova (More coffee please...)
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To: Free ThinkerNY
I'm thinking of the banker in "The Dark Knight":
"Do you have any idea who you're stealing from?? You and your friends are dead!"
12 posted on 08/13/2009 7:14:45 PM PDT by ClearCase_guy (Play the Race Card -- lose the game.)
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To: Free ThinkerNY

“Bernie Goetz”?? Are you serious????


13 posted on 08/13/2009 7:15:14 PM PDT by Larry Lucido (This tagline excerpted. To read more, click on MyOverratedBlog.com)
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To: Free ThinkerNY

Disregard post #13. I thought it said NAMED Bernie Geotz, LOL!!


14 posted on 08/13/2009 7:16:24 PM PDT by Larry Lucido (This tagline excerpted. To read more, click on MyOverratedBlog.com)
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To: Free ThinkerNY

Gotta love those people. Dragged a dying guy out of the store so he wouldn’t bleed and die all over the inside. LMAO!! Good for them.


15 posted on 08/13/2009 7:18:42 PM PDT by Past Your Eyes (You don't have to be ignorant to be a Democrat...but if you are...so what?)
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In NY? The store owner will be lucky to get off with Twenty years.


16 posted on 08/13/2009 7:19:08 PM PDT by BigCinBigD ('Evil white devil since 1960')
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To: Larry Lucido

I know haha No way! Could it be...


17 posted on 08/13/2009 7:21:57 PM PDT by USAFJeeper
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To: mylife

Un-registered gauge in Harlem.......

This hero is going to jail.

http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2315455/posts


18 posted on 08/13/2009 7:22:09 PM PDT by ButThreeLeftsDo (FR...Monthly Donors Wanted...I Upped My Monthly. Now, Up Yours.)
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To: BigCinBigD

At 72 and having been robbed several times before, he probably doesn’t shivagit.


19 posted on 08/13/2009 7:22:40 PM PDT by Past Your Eyes (You don't have to be ignorant to be a Democrat...but if you are...so what?)
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To: USAFJeeper

Dammit, I failed reading comprehension.


20 posted on 08/13/2009 7:22:48 PM PDT by USAFJeeper
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