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Liquor store owner fatally shoots would-be robber
Fox13 ^ | May 10, 2016 | Crystal Clark

Posted on 05/12/2016 8:36:18 AM PDT by Mr. Mojo

RIVERVIEW (FOX 13) - A would-be robber was himself shot and killed moments after bursting into the back of a liquor store Tuesday afternoon, the Hillsborough County Sheriff's Office said.

Deputies said it happened just after noon, at Ace Beverage Castle on Highway 301 in Riverview.

A masked man came up to an employee, who was cleaning out a freezer in the back of the store. The suspect pulled out a handgun and asked for money, but that employee didn't have any.

When the firs target had nothing to hand over, the gunman took the employee to the front of the store, where he demanded money from the store clerk.

That's when the store's owners, a father and son, came out from the back office.

One of them pulled out his own gun -- which he was licensed to have, deputies pointed out -- and shot the would-be robber several times.

The suspect, later identified by deputies as 24-year-old Joel Alberto Torres of Brandon, was taken to Tampa General Hospital, where he died.

Meanwhile, employees at the store said they were still shaken by what happened, and worried for their employer who pulled the trigger.

"The owner's son was very upset, like, 'Why are you doing this, man? Why'd you make me do this? Why'd you make me do this?'" employee Keith explained to FOX 13 News.


TOPICS: Crime/Corruption; US: Florida
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To: Dilbert San Diego

You will find the same set up in USPO in some neighborhoods.


21 posted on 05/12/2016 9:34:29 AM PDT by Oldexpat
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To: Mr. Mojo

Another free lance socialist bites the dust, and the Dems are deprived of a vote.


22 posted on 05/12/2016 10:28:05 AM PDT by Stevenc131
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To: Stevenc131

Another free lance socialist bites the dust, and the Dems are deprived of a vote.


He probably never voted before, but odds are good that he start voting for dims now.


23 posted on 05/12/2016 10:50:48 AM PDT by fungoking (40% share for a TV show is a hit; in the 2016 election it a loss in a landslide, hello Pres Hillary)
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"The owner's son was very upset, like, 'Why are you doing this, man? Why'd you make me do this? Why'd you make me do this?'" employee Keith explained to FOX 13 News.

It should have been

"The owner's son was very angry, like, "You ain't dead yet? Die, MF, die!" employee Keith explained to FOX 13 News.

24 posted on 05/12/2016 11:48:17 AM PDT by 17th Miss Regt
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To: Mr. Mojo

Was the poor, disadvantaged, minority youth planning to attend college next year and start turning his life around?


25 posted on 05/12/2016 12:18:24 PM PDT by Gritty (Assent to obvious lies is co-operating with evil. A society of liars is easy to control.-T.Dalrymple)
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