Trooper Posted July 30, 2004 Share Posted July 30, 2004 http://thetimesonline.com/articles/2004/07...ee000014014.txt In Antwort auf: M'ville gun shop owner fights back CRIME: Businessman shoots man he says tried to rob him with a sawed-off shotgun BY DEBORAH LAVERTY Times Staff Writer This story ran on nwitimes.com on Thursday, July 29, 2004 7:29 PM CDT MERRILLVILLE -- James Shema stood behind the front counter of his store Wednesday afternoon and calmly looked up from his work to greet a potential customer. It was business as usual for the 60-year-old owner of Shema's Outdoor Sports, despite an attempted robbery Tuesday night during which a man allegedly threatened him, his wife, Kathy, and three customers with a sawed-off shotgun. Instead of becoming a victim, the gun store owner and marksman reportedly shot and seriously wounded his attacker. Having operated the business since 1975, Shema said he has had break-ins at the store, 7119 Broadway, but this is the first time there's been an attempted armed robbery. "This was the first time, and I hope it's the last," the Hebron man said. The experience, during which he said he thought he and the others might be killed, left him counting his blessings that he was able to react like he did and not remain a victim. "I just did what I had to do. When he came in here with a shotgun and no mask on his face I didn't think he planned to leave any survivors," Shema said. Shema, who owns a gun permit and is licensed to sell guns, said he also is an experienced marksman who competes. He said that once he and the others were told to drop to the ground, he had the opportunity to grab from behind the counter his STI .40-caliber semiautomatic handgun. He said he stood up and fired two rounds at the man who was trying to rob his store and possibly his life. "This guy comes in like that and tells us to all lie on the floor, my thought was he was going to kill everybody. It's him or me, and it turned out to be him. I was able to do what I needed to do because the adrenaline was there," he said. Cody C. Hunt, 19, of 4938 Rhode Island St., Gary, was charged Wednesday in Lake Superior Court with attempted robbery, Assistant Police Chief Joseph Petruch said. He said Hunt on Wednesday afternoon remained in the intensive care unit of The Methodist Hospitals Southlake Campus in Merrillville following surgery Tuesday night. Petruch said Hunt, who is under police guard, suffered a shot to his left kidney and left elbow. He said that because of the injury doctors had to remove the kidney during surgery. Neither the hospital nor police were able to give an update on Hunt's condition late Wednesday. Police Detective David Barron said police were called shortly before 6 p.m. They found Hunt bleeding inside the back seat of a Ford Expedition, which was parked behind a restaurant adjacent to the shop. He said Hunt also was wanted on a warrant for failure to appear for auto theft. Once Hunt recovers, he will be transported to the Lake County Jail, Barron said. Deborah Laverty can be reached at dlaverty@nwitimes.com or at (219)662-5324. Übersetzung: Räuber überfällt Waffenladen mit abgesägter Schrotflinte (ähm... wer zum Henker überfällt einen WAFFENLADEN?), Besitzer ist (laut anderen Quellen)erfolgreicher IDPA-Schütze, nimmt seine STI-Racegun und setzt zwei Dinger in die A-Zone, bevor der böse Bube "Buh" sagen kann... mfg Trooper (der Happyends mag) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wahrsager Posted July 30, 2004 Share Posted July 30, 2004 ellenbogen ist doch nicht a-zone.... aber trotzdem gut gemacht. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hollowpoint Posted July 31, 2004 Share Posted July 31, 2004 Fur Mr. Cody C. Hunt war es sicher die AAAAAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHH-Zone! GRUß Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Carsten Posted July 31, 2004 Share Posted July 31, 2004 Tja, und nochmal wie vor kurzem mit dem mutigen Juwelier: Good Guys: 1 Bad Guys: 0 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Schiller Posted July 31, 2004 Share Posted July 31, 2004 "When he came in here with a shotgun and no mask on his face I didn't think he planned to leave any survivors," Shema said. Der Mann hat seine Hausafgaben gemacht! Denn spätestens wenn ein Täter jemanden mit dem Gesicht zum Boden "ablegt", beginnt in seinem Hirn die Dehumanisierung des Opfers - und von da bis zum Genickschuß ist es nur ein kurzer (Abzugs-)Weg von weniger als 0,5 cm.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Trooper Posted July 31, 2004 Author Share Posted July 31, 2004 In Antwort auf: ellenbogen ist doch nicht a-zone.... aber trotzdem gut gemacht. Kommt auf die Körperhaltung an... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
karlyman Posted August 1, 2004 Share Posted August 1, 2004 Mir gefällt schon die Formulierung eingangs: "Instead of becoming a victim, the gun store owner and marksman reportedly shot and seriously wounded his attacker." Instead of becoming a victim...das zeugt auch seitens der dortigen Medien von einer - meiner Meinung nach - gesunden Grundauffassung (im Gegensatz zu dem "sozialromantischen" Geschreibsel, was hierzulande zu diesem Thema oft von den Medien wiedergegeben wird). Gruß, karlyman Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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