Store owner shoots robber
Mon, August 09, 2010 - 12:00 AM
PORT-OF-SPAIN, Trinidad – A St Augustine businesswoman turned the tables on two armed robbers after she drew her licensed pump action shotgun and opened fire on the suspects at her mini-mart last Friday.
The suspects, police said, got more than what they bargained for when 35-year-old Shanlot Shande, the proprietor of A&S Food Plus Mini Mart, pulled out the shotgun and defended herself.
One of the suspects, 35, of Mount Lambert, Champs Fleurs, was shot and wounded when Shande fired two shots at him and his accomplice during the incident. Another man was waitingin a getaway car.
Officers said the suspects apparently became disoriented when Shande drew the shotgun.
The injured man is in stable condition under police guard at the Eric Williams Medical Sciences Complex, Mount Hope, with gunshot wounds to the upper part of his body.
Police said the three men entered the business place, pretending to be customers. One of the men pulled out a gun and threatened to shoot Shande as she held her two-year-old child. She asked the robbers for permission to place the child in a crib and as she made her way to a back room, the suspects opened the cash register and stole TT$2 000.
To the surprise of the suspects, Shande returned with a pump action shotgun and opened fire on the men. The men ducked for cover and, without returning shots, made a hasty retreat into a black Lancer motorcar.
“We believe that their main focus was to escape from the woman before she killed one of them,” a source close to the investigation told the Sunday Express. (Trinidad Express/JS)
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Way to go Lady, GREAT JOB, i hope they learn their lesson,all 3 of them should be in hospital now with some BIG holes in their back-side, GREAT JOBBBBB,,
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Comment Linkwell…well…well;
they’ve finally met their match.I first want to thank The heavenly Father for providing her with the appropriate “rod of correction"to deal with this dangerous situation
the best shotgun for most women is the winchester 1300 defender.Its light,and it chambers the 1 3/4 round allowing her to manage the low recoil.It also chambers the common 2 3/4 and 3 inch ammo as well.
Here in the US the shotgun is the weapon of choice for home defense.Its a beast,nothing beats it!its easy to use.You just aim in the direction of your target;and simply pull the trigger.At close range.this baby is capable of ripping a human in half
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Comment LinkWooooooHooooo!
Good on her!
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Comment LinkKUDOS to that lady!!!! Those robbers should be in the shark’s backside waiting for judgment.
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Comment Linkgood for her!
that should teach them not to rob the stores. I’m glad she defended herself and shot them.
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Comment LinkAt long last, one for the good guys or in this case lady.
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Comment LinkYou go girl. I hope the cops don’t have the ball’s to charge her, because those bastards could’ve killed her.
When these criminals do things like this, and people have to represent themselves, no charges should be laid. People have to work too hard nowadays for a living.
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