“Armed” Robber Waves His Toy Gun Into an Early Grave

By John Falkenberg

ORANGE, TX — A man was shot and killed during an attempted robbery gone bad when he decided that the key to criminal success was excessive threats against an armed store clerk.

Oh, and with a toy gun. He made the threats with a paperweight.

As KOGT reports:

Detective Captain Robert Enmon said Broughton was shot twice by the store clerk who had a handgun. One shot hit Broughton in the neck and the other in the chest. Enmon said the clerk suffered a wound when one of the two bullets he fired grazed his arm. The clerk told police his wife was going to take him to a hospital for treatment. The captain said the wound is not life-threatening.

Police are also questioning a third man who was found sitting in the victim’s car parked a distance away from the store. Enmon said the man said he did not know what was going on and he is cooperating with the investigation. Police said a robber about 2:12 a.m Monday came into the Crawdad’s store off Interstate 10 at Martin Luther King Jr. Drive. The robber had a weapon and demanded money. A struggle with the clerk ensued and the …Read the Rest

Source:: Concealed Nation