Armed Robbery Interrupted By Armed Citizen

By CN Staff

By John Boch via TTAG

Worcester, Massachusetts police say that 20-year-old Jeremy Cintron worked as an aspiring armed robber. Potentially voted “Most Likely to Be Imprisoned” by his high school class, Cintron knew the Bay State’s onerous gunlaws keep most of his potential victim pool disarmed. He didn’t count on a witness having a gun though.

From WHDH TV:

Worcester police officers responding to a reported fight involving a gun on Seymour Street about 6:36 p.m. were met by a 47-year-old man and a 48-year-old woman who said they were on their way home when they saw a man holding a woman at gunpoint.

Fearing for the woman’s safety, the couple said the man pulled out a gunand pointed it at the robber, police said.

Police say that at about 6:36pm on Sunday, a 47-year-old concealed carry licensee and his girlfriend observed Cintron robbing a 29-year-old woman with an H&R 9-shot rim fire revolver. Right away, the CCW holder drew his own firearm and challenged the robber. At first, Cintron tried to bluff the good Samaritan into backing off. Soon though, he wisely surrendered to the bigger gun and the very determined man …Read the Rest

Source:: Concealed Nation