Defensive Gun Use of the Day: Utility Worker Gives Stick Up Man More Than he Asked For

By Dan Zimmerman

“(St. Louis County) Police say three contractors for ADB Utility Co. were working on water lines … when an armed man approached two of the workers who were standing near a company truck.The robber took wallets from the two men at gunpoint before turning his attention to a third man nearby, police said. The robber told the third man to give him his belongings that were inside of a work truck, according to police.” The third utility worker gave him something but it wasn’t what he expected. Or wanted . . .

As stltoday.com relates,

The man had a handgun stored inside the truck, and as the robber held the third victim at gunpoint, the victim fired one shot at the man, striking him in the chest. The robber died at the scene, police said.The man had a handgun stored inside the truck, and as the robber held the third victim at gunpoint, the victim fired one shot at the man, striking him in the chest. The robber died at the scene, police said.

So another dangerous encounter has a happy ending. Well probably. While the police are investigating the shooting as a self-defense situation, ADB may take a dimmer …Read the Rest

Source:: Truth About Guns