Detroit Deli Owner Shoots Suspected Robber During Hold-Up

By John Falkenberg

DETROIT, MI — When a 75-year-old man heard his wife in mortal danger in their deli in Detroit, Michigan, he leaped into action.

Not only did he neutralize the bad guy, but after a trip to the hospital the thug will now have a whole lot to answer for.

As WJBK reports:

It happened at Teenie’s Deli about 4 p.m. Thursday on Seven Mile, when 75-year-old Johnnie Christopher was working in the back of the diner and his wife at the front.

“You have to act, you can’t react,” said Christopher. “You have to act. Bop, just like that.”

A 22-year-old black male runs in, saying he is being chased.

“He came in here and he was just standing here and all of sudden he jumps,” Christopher said.

The man jumped over the counter and at that point, Christopher believed he was being robbed.

“Of course, I’m in the back,” he said. “My wife is screaming and hollering. What would you do? That’s all I can tell you.”

Christopher grabbed his gun and fired several shots, hitting the man. The victim was hospitalized with non-life-threatening injuries.

“It happened so fast, I’m in the back, my wife is screaming,” Christopher said. “I come out and there he …Read the Rest

Source:: Concealed Nation