“He saved our lives”: Armed Citizen Stops Robbery of Virginia Beach 7-11

By Cam Edwards

AP Photo/Paul Sakuma

One would-be robber is dead and another was taken to the hospital after attempting to rob a 7-11 convenience store in Virginia Beach on Thursday. According to WAVY-TV, the suspects entered the store wearing masks and with guns drawn and demanded compliance from both employees and customers.

“I just couldn’t believe it was happening,” said Barrie Engel, who was at the register at the time. “They told us not to move and they told us to stay where we were.”

The witnesses said one of the suspects went behind the counter and started taking money out of the register. The clerk reportedly told the suspects they didn’t have to do this — and that’s when the witnesses said they heard gunshots.

“I heard a gunshot, and as soon as I heard the gunshot I just fell to my knees, held my head and prayed to God that I wasn’t going to be the next shot,” Engel added.

The gunshots didn’t come from the would-be robbers, but from an armed citizen who was simply a customer waiting to check out. After the robbers were shot, another customer took the guns from the suspects, and discovered the firearms were compressed …Read the Rest

Source:: Bearing Arms