Posted December 25, 2016 6:24 pm by Comments

By James England

CANDLER, NORTH CAROLINA — A store clerk exchanged gunfire with a masked, armed man entering his shop. The grocer specializes in Mexican and South American cuisine and quickly identified a man wearing a mask and brandishing a gun as a bad guy. Thankfully, he was armed and able to handle it.

According to a Buncombe County Sheriff’s Office statement to Citizen-Times, the 21-year-old suspect brazenly barged into the store with a gun drawn and opened fire on the clerk. The clerk was able to pull his gun and return fire, critically striking the armed robber.

For 21-year-old Darwin Villatoro, this would be his last great escapade in the criminal world. Law enforcement confirm that the robber died at the scene. An oddly fitting first name for an unsuccessful criminal.

He was likely expecting to be a bit faster or a bit more steady than the clerk he was intending to shoot. He wasn’t. The clerk, thankfully, was capable enough to defend himself. It’s something that comes as a by-product to carrying a gun everyday.

There’s no guarantee that when rounds are exchanged, we’re the ones left standing. What improves that chance is cover and good marksmanship — something the young Darwin never …Read the Rest

Source:: Concealed Nation

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