Business Owner Fends Off Five Armed Robbers With a Gun of His Own
By Cam Edwards
An East Oakland pawn shop owner is in the hospital today after taking on five armed assailants who tried to rob him on Wednesday night. Thankfully, the man is expected to recover from his injuries, which he received during what police describe as a “major gun battle” between himself the five armed robbers.The incident unfolded around 7:45 Wednesday evening, when the five men entered the Cash 4 Gold pawn shop in East Oakland and attempted to rob the business at gunpoint. Instead of getting gold, they were greeted by a store owner who gave them lead instead.
When officers arrived at the scene, they located multiple people who were struck by the gunfire. Medical personnel confirmed that one person was deceased. Five other people who were struck by gunfire, including the business owner, were taken to an area hospital, where a second person was confirmed dead, the Oakland Police Department said. The remaining three suspects were in stable condition as of 10:30 p.m., and the owner is expected to survive, according to Oakland Police Officers Association spokesperson Sam Singer.
Singer said a robber allegedly pulled a gun on the store owner, who then pulled a gun on the robber and four accomplices.
A “major gun battle” ensued, said Singer.
The store owner allegedly shot and killed the two people and wounded the other three.
At this point the store owner isn’t facing any charges, and it sounds like there’s no doubt he was acting in self-defense.
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Bearing Arms
Running a pawn-shop in Oakland? This wasn’t the owner’s first rodeo and it shows.
When the government’s boot is on your throat, whether it is a left boot or a right boot is of no consequence.
— GARY LLOYD
Must have been one hell of a firefight.
Good on the shop owner.
Morning, 26. How ya doing this early AM?
A lovely morning and a gun show in town tomorrow.
Sorry for the pawn shop owner, i hope he recovers quickly.
Not-so-sorry for the perps, I hope they die painfully of staph infection.
What were these peeps thinking? That they were just going to waltz in to rob the place? It’s a pawn shop! Of course the guy behind the counter is going to be armed! With the heaviest armament he can handle! (preferably with a 1911 creation by St JMB, HBHN)
And the gene pool cleansing continues apace.
I want that pawn shop owner on my side in any gun battle.
Five on one and he comes out of that alive? Those are action movie hero numbers.
The most even Wild Bill Hickok took on by himself as town marshal was three of Custer’s Troopers, at Tommy Drum’s saloon, 1870 in Hays, Kansas. Probably the only reason he survived that was because one of the participant’s pistol misfired. That and they were all raging drunk, except Hickok of course.
Supposedly the Topeka pawnshop where I bought my first handgun was robbed a year before by 4 guys – the last one, who was supposed to cover their retreat, turned around well before reaching the door. The pawnshop owner, who kept a Model 29 under his counter, saw his chance and shot 5 times – two head shots inside the store, one round blowing the door window out, two more head shots outside. Reportedly nobody tried to rob that store for many years afterward.