{"id":77177,"date":"2018-01-17T07:00:46","date_gmt":"2018-01-17T12:00:46","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/valorguardians.com\/blog\/?p=77177"},"modified":"2018-01-16T18:05:46","modified_gmt":"2018-01-16T23:05:46","slug":"wednesday-morning-feel-good-stories-149","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.azuse.cloud\/?p=77177","title":{"rendered":"Wednesday morning feel good stories"},"content":{"rendered":"

From Phoenix, Arizona<\/a>;<\/p>\n

The Phoenix Police Department says a business owner shot a robbery suspect and held him at gunpoint until police arrived. <\/p>\n

The incident happened at a business near Greenway Road and Tatum Boulevard around 2:30 p.m. Friday. <\/p>\n

Police say the injured suspect, and 28-year-old Brittany Reid, arrived at the store about an hour before it opened and waited in the parking lot for the owner to come. <\/p>\n

They reportedly followed him into the store when the male suspect produced a handgun. The business owner ducked behind the counter and pulled his handgun, shooting the male suspect in the leg. <\/p>\n

Police say the store has automatic locks on the door and customers must be buzzed in and out, preventing Reid from escaping. <\/p>\n

The 30-year-old man was transported to the hospital with non-life-threatening injuries. The suspect has yet to be identified by police. <\/p><\/blockquote>\n

From Philadelphia, Pennsylvania<\/a>;<\/p>\n

A 31-year-old man in the store was confronted by employees for allegedly stealing items, police.<\/p>\n

After being confronted, the suspect pulled out a knife, grabbed the cash drawer from the register, and fled the store.<\/p>\n

Police said a security guard outside the store confronted the suspect, who then lunged at the guard.<\/p>\n

The guard shot the suspect once in the left leg, police said.<\/p>\n

The suspect was taken to Temple University Hospital in stable condition.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

From Winston-Salem, North Carolina<\/a>;<\/p>\n

“Put everything here, I need all the money you have or I will kill you,” said an attempted robber.<\/p>\n

At the AZ Patterson Grocery in Winston-Salem, a man came in wanting to know about fidget spinners. Then he asked about some of the cell phones. But then, he pulled a gun.<\/p>\n

“I thought about my family, my wife, my son, my daughter. What they could do if that guy shot me,” said Essam Ahmed, a manager of the AZ Patterson Grocery.<\/p>\n

So many things went through Ahmed’s head because he knew, with just a pull of the trigger, his life could be over.<\/p>\n

“55 years of my life looks like a fast movie on my eyes,” said Ahmed.<\/p>\n

Ahmed admitted he was afraid, but he made up his mind, not to give up the money.<\/p>\n

Because at the end of the day, he has to look at himself in the mirror.<\/p>\n

“My late father taught me many times, you have to protect yourself, you have to protect others, you have to be a good guy, you have to respect yourself. If that guy had gotten the money, I don’t be able to respect myself,” said Ahmed.<\/p>\n

So as the man was distracted by someone outside, Ahmed pulled out a shotgun of his own, and the man bolted.<\/p>\n

He says that decision could have cost him his life, but at least he would have known he did the right thing. Even now, he says would do the same thing.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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