AK-47 Waffle-House robber shot by customer

[uppercutbus]

http://www.dallasnews.com/news/crim...y-waffle-house-customer-desoto-police-say.ece
and
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/waffle-house-customer-shoots-robber_us_57863511e4b08608d3324059

About 2:30 a.m. Thursday, police were called to the Waffle House, where they found a man shot in the parking lot.

Customers told police that the man had come into the restaurant, armed with an AK-47, and robbed numerous people as well as the business.

One customer, who was legally carrying a concealed handgun, followed the robber into the parking lot.

The customer called out to the robber, who turned and pointed the rifle at him, police said. The customer then shot the robber several times.

The robbery suspect, who police later identified as 26-year-old Antione Devon Cooper of Dallas.

Police said the customer was not arrested.

So he followed the guy, shouted to make him turn around, then shot him. Sounds like self-defence to me.

An AK for a waffle house sounds like desperate times for would-be robbers. Less like Heat and more Tarantino.

 

[Rav1nHunter]

I'm glad he called out to him first so the little prick could see what was coming to him.

 

[dontsnitch]

Curious why you chose to link HuffPo.

 

[tdluxon]

http://www.dallasnews.com/news/crim...y-waffle-house-customer-desoto-police-say.ece
and
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/waffle-house-customer-shoots-robber_us_57863511e4b08608d3324059





So he followed the guy, shouted to make him turn around, then shot him. Sounds like self-defence to me.

An AK for a waffle house sounds like desperate times for would-be robbers. Less like Heat and more Tarantino.

That does seem like manslaughter

 

[RerouteToRemain]

That does seem like manslaughter

"and pointed the rifle at him"

 

[7437]

That does seem like manslaughter

Not manslaughter to defend yourself from a man pointing a gun at you.

 

[Exception]

I hope the armed robber dies soon.

 

[tdluxon]

"and pointed the rifle at him"

That is one way of putting it

 

[M3t4tr0n]

Ban waffles

 

[RerouteToRemain]

Was he trying to make a citizens arrest or what it more of a:

"hey asshole"

 

[llperez22]

Pretty fucking ballsy to follow him then shout out to him. I realize he was doing that simply to justify shooting and probably had his finger on the trigger, but still ballsy.

 

[Oedad]

Was he trying to make a citizens arrest or what it more of a:

"hey asshole"

I'm hoping it was more of a "so are you feeling lucky punk?"

 

[Exception]

I can't wait to see the morons lining up to defend the violent, armed felon. This will gold, Jerry! Gold!

 

[Torrid]

haha, that's some old Western shit right there. Got to follow the code of conduct for gunning someone down; certainly better him than anyone else.

 

[tdluxon]

I can't wait to see the morons lining up to defend the violent, armed felon. This will gold, Jerry! Gold!

Which one?

 

[RerouteToRemain]

Which one?

The ccw holder is a felon?

 

[Kowboy Karl]

Crook must have had his eggs extra runny

 

[gspieler]

Tbh, both guys sound like they deserve the Darwin Award, based on their behavior.

 

[ripskater]

Good for the shooter, maybe less people will rob others at gunpoint.

 

[gspieler]

Good for the shooter, maybe less people will rob others at gunpoint.

I guess "thou shalt not kill" is pretty flexible then, huh?

Kidding aside, this is a sad situation. Play with fire, and you might get burnt, though.