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Man with concealed handgun shoots robbery suspect
Rebecca Lopez, WFAA 1:02 p.m. CDT October 30, 2014
DALLAS -- Witnesses say a 71-year-old man used self defense when he shot a man who was trying to rob his wife outside a grocery store Tuesday night.
Around 7:20 p.m. on Oct. 28, police were called to the Aldi Grocery Store at 3128 Forest Lane. While husband Ronnie Lummus and his wife were leaving the store, 36-year-old Mike Angel Carmillio approached them and grabbed a necklace off the woman's neck.
A 71-year-old man shot a robber who had attacked his wife Tuesday night. The case will be sent to a grand jury. News 8's Rebecca Lopez has more.
Police say Carmillio then reportedly knocked the woman to the ground and attempted to rob her.
Witness Yadira Juarez was standing nearby.
"She was really shaken up," Juarez said. "She was shaking and scared."
Lummus, who has a concealed handgun permit, pulled out his gun and fired several shots, hitting Carmillio as he was trying to get away in a vehicle.
"I heard the gunshots, and then I saw a car hitting another car," she said.
Carmillio drove off, but eventually died in the car, causing it to crash into a parked vehicle.
"The man had the gun in his hand," Juarez said. "We ran up to the guy on the ground and checked his pulse, but he was already just laying there."
Authorities called the shooting "justified." The husband was released, but a grand jury referral was made by officers.
"It was self-defense," Juarez said.
Under Texas law, a person can legally shoot someone who is robbing them if they think just after the robbery, that is the only way they are going to be able to recover their property. The shooting must also occur as the robbery is taking place -- a person could not hunt down the suspect later.
The case will go to a grand jury to see if they will choose to indict Lummus, but Dallas police said they have no plans to directly charge him with a crime.
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http://www.wfaa.com/story/news/local/dal...crime/18115091/
Regards,
hm
Man with concealed handgun shoots robbery suspect
Rebecca Lopez, WFAA 1:02 p.m. CDT October 30, 2014
DALLAS -- Witnesses say a 71-year-old man used self defense when he shot a man who was trying to rob his wife outside a grocery store Tuesday night.
Around 7:20 p.m. on Oct. 28, police were called to the Aldi Grocery Store at 3128 Forest Lane. While husband Ronnie Lummus and his wife were leaving the store, 36-year-old Mike Angel Carmillio approached them and grabbed a necklace off the woman's neck.
A 71-year-old man shot a robber who had attacked his wife Tuesday night. The case will be sent to a grand jury. News 8's Rebecca Lopez has more.
Police say Carmillio then reportedly knocked the woman to the ground and attempted to rob her.
Witness Yadira Juarez was standing nearby.
"She was really shaken up," Juarez said. "She was shaking and scared."
Lummus, who has a concealed handgun permit, pulled out his gun and fired several shots, hitting Carmillio as he was trying to get away in a vehicle.
"I heard the gunshots, and then I saw a car hitting another car," she said.
Carmillio drove off, but eventually died in the car, causing it to crash into a parked vehicle.
"The man had the gun in his hand," Juarez said. "We ran up to the guy on the ground and checked his pulse, but he was already just laying there."
Authorities called the shooting "justified." The husband was released, but a grand jury referral was made by officers.
"It was self-defense," Juarez said.
Under Texas law, a person can legally shoot someone who is robbing them if they think just after the robbery, that is the only way they are going to be able to recover their property. The shooting must also occur as the robbery is taking place -- a person could not hunt down the suspect later.
The case will go to a grand jury to see if they will choose to indict Lummus, but Dallas police said they have no plans to directly charge him with a crime.
See video @ link:
http://www.wfaa.com/story/news/local/dal...crime/18115091/
Regards,
hm
