Georgia store owners refuse to be victims
The Associated Press is reporting that two criminals have been permanently retired by Bobby Doster and Gloria Turner, who own Shoats Grocery & Package, where the criminals attempted a robbery.
According to the story, two men walked into a popular country store outside Atlanta, and announced a holdup. After one robber fired a shot at Turner's husband (and missed), his gun jammed. Doster and Turner reacted quickly by pulling out their own pistols and opening fire. The armed suspect and his partner were killed.
The story says Turner, has been around guns all her life, and has used them for target shooting. "But I never figured I'd have to use them on anybody," she said.
The owners won't be charged, according to local officials, because they were acting in self-defense.
Meanwhile in Ohio...
Family Dollar store employee robbed at knifepoint
WHIOtv.com is reporting that Dayton police are searching for a man they believe held a knife to the throat of an employee during a robbery Monday night in Dayton. The incident happened at the Family Dollar store in the 500 block of Troy Street. Police said a man entered the store with a knife and put it up to a cashier's neck before grabbing the money in the register and fleeing the scene.
The news station failed to note that some Family Dollar stores post "no-guns" signs at entrances, as an effort to keep employees and customers safe.
Family Dollar can be contacted at its corporate offices as follows:
Post Office Box 1017
Charlotte, North Carolina 28201-1017
Telephone (704)847-6961
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