Armed citizen bests thugs.

WSOC TV in Charlotte reported that on December 9, Randy Willis, the owner of Willis Packaging in Catawba, North Carolina, went to his business to check an alarm that had gone off. As he arrived, a man exited the building with a shotgun. Willis and the robber struggled, according to deputies from the Catawba County Sheriff's Office, and during the struggle, Willis pulled his pistol and shot the robber, killing him.

At that point, a second robber, 52-year-old Arnold Ray, Jr., emerged from the building and jumped Willis, who then fired a second shot, wounding Ray in the shoulder.

Deputies say that Ray and the dead man had broken into the store through a front window. A woman, Jean Holman, who dropped them at the scene, has also been charged with breaking and entering. The sheriff's office said Ray was taken to the hospital.

Authorities have not released the deceased man's name, and said Willis hurt several ribs during the altercations, but was not hospitalized. Ray is charged with breaking and entering, larceny, robbery, and kidnapping. Willis was not charged. Deputies said the case will be handed over to the district attorney.