He likes to work.

At 81 years old, James Wilson still works in the liquor store that he owns in Louisville, Kentucky. Even after being slugged in the head with a pistol during a robbery attempt on June 6, he was at work on June 7.

His being at work on the day after he was robbed is all the more remarkable because this robbery attempt was the third one that he has faced in the 20 years that he's owned the store. According to the Courier-Journal, Wilson suffered a stab wound to the stomach when he was robbed in 1994, and he drove off an armed robber in 2002 by pulling a pistol. The recent robbery attempt bears a resemblance to the second robbery attempt.

Wilson, who lives above the liquor store, was returning from grocery shopping and had parked in his garage at about 3:30 p.m. when he was rushed by a robber carrying a pistol. The robber hit Wilson in the head with the pistol at least twice, but Wilson wasn't willing to stand by and be beaten. He grabbed his gun from his pocket, a gun that he had almost left behind in the car, and he opened fire.

Wilson recounted the incident to WAVE 3 News, "I walked around and happened to think: I left my gun. And I come back, opened the car door, got my gun and stuck it in my pocket. When I stuck it in my pocket, the guy ... come through the door with a gun and started whupping me with a .38 (caliber pistol)."

Wilson fired at his attacker and at the two men who fled with the robber, hitting at least two of them. Shot were 21-year-old Ron Vaughn and an unidentified 17-year-old. One robber was located by police a few doors down from the liquor store; the other was arrested when he sought medical treatment. They will be charged with robbery and assault. Police are still investigating the identity of the third man.