Stubbornness and gunfire.A York City, Pennsylvania, storeowner store·own·er n. One who owns or operates a store or shop. was shot by thugs who attempted, but failed, to rob his store. On September 26, three robbers entered Kendal's Grocery and Jamaican Cuisine to rob the store. The store owner, Kevin Winter, wouldn't heed the robbers' demands, and so one of them shot him in the hip. Then, a clerk in the store, Steven Gray, came to Winter's aid. He began firing a pistol at the robbers, hitting one, sending them all fleeing. The three robbers made it to a getaway car getaway car n the thieves' getaway car → el coche en que huyeron los ladrones getaway car n → voiture prévue pour prendre la fuite and managed to drive off, but they drove too quickly. Some nearby police officers noticed the speeding car and pursued the criminals. And when the criminals tried to bring their injured in·jure tr.v. in·jured, in·jur·ing, in·jures 1. To cause physical harm to; hurt. 2. To cause damage to; impair. 3. pal to the hospital, reported the Daily Record, the two uninjured men were immediately arrested. The third man will be arrested pending his recovery from four gunshot wounds. The criminals were charged with robbery, aggravated assault A person is guilty of aggravated assault if he or she attempts to cause serious bodily injury to another or causes such injury purposely, knowingly, or recklessly under circumstances manifesting extreme indifference to the value of human life; or attempts to cause or purposely or , and attempted homicide homicide (hŏm`əsīd), in law, the taking of human life. Homicides that are neither justifiable nor excusable are considered crimes. A criminal homicide committed with malice is known as murder, otherwise it is called manslaughter. . Gray will not be charged. He was properly licensed to carry a gun. |
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