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The robbery and shooting took place at 10:30 PM on Friday night just as the couple was leaving the Shell’s restaurant at 2101 East Fowler Avenue. Without for the permit carrier’s fast actions, From Tampa Bay, Florida (CBS-TV Channel 10 News):
. . . According to Tampa Police Department, the two suspects approached the victims with a gun drawn while the victims were leaving the Shells restaurant. The suspects then robbed the man and woman. As the woman turned to run, the suspect aimed his gun in her direction.
The other victim, who had a Concealed Carry permit, drew his weapon and shot the suspect in the leg. The other suspect escaped unharmed but later surrendered to police.
The female victim suffered some minor injuries as the result of falling on the ground. The other victim was unharmed. . . .
The robbers initially took the couple’s money and cell phones, but the wounded criminal dropped them as he was running away.
Another slightly different version of the story is available here.
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An armed robbery went awry outside a north Tampa restaurant Friday night when a victim shot a suspect in a leg, police said.
A second suspect turned himself in to authorities less than hour after the incident, police said.
The robbery occurred as a man and woman were leaving Shells, a seafood restaurant at 2101 E. Fowler Ave. The man has a concealed weapon permit and was armed.
Tampa police told media outlets that two juveniles, one with a gun drawn, approached the man and woman in the Shells parking lot and robbed them.
As the woman turned to run, one of the juveniles aimed the gun at her, police said. The male victim then drew his weapon and shot the armed juvenile in a leg, police said.
The woman sustained minor injuries after falling to the ground. The man was not hurt.
The wounded suspect was transported to a hospital for treatment.
http://tbo.com/news/crime/one-arrested-one-sought-after-fowler-ave-robbery-shooting-20150605/?page=1