DadOfThree
November 17, 2003, 12:14 PM
November 17, 2003
A would-be robber ran into more than he expected during a holdup at a Southside carwash Sunday night -- getting doused with a hose, then apparently shot by his intended victim.
Sgt. Russell Burns of the Indianapolis Police Department said officers were working late Sunday to determine whether a 17-year-old who showed up at St. Francis Hospital in Beech Grove at about 10 p.m. with a gunshot wound in his arm was the robbery suspect.
The shooting occurred shortly after 9 p.m. as David T. Humphries, 45, Indianapolis, was rinsing off his van at the car wash in Southern Plaza in the 4200 block of South Meridian Street. Burns said Humphries pulled into the carwash after his van was struck by an egg as he traveled south on Meridian Street.
Humphries told investigators a young white male with a bandana over his face approached him and demanded money. Thinking the man was joking, Humphries told investigators he sprayed water on the would-be robber.
The suspect then pointed an assault-type rifle at Humphries and threatened to shoot him.
Police said Humphries reached inside his coat -- as if he were getting his wallet -- but instead pulled out a .38-caliber handgun and fired several shots at the suspect, striking him at least once.
Burns said it is possible the suspect fired back before dropping his gun and running away.
Humphries is licensed to carry the weapon, Burns said, and was not charged in the shooting.
From today's Indianapolis Star. I'm not sure I would advise someone to try to draw on a guy that already has a rifle pointed at you, especially after you just hose him down, :D but good for him. Glad they mention he was a licensed CCW.
A would-be robber ran into more than he expected during a holdup at a Southside carwash Sunday night -- getting doused with a hose, then apparently shot by his intended victim.
Sgt. Russell Burns of the Indianapolis Police Department said officers were working late Sunday to determine whether a 17-year-old who showed up at St. Francis Hospital in Beech Grove at about 10 p.m. with a gunshot wound in his arm was the robbery suspect.
The shooting occurred shortly after 9 p.m. as David T. Humphries, 45, Indianapolis, was rinsing off his van at the car wash in Southern Plaza in the 4200 block of South Meridian Street. Burns said Humphries pulled into the carwash after his van was struck by an egg as he traveled south on Meridian Street.
Humphries told investigators a young white male with a bandana over his face approached him and demanded money. Thinking the man was joking, Humphries told investigators he sprayed water on the would-be robber.
The suspect then pointed an assault-type rifle at Humphries and threatened to shoot him.
Police said Humphries reached inside his coat -- as if he were getting his wallet -- but instead pulled out a .38-caliber handgun and fired several shots at the suspect, striking him at least once.
Burns said it is possible the suspect fired back before dropping his gun and running away.
Humphries is licensed to carry the weapon, Burns said, and was not charged in the shooting.
From today's Indianapolis Star. I'm not sure I would advise someone to try to draw on a guy that already has a rifle pointed at you, especially after you just hose him down, :D but good for him. Glad they mention he was a licensed CCW.