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A robber ambushed a prominent Coconut Grove couple in their driveway Thursday, killed the man and then ran as the victim's wife shot at him with her own gun.
The thief shot José Calvo, 48, at least once in the head, fatally wounding the one-time owner of Angel Buick-Oldsmobile in Coral Gables.
Denise Calvo, with her toddler son Anthony in the back seat, bolted from the Mercedes and returned fire.
She blew out the back window and possibly hit the man as he fled. ''She gave him everything she had. She emptied the gun,'' said Detective Delrish Moss, a Miami police spokesman.
José Calvo, a philanthropist who recently was named chairman of the Coral Gables Museum Board, was flown in critical condition to Jackson Memorial Hospital, where he later died.
His killer was still on the loose late Thursday. Police found the getaway car -- a late-model, light-blue Honda Civic -- abandoned a few blocks away on Douglas Road and Thomas Avenue.
He was described as a black man, about 5 foot 10 inches, between 160 and 180 pounds. He may have a gunshot wound.
Police said the couple had just pulled up to their two-story home at 3901 Crawford Ave. around 5:30 p.m.
GUNMAN STRIKES
''As soon as they pulled in, a man with a partially covered face approached the driver's side and demanded money, jewelry and the car keys,'' Moss said.
At first, police said, Denise Calvo -- sitting in the passenger seat of the Mercedes SL500 -- didn't see that the man had a weapon.
''First she heard him, then she looked and saw he had a gun,'' Moss said. ``Then she tried to ease into a position to reach for a gun.''
The robber saw her move, and shot. ''It happened in seconds. She was trying to protect her family,'' Moss said.
The couple's son was whisked away by his grandparents, who arrived at the scene after their daughter was escorted away by police.
Neighbors and family gathered outside the police tape blocking off the street in front of the Calvo home, purchased just last year for $830,000 after José Calvo closed down his dealership on Ponce de Leon Boulevard.
This summer, for the second time, he ran with the bulls in Pamplona, Spain.
And he remained active in community affairs.
`A NICE MAN'
''He was such a nice man,'' Gloria Burns, executive director of Coral Gables Community Foundation. Calvo was the former chairman. His wife was a former board member of the Coconut Grove Chamber of Commerce.
``He has a heart that most people don't know about. He helped people that no one knew about.''
For example, Burns said, Calvo -- who also invested in real estate -- donated a Jacksonville apartment building to the foundation, which sold the building for about $40,000.
Calvo was also discreet about his personal life.
''He was very private and didn't give out his address to anyone,'' said Burns, recalling Calvo's request that he pick up correspondence at the offices rather than having it mailed to his home. ``He was very concerned with security. ''
The couple met a few years ago -- on the job, said Grant Miller, publisher of Community Newspapers, where Denise Calvo worked part time as an advertising representative.
José Calvo's dealership bought ads in the papers.
''She's been working for us since she was 21, a senior in college,'' Miller said. She later opened her own ad agency, but slowly slimmed down the operations after marrying.
Said Dan Ricker, publisher of the Watchdog Report and a longtime friend: ``They were one of those bright spots of the Grove.''
Anyone with information about the shooting should call CrimeStoppers at 305-471-TIPS.
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Kharn
A robber ambushed a prominent Coconut Grove couple in their driveway Thursday, killed the man and then ran as the victim's wife shot at him with her own gun.
The thief shot José Calvo, 48, at least once in the head, fatally wounding the one-time owner of Angel Buick-Oldsmobile in Coral Gables.
Denise Calvo, with her toddler son Anthony in the back seat, bolted from the Mercedes and returned fire.
She blew out the back window and possibly hit the man as he fled. ''She gave him everything she had. She emptied the gun,'' said Detective Delrish Moss, a Miami police spokesman.
José Calvo, a philanthropist who recently was named chairman of the Coral Gables Museum Board, was flown in critical condition to Jackson Memorial Hospital, where he later died.
His killer was still on the loose late Thursday. Police found the getaway car -- a late-model, light-blue Honda Civic -- abandoned a few blocks away on Douglas Road and Thomas Avenue.
He was described as a black man, about 5 foot 10 inches, between 160 and 180 pounds. He may have a gunshot wound.
Police said the couple had just pulled up to their two-story home at 3901 Crawford Ave. around 5:30 p.m.
GUNMAN STRIKES
''As soon as they pulled in, a man with a partially covered face approached the driver's side and demanded money, jewelry and the car keys,'' Moss said.
At first, police said, Denise Calvo -- sitting in the passenger seat of the Mercedes SL500 -- didn't see that the man had a weapon.
''First she heard him, then she looked and saw he had a gun,'' Moss said. ``Then she tried to ease into a position to reach for a gun.''
The robber saw her move, and shot. ''It happened in seconds. She was trying to protect her family,'' Moss said.
The couple's son was whisked away by his grandparents, who arrived at the scene after their daughter was escorted away by police.
Neighbors and family gathered outside the police tape blocking off the street in front of the Calvo home, purchased just last year for $830,000 after José Calvo closed down his dealership on Ponce de Leon Boulevard.
This summer, for the second time, he ran with the bulls in Pamplona, Spain.
And he remained active in community affairs.
`A NICE MAN'
''He was such a nice man,'' Gloria Burns, executive director of Coral Gables Community Foundation. Calvo was the former chairman. His wife was a former board member of the Coconut Grove Chamber of Commerce.
``He has a heart that most people don't know about. He helped people that no one knew about.''
For example, Burns said, Calvo -- who also invested in real estate -- donated a Jacksonville apartment building to the foundation, which sold the building for about $40,000.
Calvo was also discreet about his personal life.
''He was very private and didn't give out his address to anyone,'' said Burns, recalling Calvo's request that he pick up correspondence at the offices rather than having it mailed to his home. ``He was very concerned with security. ''
The couple met a few years ago -- on the job, said Grant Miller, publisher of Community Newspapers, where Denise Calvo worked part time as an advertising representative.
José Calvo's dealership bought ads in the papers.
''She's been working for us since she was 21, a senior in college,'' Miller said. She later opened her own ad agency, but slowly slimmed down the operations after marrying.
Said Dan Ricker, publisher of the Watchdog Report and a longtime friend: ``They were one of those bright spots of the Grove.''
Anyone with information about the shooting should call CrimeStoppers at 305-471-TIPS.
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Kharn
