60-year-old fights back, shoots robbery suspect A 60-year-old robbery victim pulls out his own gun and fights back. It happened on Epworth Avenue in Westwood late Tuesday night. Share Shares Copy Link Copy

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WEBVTT AGAIN ALL LANES ARE BACK OPENFORYOU TONIGHT FOR THE EVENINGRUSH.A 60-YEAR-OLDROBBERY VICTIMPULLS OUT HIS OWN GUN AND FIGHTSBACK.THIS ALL HAPPENEDON UPWARDSAVENUE IN WESTWOOD LATE LASTNIGHT.CURTIS FULLER HAS DETAILS ON THEFACEOFFFOR US AND WHAT POLICEARE SAYING TONIGHT.[SOUND OF GUNFIRE.IT'S IMPORTANT THAT ACONCEALED CARRY HOLDER OR AFIREARM OWNER TO BEGIN WITHUNDERSTANDTHEIR LEGAL DUTIESAND LEGAL RESPONSIBILITIES ANYTIME YOU'RE DEALING WITH AFIREARM.HEREAT TARGET WORLD THEYTEACH THE FUNDAMENTALS OF SAFETYWHEN USING A FIREARM AND THEFACTSABOUT CONCEAL CARRY.IT'S EVERY CITIZEN'S LAWFULDUTYTO RETREAT IF AT ALLPOSSIBLE.WHEN YOU START TALKING STANDYOURGROUND YOU'RE TALKING ABOUTAN AREA WHERE YOU'RE TRYING TODEFEND YOURSELF OR YOUR LOVEDONES IN A NO RETREAT SITUATION.TUESDAY NIGHT IN THISWESTWOOD NEIGHBORHOODWHEREFOLKS KEEP AN EYE OUT FOR CRIMEPOLICE SAY A 60-YEAR-OLD MAN WASROBBED AT GUNPOINT INTHE 3100BLOCK OF ETWORTH AFTERNOON.THE VICTIM WHO WAS CARRYING AGUNHIMSELF GAVE THE SUSPECT HISWALLET, THEN FIRED SEVERAL SHOTSAT THAT SUSPECT WHO GOT WAY IN ACAR.BULLET HOLES IN A RESIDENT'SGARAGE, A SIGN OF THEGUNFIRE.WE LEARNED THE VICTIM ISACTUALLY A SECURITY GUARD WHOWORKS FOR UC HEALTH.COMES DOWN TO A VERY SIMPLEFIGHT OR FLIGHT RESPONSE.YOU'REEITHER GOING TO BE WHEREYOU ARE ANDDEFEND YOURSELF IN THATSITUATION OR RUN AWAY.BELOWS CIVILIANS NEED TOUNDERSTAND THECONCEPT OFGETTING AWAY FROM THE SITUATIONTHEY ARE IN.THERE ARE SO MANY GRAY AREAS,IF YOU'RE DEFENDING YOURSELFRIGHT THERE, YOUR DEFENDINGYOURSELF.IF A ROBBER HASTAKEN OFF DOWNTHE STREET, YOU'RE SAFE, CALL911.LET THE LAW ENFORCEMENTPROFESSIONALS HANDLE IT.THEY ARE TRAINED TO DEAL WITHTHOSE PROBLEMS, THEY KNOW THELAW OF WHAT THEY CAN ANDTHANCAN'T DO.IF YOU ARE NOT IN IMMEDIATEDANGER CALL APROFESSIONAL.WE TRIED TO CONTACT THATSECURITY GUARD WHO WAS THEVICTIM WHO FOUGHT BACK, HE DIDNOT RETURNOUR CALLS TODAY.REPORTEDLY THE VICTIM TOLDPOLICE HE FIRED AFTER THESUSPECTREFUSED TO PUT DOWN HISWEAPON.POLICE ARE STILL LOOKING FOR THESUSPECT.THEY ARENOT SURE IF THE SUSPECTWAS HIT.THANK YOU.IFYOU HAVE ANY INFORMATION THATCOULD HELP POLICE CALL CRIME

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