WKRC, Cincinnati, Ohio, 07/09/10

Monday, July 12, 2010

A member of the military, just back from a tour of duty overseas, was travelling in a car with a companion around 11 p.m. in Cincinnati, Ohio, when an armed criminal attempted to rob the men. The veteran, a Right-to-Carry permit holder, retrieved a gun and shot the criminal, ending the attempted robbery. One of the men travelling in the car suffered a non-life threatening gunshot wound to the arm, while the criminal was struck in the abdomen; both were taken to a local hospital.

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