West Side Resident Shoots Would-Be Robber
Saturday, January 23, 2010 5:48 PM
COLUMBUS, Ohio — Police said a would-be robber was shot Saturday while trying to hold up a family on the city's
west side.
The shooting happened at a home in the 900-block of Harris Avenue at about 11:30 a.m.
The shooting happened at a home in the 900-block of Harris Avenue at about 11:30 a.m.
The homeowner said two acquaintances held his family at gunpoint, demanding cash and prescription painkillers, 10TV News reported.
The homeowner said that's when his mother came out of a room with a handgun and opened fire, hitting one of the men.
The man, whose identity was not immediately released by police, was taken to Mount Carmel West Hospital.
There were no details on his condition.
The other alleged robber was later apprehended, police said. He has yet to be identified.
No other injuries were reported.
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