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Tried to rob the wrong place? How sad. @@

highland145

highland145

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A North Augusta gun store owner used a semi-automatic weapon when he opened fire on three men who broke into his business early Thursday, killing one and sending two others to the hospital with gunshot wounds, officials said.
The break-in occurred around 4 a.m. at the Guns and Ammo Gunsmith, located on Edgefield Road in North Augusta, said Aiken County Sheriff's Office Sgt. Jason Feemster, a spokesman for the agency.
Stephen Bayazes Jr., 57, who lives in an attached apartment in the rear of the business with his wife, said he awoke to a loud bang and the silent store alarm going off.
Police said he got out of bed, grabbed his AR-15 weapon and found three men inside the store.
The men crashed a vehicle into the business and were smashing display cases and taking guns when he said he heard one of the men shout, "kill that (expletive deleted )."
He told investigators he emptied a .223-caliber 30-round magazine and then retreated to his room to reload.
When he returned, he said he saw the vehicle pulling out from the business.
But 20-year-old K'Raven Aude Goodwin, of Eastover, was left behind.
He was transported to Georgia Health Sciences University where he was pronounced dead, said Aiken County Coroner Tim Carlton.
He died from multiple gunshot wounds.
Franklin Robinson, 27, of Gadsden, and Eddie Stewart, 30, of Columbia, were also shot.
They got back into the van they reportedly used to crash into the building and traveled less than five miles to a nearby Waffle House on Martintown Road.
Once there, they sought emergency help, Feemster said.
Neither Bayazes nor his wife were injured.
Feemster said there are protections in the law that allow a person to use deadly force if he has reasonable fear of imminent peril when someone unlawfully enters a residence, occupied vehicle or place of business.
The sheriff's office is consulting with the solicitor's office.
All of the weapons stolen from the store have been recovered, he said, but he would not say whether the men were armed when they allegedly broke into the business.
According to a background check run by the S.C. State Law Enforcement Division, both Stewart and Robinson have multiple felony arrests and convictions.
Goodwin had a previous felony arrest for burglary and grand larceny.
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One of the comments.
These "thugs" came looking for weapons, but only left with the ammo!
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nice,
the survivors will be charged with murder for the death of their buddy (assuming the state has that law) and should be put away forvever based on their history, just too bad all 3 didnt die, would be cheaper
 
There should be a law against sleeping in your business. In this case it would have saved a man's life, the only harm that would have been done would be a police report for robbery and an insurance claim.
 
Anubis said:
nice,
the survivors will be charged with murder for the death of their buddy (assuming the state has that law) and should be put away forvever based on their history, just too bad all 3 didnt die, would be cheaper
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Someone local told me the dead guy was hit 9 times. Didn't kill the other 2 with 21 rounds.....he needs some practice.
SagaLore said:
:hmm:
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Waffles for triage.....aught to work.
 
momeNt said:
There should be a law against sleeping in your business. In this case it would have saved a man's life, the only harm that would have been done would be a police report for robbery and an insurance claim.
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And a bunch of convicted felons running around with a stash of guns...

But I'm sure they just wanted to use those to play dress-up / cowboys and Indians, right?
 
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momeNt said:
There should be a law against sleeping in your business. In this case it would have saved a man's life, the only harm that would have been done would be a police report for robbery and an insurance claim.
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He's been robbed multiple times. Insurance was probably canceled. Not to mention all 3 had/have records so I'm sure their intentions with stolen guns weren't the best.
 
CurseTheSky said:
And a bunch of convicted felons running around with a stash of guns...
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LOL yeah right seriously? You think it would have been better if they got away with a shit ton of guns and ammo? Hmm..Me thinks it's good that they got shot for their troubles.

Directed @ momeNT obv..
 
momeNt said:
There should be a law against sleeping in your business. In this case it would have saved a man's life, the only harm that would have been done would be a police report for robbery and an insurance claim.
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haha...yeah..the only harm. You've got to be kidding me. These people were robbing a gun store. We would just have more guns obtained *illegally* on the street. Instead a legal gun owner protected his family/property/business and kept the illegal dispersion of guns from occurring. I'm fairly certain your post intent was to troll, but I took the bait.
 
highland145 said:
Someone local told me the dead guy was hit 9 times. Didn't kill the other 2 with 21 rounds.....he needs some practice.

Waffles for triage.....aught to work.
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that was probably the first guy he shot. after that the other 2 probably ducked. Too bad he wasn't carrying a sidearm to finish the job.
 
Footage of hero:

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momeNt said:
There should be a law against sleeping in your business. In this case it would have saved a man's life, the only harm that would have been done would be a police report for robbery and an insurance claim.
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I'm stunned by the naivete of this post.

Wow.


Yeah, I'm sure those pleasant thugs had completely mundane designs for all those firearms. Paperweights, doorstops, you get the idea. The guns wouldn't have been used in future crimes or sold/traded to other thugs, that would just be crazy.
 
momeNt said:
There should be a law against sleeping in your business. In this case it would have saved a man's life, the only harm that would have been done would be dozens of assault rifles, shotguns, handguns, etc now being used to murder innocent people instead of criminals.
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FTFY and obviously you did not think your statement through. This guy potentially just prevented another massacre. 3 people walking through the right crowded place with all that hardware could probably hit triple digits within a very short time.
 
momeNt said:
There should be a law against sleeping in your business. In this case it would have saved a man's life, the only harm that would have been done would be a police report for robbery and an insurance claim.
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is my sarcasm meter broken or are you being an ass?
 
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