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Quincy robber shot

Posted: Friday, Nov 03, 2006 - 04:07:57 pm PST
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By Bill Stevenson
Herald editor 

QUINCY -- Two masked men attempted to rob a Quincy home Thursday night and left only with a bullet.

Two suspects knocked on the door of a home on C Street Northeast in Quincy, bearing a small caliber handgun, according to Quincy Police Chief Bill Gonzales. The person living in the house looked outside to see the would-be robbers and fetched a small carbine rifle before opening the door.

Gonzales said one of the suspects aimed the pistol at the resident, who opened the door. The resident fired twice.

Officers arriving on the scene located a 25-year-old man laying in a gutter near the residence with a gunshot wound to the leg.

"(He) couldn't give a reasonable explanation for how he got shot, but evidence indicated that he may have been involved in the incident," reported Gonzales.

The suspect was not arrested as he was transported to Quincy Valley Medical Center and later transported to Central Washington Hospital for treatment of his wound.


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warren hackman wrote on Nov 5, 2006 7:09 AM:

" Marsha's comments were right on! Shoot first and ask questions later, similar to President Bush's approach to the middle-east "

Glenn Sand wrote on Nov 5, 2006 2:43 AM:

" Sounds like the homeowner was about 36" low when aiming his shot. Too bad he wasn't using a .12 ga shotgun loaded with 3/0 buckshot instead of a .22 rifle. "

Marsha wrote on Nov 4, 2006 11:34 AM:

" I think the resident did the right thing. Maybe these "young" people who want to cause problems will realize the public is tired of being harrassed. Had the resident not taken action these 2 in the wrong would have gotten away and harrassed another innocent resident. No need to be frightened if you are on the right side of the law. "

Neil Schwaiger wrote on Nov 3, 2006 9:22 PM:

" My gosh. Are we going back to the wild and woolly old west out here now? I have to ask - if this fellow saw these yahoo's outside with a gun, why didn't he call the police? How did he know they weren't police? I have to say this gives me quite a fright. "