Surveillance video has been released showing a Cassopolis, Michigan, convenience store customer with a six-pack of beer in one hand and a pistol in the other opening fire on an alleged robber.
The suspect, 35-year-old Cordelius Anthony Martin, allegedly pulled a mask over his face and announced a robbery, WOOD TV reported.
Martin was allegedly armed with a box cutter.
The customer pulled a gun and fired a total of seven shots. The alleged robber was wounded “in the arm, back and face.”
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The customer has a valid concealed carry handgun permit.
The store clerk commented on the customer’s actions, saying, ““He saved my life.”
The alleged robber, a convicted felon, lived through the incident and is being held on a $100,000 bond.
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