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80-Year-Old Snatches Gun, Robber Runs
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80-Year-Old Snatches Gun, Robber Runs
POSTED: 4:19 pm CDT April 15, 2009
UPDATED: 5:26 pm CDT April 15, 2009
Perhaps it was old-age wisdom that conquered the youthful illusion of invincibility, or perhaps Floyd Westbrook was just paying attention.
Westbrook was about to close up shop at Sugar Hill Package Liquor near 65th Street and Ames Avenue when the robber came wearing a ski mask and holding the weapon.
The gunman demanded money and Westbrook opened the register. When the gunman saw the cash Westbrook saw an opportunity.
"I grabbed it and jammed his hand back," Westbrook said. He got a better grip on the gun than the robber.
"I felt I had just as good a chance as he did with him having that gun out that far," Westbrook said. "I knew if I got my hands on him, I had him. I knew that."
The robber was left holding $19. Westbrook was holding the gun. The robber broke into a sprint for his life, hollering "Don't shoot! Don't shoot!"
Westbrook said fear never crossed his mind. He said he knew the gun was his when the robber went for the cash.
The incident was Westbrook's first encounter with a robber in 40 years. He said he's not going anywhere.
"I ain't gonna do nothing different," Westbrook said.
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