A clothing store clerk stopped an armed robber who opened fire after entering the store in a ski mask on Thursday night.
According to the reports, the armed robber was shot and killed in an East Hartford, Connecticut store after the clerk fired back at the former amid a robbery attempt.
In an exclusive report published by Breitbart News, it was revealed that the “police were called to the scene about 10:30 p.m. and learned that two alleged robbers, both of whom were wearing masks, had entered the store. One of them shot the clerk in the back.”
The Congressional Insider also published a report, revealing that “Two people wearing black ski masks entered the Humble & Paid Co. clothing store around 10:30 p.m. Thursday and demanded money. During an ensuing struggle with one of the suspects, the store owner was shot in the back but was able to draw his two legally registered guns and returned fire, striking one of the robbers several times.”
According to NBC Connecticut, the clerk managed to “[return] fire with two of his legally registered firearms,” hitting one of the suspects with multiple rounds.
Upon arriving at the crime scene, authorities rushed the wounded suspect who was identified as 26-year old Jashar Haslam, to a hospital, where he later died. They also transported the clerk to a hospital for his gunshot wound while the second alleged robber fled the scene and is still on the loose.
“The owner of the business is now recovering from non-life-threatening wounds. The second robber fled as the owner returned fire and has not yet been identified or arrested by police. The investigation is ongoing, and officers are asking the public for information regarding the second suspect’s identity.” Congressional Insider added in its report.
Amid the controversy, many are calling for the lawmakers to defend the purpose of the Second Amendment against its critics who call to decriminalize using or carrying firearms.
“If the owner had not been legally armed and trained in using his weapon, his fate would have been in serious doubt. He had already been shot in the back when he was able to defend himself, and he would likely have been shot again until he was dead or completely incapacitated,” the Congressional Insider wrote.
“Many of the American cities with the highest violent crime rates are run by Democratic politicians who work endlessly to disarm law-abiding citizens in direct violation of the Constitution,” it added.
