Oakland, California



From the Oakland Tribune of July 25, 2004

Robbery foiled, man shot by store clerk



A MacArthur Boulevard store clerk with a .38 caliber pistol and an alert Oakland officer evened the odds in an attempted armed robbery Saturday morning, police said.



The alleged robber ended up at a local hospital with gunshot wounds to his shoulder and scalp.



The suspect, David Mosley, 37, of Oakland, was listed in stable condition. He was expected to be released into police custody, Oakland police investigator Darrin Downum said.



Downum said the would-be bandit entered the store at 6349 MacArthur Blvd. at 9:35 a.m., pointed a pistol at the clerk and told him to get down on the floor.



"The guy walks around the corner of the counter and the clerk fired at him," Downum said.



He was hit twice, once in the shoulder, and once in the head, a bullet went under the skin of the scalp and popped back out, Downum said.



"The guy flees in the car, dropping his weapon as he goes. The clerk calls 9-1-1 and witnesses gave the description of a Toyota Supra to police," he said.



A short time later, Officer Scott Schroeder saw the car at 79th and MacArthur. The driver inside was covered in blood, Downum said. He was identified by witnesses, he said.



The car turned out to have been stolen, Downum said. Investigators found the weapon the man dropped as he fled the scene. It was a BB gun, he said.



"This guy brought a BB gun to a gunfight."