Monday, November 7, 2005

Los Angeles, California

From the Los Angeles Times of November 7, 2005
Jeweler Fights Off Robbers; 1 Dead

A downtown jewelry store owner fought off two men who tried to rob him at gunpoint this afternoon, shooting one dead and seriously wounding the other, authorities said.

"The owner sustained a gunshot wound to the hand and is in OK condition," LAPD Sgt. Catherine Plows told KCAL television.

Of the two assailants, "one was shot dead, and the other was shot in the neck," Plows said.

The shooting in the 400 block of West 7th Street took place just before 2 p.m., police said, at the Lucky Gems store.

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