From the Beaumont Enterprise of August 24, 2006
Gun trumps machete in robbery try
A small arms race between a Beaumont man and two would be robbers ended with the suspects fleeing the scene, according to the Beaumont Police.
Police received a report of an attempted aggravated robbery just before 2 a.m. Thurs-day morning. According to police reports, two black men approached the door of a house in the 1200 block of Oregon Street When the lone male resident answered the door one of the men pulled out a machete and demanded cash. The resident then pulled out a hand gun.
The two suspects fled the area when the resident fired two rounds into the ground, the police report. No one was injured.
The suspects were both described as being about 5 foot 10 inches, in their early 20s and thin. Both were wearing white shirts and blue jeans and were seen leaving the area in a black older model vehicle. Police have no suspect.
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