Saturday, October 28, 2006

Charlotte, North Carolina

From the Charlotte Observer of October 28, 2006
Again, clerk fights back during robbery attempt

73-year-old 'Miss Ruth' in critical condition after exchanging gunfire

Ruth Robinson is a fighter.

When she was 67, she shot and killed a teenager who'd pointed a gun at her husband during a robbery attempt at their northwest Charlotte convenience store.

Another man tried to rob Robinson on Thursday night.

She shot at him, too.

But this time, Robinson, now 73, was struck in the neck by a bullet.

She was at Carolinas Medical Center in critical condition late Friday. Family members said she had surgery in the late afternoon and is expected to recover.

Robinson, whose husband died several years ago, works part time at the Convenience Shop-Mart on Beatties Ford Road at Lasalle Street.

She was behind the counter about 10:30 p.m. Thursday; her sister was in the cooler stocking shelves.

Charlotte-Mecklenburg police said a man entered the west Charlotte store and attempted to hold up Robinson. The two exchanged gunfire, then she fell to the floor and he ran off.

Capt. Sean Mulhall said investigators have not yet been able to interview Robinson.

Police don't know who fired first or whether the man was hit. They do not have a good description of him, Mulhall said.

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