Thursday, September 9, 2004

Los Angeles, California



From NBC 4 TV in Los Angeles, August 27, 2004:
LOS ANGELES -- One of two would-be thieves was killed and a 73-year-old nightclub owner and a woman were wounded in a botched robbery attempt outside a male revue club in South Los Angeles early Friday, police said.



It began shortly before 2 a.m. when two men confronted owner Bobby Hopkins outside The Right Track, 1732 W. Florence Ave., and demanded money, said Sgt. Peter Casey of the Los Angeles Police Department's 77th Street Station.



Hopkins said he was struck in the head with a ball peen hammer and shot in the right arm before shooting one of his assailants, who died later at a hospital. The other fled. It was unclear whether he was shot.



Both suspects reportedly were in their 20s, but neither has been identified so far.



A 23-year-old female patron was struck in the back by a stray bullet, but it was unclear who fired it, Casey said. She was hospitalized in stable condition.



Hopkins will "probably not face any charges," Casey said. "Right now it seems like self-defense. It was a robbery that went bad.

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