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Alleged robber absolutely shot dead
A few days old but a good crime story is always welcome. Hat tip Kim du Toit.
An unidentified man was shot dead Tuesday night while allegedly trying to rob a woman in Faubourg Marigny, New Orleans police said.
Cue the heroic music, 'cause the 'unidentified man' is about to win a Darwin award ...
Police said the woman, 27, and a male companion, 28, were walking about 8:45 p.m. in the 2200 block of North Rampart Street when another man held a handgun against the woman’s back and demanded money, Garry Flot, a police public information officer, said.
"Yer money or yer life!"
"Umm, you might want to check with my boyfriend fiance ..."
Her companion, who has a concealed weapon permit, pulled his own handgun and shot the gunman several times, police said.
"Hey, that's [bang] not fair [bang] ouch [bang] that hurts [bang] rosebud ..."
The gunman, who had no identification on him, died at the scene, between Elysian Fields Avenue and Marigny Street.
Elysian Fields! What an appropriate place for the perp!
The case is under investigation, but no charges were filed Tuesday night.
Sniff, I love happy endings!

Posted by: Steve White 2006-10-15
http://www.rantburg.com/poparticle.php?ID=168636