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Patron Shoots Armed Would-Be Robber Dead at Waterbury Cafe: Police
An armed man was shot dead by a patron after the suspect tried robbing the Waterbury, Connecticut, cafe and the patrons inside, police said.
Police are investigating the fatal incident as a homicide.
Police received reports of gunfire at Cafe Azzurri at 500 Bank Street at about 2:30 a.m. Responding officers found a man with at least one gunshot wound at the cafe and pronounced him dead at the scene.
Witnesses told police that the would-be robber had come into the cafe wielding a gun and tried to steal from the business and the customers, police said.
However, a patron carrying a legally registered handgun confronted the suspect and fired his gun at least once, fatally shooting the man.
Police seized the patron's handgun and aren't releasing his name at this time. He is cooperating with authorities.
Waterbury police haven't filed charges against the shooter.
They will continue to investigate the shooting in collaboration with the Waterbury state's attorneys office.
Police have not yet identified the victim.
More information will be provided as it becomes available.
Patron Shoots Armed Would-Be Robber Dead at Waterbury Cafe: Police
An armed man was shot dead by a patron after the suspect tried robbing the Waterbury, Connecticut, cafe and the patrons inside, police said.
Police are investigating the fatal incident as a homicide.
Police received reports of gunfire at Cafe Azzurri at 500 Bank Street at about 2:30 a.m. Responding officers found a man with at least one gunshot wound at the cafe and pronounced him dead at the scene.
Witnesses told police that the would-be robber had come into the cafe wielding a gun and tried to steal from the business and the customers, police said.
However, a patron carrying a legally registered handgun confronted the suspect and fired his gun at least once, fatally shooting the man.
Police seized the patron's handgun and aren't releasing his name at this time. He is cooperating with authorities.
Waterbury police haven't filed charges against the shooter.
They will continue to investigate the shooting in collaboration with the Waterbury state's attorneys office.
Police have not yet identified the victim.
More information will be provided as it becomes available.