NY: Off Duty Police Officer shoots/kills roober during attempted holdup in auto shop
Posted May 15, 2009 8:34 AM
NY: Off Duty Police Officer shoots/kills roober during attempted holdup in auto shop
Date: May 15, 2009 8:25 AM
Ya see why it's good to have cops come into the shop?
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An off-duty cop shot and killed an armed
robber during a brazen stickup in a Brooklyn auto shop Saturday,
police and witnesses said. Ray Williams, 49, was getting his 1998
Lexus repaired at Mel's Auto Specialist in East Flatbush when two
men walked in and asked for a used car battery, witnesses said.
One of the men, his hand palming a concealed .45-caliber handgun,
pulled out the weapon and announced a robbery, sources said.
"Everybody get on the ground! Everybody get on the ground!" the
gunman yelled, a witness told the Daily News. The stunned
customers and a manager froze. A moment later, Williams, a
narcotics detective, identified himself and drew his gun. That's
when the bullets started flying at the E. 42nd St. shop. It was
unclear who shot first, police said. Williams was on target,
hitting the gunman in the neck, police said