Police: Fairfield store clerk stops armed bandit
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FAIRFIELD — An attempted armed robbery was stopped Sunday by the speedy response of a store clerk who shot the would-be bandit in the chest, Fairfield police said.
Police responded to a report of a shooting at approximately 12:40 p.m. at a smoke shop business on the 2100 block of North Texas Street. When they arrived, they found a person wearing a mask who had been shot in the chest by the store clerk, according to Sgt. Matt Bloesch of the Fairfield Police Department.
The suspect entered the store wearing a mask and allegedly pulled a gun on the clerk, Bloesch said. The clerk pulled his own weapon and shot the suspect. Bloesch said the clerk feared for his life.
Bloesch said the suspect was transported to an area hospital and was listed in critical condition. His name, age and city of residence were not released.
Police later reported in a press release that the suspect was armed with a realistic-looking BB gun. The clerk was in legal possession of his gun and acted in self-defense, police said, and does not face criminal charges in connection with the shooting.
The investigation was ongoing, police said.
Anyone with information about the case is asked to call the Fairfield Police Department’s Investigations Bureau at 428-7600, the 24-hour tip line at 428-7345 or Solano CrimeStoppers at 644-7867. Tips may also be sent by text message to 888777; type TipFairfieldPD and then your message.
Reach Susan Hiland at 427-6981 or shiland@dailyrepublic.net.
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LawAbidingCitizenMay 14, 2017 - 7:37 pm
Should've saved us money and aimed for the head. Good for the clerk, we need more business owners like him who are willing to help in purging the city of all the scum.
ReplyWatching From AboveMay 15, 2017 - 10:52 am
Let the store know that, then sneak in there wearing a ski mask and pladtic BB gun to see if he follows your advice.
ReplyTo: LawAbidingCitizenMay 15, 2017 - 10:53 am
Being shot in the head does not mean automatic death. My friend was shot in the head 39 years ago. He's paralyzed on one side, but he's still much alive.
ReplyHmm...May 14, 2017 - 8:03 pm
Glad to hear a crime victim taking his protection into his own hands! I am glad he was able to protect himself. These low life criminals need to see their activities are not acceptable, and people are no longer going to stand to be victimized. Our state, county, and city has gone too far in catering to the excuse making criminal and we are tired of it!!! I am glad the employee is okay and will go home to his family tonight.
ReplyelleryMay 14, 2017 - 8:19 pm
Nice to here some good news
ReplyMy2€entsMay 14, 2017 - 9:06 pm
Bringing a toy gun to a real gun fight always end up ugly. Now we're stuck with the hospital bill and the store will probably get sued.
ReplyJust askingMay 15, 2017 - 12:22 pm
Why would the store get sued???
ReplyCAMay 15, 2017 - 4:20 pm
Settlement money.
ReplyEdMay 14, 2017 - 10:27 pm
Good for the alleged robber, he deserved it.
ReplyBradley AndersonMay 14, 2017 - 11:41 pm
ONLY if everyone had a gun when their "Life" was in Danger? The Crime Rate would be Below 5%.
ReplyTrue, Crime Rate Would Go DownMay 15, 2017 - 2:38 am
On the flipside, accidental shootings would go up.
ReplyEric TavennerMay 15, 2017 - 4:04 pm
According to the latest governmet statistics gun ownership is at record high levels and accidental shootings at an all time low. This is both raw and per capita and of course the base dates from when those statistics were recorded.
ReplyHippocrateMay 15, 2017 - 3:51 am
Bet this dude would think twice about trying to rob someone else. Kudos to the store clerk.
ReplyBob GMay 15, 2017 - 3:54 am
A good citizen with a gun stopped a bad guy with a gun? But that *never* happens; just ask Di Fi.
ReplyWilliam MayhueMay 15, 2017 - 4:53 am
Huh! The store clerk should have applied the standard "Twice to the chest, once to the head." firearms usage drill for effective results...stopping an attacker. Termination of said attacker's life is one of the hazards of bad choices in victim selection...
ReplyCD BrooksMay 15, 2017 - 5:52 am
All's well that ends well.
ReplyShanna WieserMay 15, 2017 - 7:10 am
The sad part here is if the folks that are paid to carry a gun had done the shooting they would be put on paid leave and investigated. We seem to have a few things wrong somewhere.Maybe the police should only show up after all the time. It would save worries about their life and jobs.
ReplyCD BrooksMay 15, 2017 - 7:36 am
Shanna Wieser, more police on the streets 24/7 would prevent a lot of these types of crime including DUI. Traffic abuse would be reduced 50%, while the the unknown number of illegal possessions including guns and controlled substances would be discovered and impounded.
ReplyJagMay 18, 2017 - 8:58 pm
Hey bud, this is a good Idea I just seen on TV, it is a program where city police work together and help each other out, it is called (S.T.E.P.) Saturation Traffic Enforcement Program.. check it out Google ( People Behaving Badly: Peninsula traffic crackdown)
ReplyleoMay 15, 2017 - 8:02 am
GOOD! ONE LESS GOOD FOR NOTHING IN F.F. BRAVO TO THE LICENSED LAW ABIDING GUN CARRYING CITIZEN.
ReplySkeetMay 15, 2017 - 9:23 am
Hey Leo... Check the caps lock button. I think yours is stuck and you seem to be yelling like a madman.
ReplyHmmmmMay 15, 2017 - 3:06 pm
I know all caps is defined as yelling but I just think it is harder to read when it's used. I was taught exclamation points were for emphasis.
ReplyThe truth hurts once in a whileMay 15, 2017 - 9:05 am
Score one for the good guys, and another example for the books that guns do serve thier purpose in good hands.
ReplyMekongMay 15, 2017 - 9:48 am
This ain't over yet. The perp's medical care will cost the taxpayer at least $100,000. Then, once he's out, he and his family will sue the store clerk because "he didn't have to shoot him, and our boy was just trying to turn his life around." The store clerk will have to spend $20,000 on lawyers to defend him. Next time the perp comes into the store, the clerk will just give him what he wants.
ReplyNuh uhMay 15, 2017 - 11:48 am
That's not true, everyone has health coverage thanks to Obamacare..... right?
ReplypcmcMay 15, 2017 - 10:38 am
There's an uptick in violent crimes being committed in Fairfield in the past few months. Not sure if Prop 47 plays a big part, or if the bad guys know FPD just puts in their 9 to 5. Local shootings will continue, it's now part of the fabric. Bad guys should be looking over their shoulders, but they don't. I hope the new Chief of Police starts flipping tables and throwing chairs at the old establishment. Hire a woman!
ReplyDirty HarryMay 15, 2017 - 7:17 pm
Should have finished him. I love it! One bad guy down.
ReplyJagMay 15, 2017 - 8:50 pm
Awww I knew it!!! BUT a BB gun... LOL OMG what a dumb a$$.... When he dies I say we all chip in to get a picture of a BB gun engraved on his tome stone I*di*ot
ReplyWe Went Through a Few Days AgoMay 16, 2017 - 12:07 am
If the robber had a real gun, the clerk would be dead! The robber was surprised and did't know what to do. The BB gun was useless in a gun fight.
Replytsk tsk tskMay 16, 2017 - 8:43 am
Where is the update with the Name, Age, City of Residence & Photo of Perp?
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