Police: Soldier Being Robbed Pulls Gun On Assailants
Victim Fired One Shot At Robbers, Police Say
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. -- A soldier and his wife stopped a robbery on Tuesday night when the soldier pulled a gun on the assailants and fired, police said.
The husband and wife had just been transferred from Fort Hood to Colorado Springs. They were taking a walk in their new neighborhood at 10 p.m. when they were approached by two masked assailants, police said.
When the assailants ordered the soldier and his wife to the ground, the soldier told police he pulled out his handgun.
Hint; for those of you who contemplating mugging a stranger. If the potential victim, has a short hair cut and walks with the confidence of a military bearing, you might want to select another target.
