Police in Georgia say a bystander intervened and shot a would-be robber at a fast food restaurant.
A 57-year-old man tried to rob the manager of a Zaxby’s in Alpharetta, but a man who had just arrived to order some food also had a gun, police told FOX 5 Atlanta.
“I’m glad someone was there to help people who might have been victims,” customer Shameerah Bates told the television station.
The attempted armed robbery occurred around closing time Sunday night.
Police said that as the manager was leaving, an armed man approached him in the parking lot and tried to rob him.
“An independent witness observed the robbery in progress, intervened in the robbery and shot the suspect after the suspect pointed his firearm at the witness and the victim,” Alpharetta Police Lt. Andrew Splawn told FOX 5.
When police arrived at the scene, they set up a perimeter to search for the suspect, who had fled into the woods.
When officers located the suspect, they discovered he had two gunshot wounds to the leg.
The suspect was rushed to the hospital and will face a number of charges, including armed robbery, aggravated assault and possession of a firearm by a convicted felon, when he is released.
Police said the bystander with the gun will not be charged.
The manager was leaving when the suspect approached him in the parking lot, while the armed man was trying to rob him. Google Maps
“Georgia law allows a person to use reasonable force to protect themselves or a third party when they believe that an individual or themselves will suffer serious bodily harm or death,” Splawn said. “We believe this will be a third-party defensive incident, so at this time we do not anticipate any charges for the witness.”
The manager was shocked and went to hospital with some superficial injuries, and is expected to recover.
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