Retired NYPD officer chases down robbery suspects www.privateofficer.com
Posted by privateofficernews on July 4, 2009
Bronx NY July 4 2009
A pair of muggers were thwarted Friday by a heroic retired cop who burst from his security job at a Bronx McDonald’s and opened fire on the crooks, hitting one in the leg, police and witnesses said.
The gunplay began around 8 p.m. after the Bonnie and Clyde suspects attacked the driver of a red BMW while he was refueling at a Soundview gas station, witnesses said.
“He shot first and he pistol-whipped [the driver],” said startled McDonald’s employee Eddie Ricaurte, 18. “His head was bleeding a lot. [Then] the security guard went out shooting. It’s crazy. You don’t expect this. I mean, I only work at McDonald’s.”
The unidentified guard fired three shots in the air near Bruckner Blvd., but was able to shoot one of the fleeing suspects in the leg as he rushed to his getaway car.
“He shot him in the leg and [the suspect] limped back to his car,” said employee Michael Garcia, who watched the action from a drive-thru window at the fast-food joint. “He jumped in his car and his girlfriend drove off.”
The duo fled north on Leland Ave., with the uninjured female behind the steering wheel and her accomplice in the passenger seat of their jeep, witnesses said.
Police were still searching for the pair last night and speaking with the guard and the victim.
A pair of muggers were thwarted Friday by a heroic retired cop who burst from his security job at a Bronx McDonald’s and opened fire on the crooks, hitting one in the leg, police and witnesses said.
The gunplay began around 8 p.m. after the Bonnie and Clyde suspects attacked the driver of a red BMW while he was refueling at a Soundview gas station, witnesses said.
“He shot first and he pistol-whipped [the driver],” said startled McDonald’s employee Eddie Ricaurte, 18. “His head was bleeding a lot. [Then] the security guard went out shooting. It’s crazy. You don’t expect this. I mean, I only work at McDonald’s.”
The unidentified guard fired three shots in the air near Bruckner Blvd., but was able to shoot one of the fleeing suspects in the leg as he rushed to his getaway car.
“He shot him in the leg and [the suspect] limped back to his car,” said employee Michael Garcia, who watched the action from a drive-thru window at the fast-food joint. “He jumped in his car and his girlfriend drove off.”
The duo fled north on Leland Ave., with the uninjured female behind the steering wheel and her accomplice in the passenger seat of their jeep, witnesses said.
Police were still searching for the pair last night and speaking with the guard and the victim.
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