Chester robbery victim fatally shoots attacker
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- Category: Guns Save Lives
- Published on Friday, 17 January 2014 02:00
CHESTER, Pa. — A robbery victim pulled a weapon on his attacker outside a Chester bar early Sunday, fatally shooting him, police said.
A 31-year-old Chester man with an arrest history armed with a handgun tried to rob a 22-year-old Marcus Hook man about 12:55 a.m. on the 2900 block of West Third Street near Bill's Tavern, police said.
The younger man had a permit to carry a concealed weapon and exchanged fire with the robber, who illegally carried the gun, police said. Both men were shot and taken to Crozer-Chester Medical Center.