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A shotgun-wielding owner of a Harlem restaurant-supply company blasted two robbers to death and wounded two others on Thursday when he caught them pistol-whipping his employee, police said.
Turning the tables on the brutish bandits, 72-year-old Charles (Gus) Augusto opened fire with a 12-gauge shotgun he kept handy for such occasions, cops and witnesses said.
"He's been robbed before, so I'm not totally amazed," said Stefany Blyn, who rents a space above the store from Augusto.
"They ran into some tough stuff today," witness Vernon McKenzie, 48, said of the stickup men, including one whose bloody corpse was splayed on the sidewalk in front of Augusto's store on W. 125th St. near Amsterdam Ave.
The robbers stormed into the business, Kaplan Brothers Blue Flame, just after 3 p.m. demanding cash.
"He did a large cash business," a police source said. "They were probably watching the place and made a move after a sell."
Neighbors said Augusto, who was not charged last night, had sold a stove earlier in the day.
The stickup crew - three 21-year-olds and a 29-year-old - came prepared with a pistol and plastic handcuffs. They tried to tie up two of Augusto's employees - a 35-year-old man and his 47-year-old female co-worker, said Deputy Police Commissioner Paul Browne.
"The male employee started to struggle, and then, as he did that, the perp with the gun struck him once in the head," Browne said.
"... That's when the owner opened fire with the shotgun."
As the bandits bolted from the store, Augusto squeezed off three blasts from the pistol-grip shotgun from 20 to 30 feet away from the pistol-whipped employee.
He was deadly accurate. The four bandits - who were all from Manhattan - were hit.
Two of the robbers were struck in the back. One, identified as James Morgan, dropped dead inside the store among the sparkling gas stoves, a pistol near his body.
The other - Raylin Footmon, a nephew of a cop in the NYPD's 25th Precinct - made it across the street before collapsing on the sidewalk, police and witnesses said. He was later pronounced dead at St. Luke's Hospital.
The furious employee who had been pistol-whipped ran out of the store and leaned over the mortally wounded Footmon, cursing at him, witnesses said.
The worker went back into the store and dragged Morgan's body onto the sidewalk, yelling at him and kicking him, witnesses said.
"He stood over the body cursing him and shaking him, even though he was dead," said Matthew Viane, 38, who lives in the neighborhood. "He was screaming at him and stomping him. "He [the employee] said, 'You were going to kill me? Now you're dead!'"
Viane said he overheard the 35-year-old employee - whom cops took away from the scene in handcuffs, but later released - thanking Augusto.
"Gus, you saved my life. You saved my life," Viane quoted the worker as saying.
A man who worked at Blue Flame a couple of years ago unloading trucks said Augusto was just sticking up for himself.
"He's a respectable businessman. ... He wouldn't hurt a fly. He found a deer by his house and nursed him back to health. He loves animals," said the man, who declined to give his name.
Cops followed a bloody trail to Amsterdam Ave., where they found the third suspect, Bernard Whitherspoon. He was in police custody last night at St. Luke's where he was being treated for his wounds. He was in stable condition.
The remaining robbery suspect, Shamel McCloud, was nabbed at 128th St. and St. Nicholas Terrace after being identified by a witness. He was also in stable condition at St. Luke's last night.
Augusto told cops he bought his shotgun after a robbery nearly 30 years ago. Browne said it was unclear Thursday night if Augusto has a license for the weapon.
"He's being treated as a witness and the victim of an attempted robbery," Browne said of Augusto. "He has not been arrested or charged."
A police source said that if Augusto is hit with a charge, it will be a minor one. "It doesn't look too bad for him," the source said.
Cliffs:
2 plausible black robbers in harlem enters store
Pistol whip one employ
Owner goes nuts and kills both robbers wiutha shotfun from 30 feet away
Doesn't face any charges
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Only in america
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Only in america
This is actually a very good thing.
Fucking punks robbing honest working people.
Punks should rob Other punks
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Good story, If your gonna rob someone with a gun you must expect other guns to show up. Store owner in fear of his and employees life acted rationally by blasting those clowns. No time to sit around and wait to see what happens when some lunatic is waving a pistol around at you.
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Good story, If your gonna rob someone with a gun you must expect other guns to show up. Store owner in fear of his and employees life acted rationally by blasting those clowns. No time to sit around and wait to see what happens when some lunatic is waving a pistol around at you.
Agreed. Black or white doesn't matter. If you want to rob someone, be prepared for the consequences.
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Agreed. Black or white doesn't matter. If you want to rob someone, be prepared for the consequences.
I only add the "black" for provoking points lol
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I cannot endorse killing and gun violence but the avenger in me says "nyah! nyah! nyah! That's what you get!" ;D
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wheres avenger?
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I only add the "black" for provoking point lol
;D
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;D
If I said "a dude killed 2 men!"
or if I said "A white guy killed 2 black people or A white man killed two thugs!"
One thread would get 100 views and the other would get 1000 ;D
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2 plausible black robbers in harlem enters store
Pistol whip one employ
Owner goes nuts and kills both robbers wiutha shotfun from 30 feet away
Doesn't face any charges
GOOD. Maybe next time, consider not robbing a store and pistol whipping an employee! Just a thought. ::)
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Color doesn't matter here.
They robbed a store and beat the shit out of an employee with a gun.
They didn't know they were about to encounter a well-armed man who knew how to use his gun and didn't have any qualms about dropping them all at 30 feet in the back.
You fck with the bull, you're gonna get the horns.
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In Gus we trust, bitches! He is a hero.
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bobby sly would be proud
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So were the robbers black or white??
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So were the robbers black or white??
It was Harlem, I think we can take an educated guess.
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It was Harlem, I think we can take an educated guess.
the only harlem people I know are globetrotters
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I only add the "black" for provoking points lol
Are there any blacks in Sweden? We have next to none in Canada and our gun crime rate is also next to none.
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the only harlem people I know are globetrotters
Then you should have observed that all the globetrotters are black. OR Perhaps your eyes don't see color. Perhaps you only see people for who they really are and not their skin color. ;D
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Then you should have observed that all the globetrotters are black. OR Perhaps your eyes don't see color. Perhaps you only see people for who they really are and not their skin color. ;D
Thats me alright
I have to pass the social welfare office on my way from the gym to work everyday and I dont see horrible Nigerian useless obese scrounging good for nothing girls,I just see 'people'
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Thats me alright
I have to pass the social welfare office on my way from the gym to work everyday and I dont see horrible Nigerian useless obese scrounging good for nothing girls,I just see 'people'
I knew I was speaking accurately when I made that statement.
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in the uk, that shop owner would serve the rest of his life behind bars............... sad but true!
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Its hard to have compassion for black people when the only ones here are bogus asylum seekers and scam artists
No doubt there are lovely black people in the world but just not in Ireland,and thats where I am
how many blks are non-africans refugees in ireland? .00000000000001%
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Are there any blacks in Sweden? We have next to none in Canada and our gun crime rate is also next to none.
we have Turks, they are even fucking worse. Black people are Ok people in sweden, But turks are fucking scum
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negroids , what can you do? i swear it's in their fucking genes to be criminals.
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NRA
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Are there any blacks in Sweden? We have next to none in Canada and our gun crime rate is also next to none.
In the capitol of Norway, Oslo, there were 41 reported assault rapes between 2006 and 2008. All by non-western immigrants. Somalis are among the worst in Norway, perhaps due to their traumatized background?
http://www.aftenposten.no/nyheter/iriks/article3028203.ece
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how many blks are non-africans refugees in ireland? .00000000000001%
Exactly my point man
The only black guy in my gym is a nice decent guy,he has a laugh with us and joins in training with us,but hes a doctor,not a refugee
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In the capitol of Norway, Oslo, there were 41 reported assault rapes between 2006 and 2008. All by non-western immigrants. Somalis are among the worst in Norway, perhaps due to their traumatized background?
http://www.aftenposten.no/nyheter/iriks/article3028203.ece
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Thats why us Russians stomp those peices of shit out on sight instead of giving em a chance like western pussy countries.
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Thats why us Russians stomp those peices of shit out on sight instead of giving em a chance like western pussy countries.
Ireland here and no doubt N orway also are too politically correct though
They insist that these refugees 'are human too'
They are human yes but they cant adhere to the rules of our society and laws