http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2010/...n7157952.shtml
(AP) HOUSTON (AP) - A Houston jewelry store owner shot and killed three armed men who tried to rob his business on Thursday, police said.
Two men were in an east Houston jewelry store Thursday afternoon pretending to be customers when a third man burst into the store and stated, "This is a robbery," said Houston police spokesman Kese Smith.
All three men then pulled out pistols, tied up the store owner's wife and took her to a back room, Smith said.
As they were trying to tie up the store owner, he took out a handgun from his waistband and fatally shot one of the suspects, Smith said. The store owner then grabbed a shotgun and shot and killed the two other suspects in an ensuring gun battle, Smith said.
The store owner was shot in the stomach and taken to a Houston hospital, where he was undergoing surgery. His wife was unharmed, Smith said.
The names of the three suspects and the 52-year-old store owner were not immediately released by authorities.
Police are looking for a fourth suspect who may have been the getaway driver and was last seen driving a brown or gold colored vehicle.
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Well wishes and a speedy recovery to the store owner are warranted. The good news is that three criminals are now dead and Texas is a much safer place. Stories like these really warm my heart.
Remember folks. Criminals will always have guns the only difference is weather or not the law abiding citizens will have them. If the store owner didn't have a gun these useless sacks of flesh would still be alive today to terrorize other innocent citizens.