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Wrong victim.(robbery prevented)(Brief Article)

The New American

| August 23, 2004 | Lee, Robert W. | COPYRIGHT 2004 American Opinion Publishing, Inc. This material is published under license from the publisher through the Gale Group, Farmington Hills, Michigan.  All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to the Gale Group. (Hide copyright information)Copyright

At around 3 p.m. on June 29, a retired Orange County, California, sheriff's deputy (whose name was withheld for his protection) and his wife were in the parking lot of an Anaheim shopping center when an armed man approached. The experienced former lawman, well aware of what was happening, deftly pulled his own gun and fired a shot that struck the armed antagonist in the upper torso. As a brief report by Los Angeles television station KNBC put it that night, "Robbers targeting a man at an Anaheim mall picked the wrong victim Tuesday."

The wounded man did not return fire, and the deputy and his ...

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