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Don't mess with J. C. (Scan).(J.C. Adams shoots robbers)(Brief Article)
J. C. Adams was sitting in the rear office of the small grocery store he owns near Atlanta when he saw armed robbers on his video monitor. The Korean War veteran grabbed his 12-gauge shotgun with one hand, using his other hand to guide his walker (Adams is 74). After shuffling to the front of his store, he fired a single shot. It hit both suspects, killing one.
In the 25 years he has owned the store, Adams has been robbed dozens of times. Three years ago he was shot by a convicted armed robber and drug dealer just out of prison. Adams shot back and killed that criminal too.
After these attacks "your heart kind of drops," Adams told the Atlanta Journal-Constitution, "but you ...
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