{"id":37936,"date":"2013-08-06T08:49:59","date_gmt":"2013-08-06T12:49:59","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.bahamasb2b.com\/news\/?p=37936"},"modified":"2013-08-06T08:49:59","modified_gmt":"2013-08-06T12:49:59","slug":"girl-tried-to-rob-store-with-shotgun","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.bahamasb2b.com\/news\/2013\/08\/girl-tried-to-rob-store-with-shotgun","title":{"rendered":"Girl \u2018Tried To Rob Store With Shotgun\u2019"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"\"<\/a>A quick thinking employee at a clothing store in the Town Centre Mall disarmed a shotgun wielding 13-year-old girl who tried to rob the store and wrestled her to the ground, store employees said.<\/p>\n

A single shot went off inside the store during the struggle, however no one was hurt, employees said.<\/p>\n

The teenager entered the Zona Viva boutique dressed in boy\u2019s clothes with a concealed sawed off shot gun inside a shopping bag, a police officer said at the scene.<\/p>\n

A boy, believed to be her alleged accomplice, ran out of the store after the girl was disarmed. He returned a short time later, dressed in a different shirt, and was arrested, police said.<\/p>\n

The drama stunned the store\u2019s employees and mall customers who were caught off guard by the teen\u2019s daring robbery attempt, which happened shortly after noon.<\/p>\n

Salesman Kenneth Pinder, who disarmed the assailant, said the girl tried on a few pairs of shoes and other items.<\/p>\n

She then approached the cash register, pretended as if she was going to pay for them before she pulled out a shotgun and tried to rob the place.<\/p>\n

\u201cI noticed it,\u201d Pinder, 38, said. \u201cI was off at a distance and I ran at the customer, snatched the shotgun and the shot went off.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe customer ran out of the store; I ran after her, caught her not too far off by that post there with my co-worker.\u201d<\/p>\n

Store Manager Charles Fox said the assailant was in the store on Thursday and told him she planned to return the next day to buy some jeans.<\/p>\n

\u201cFrom she came in, she was acting a [little] funny,\u201d Fox said.<\/p>\n

\u201cShe got a lot of items at the time, and she was hesitant to pay. At that time, she [got] the shotgun, and she went to open fire on me and my boss, whoever was behind the register.\u201d<\/p>\n

Pinder and Fox wrestled the girl to the ground and then carried her to the mall\u2019s security booth where they waited for the police.<\/p>\n

Fox said the girl\u2019s alleged accomplice did not enter the store with her, but it appeared that they were working together.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe noticed after watching the [store\u2019s] footage that they were giving each other eye contact and stuff,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe were so busy serving we didn\u2019t pick up on all that. At the time when the shot fired, he ran out the store; he was wearing a red shirt at the time.<\/p>\n

\u201cWhen the police were here, he came back in the mall, and he was wearing a white shirt and they apprehended him.\u201d<\/p>\n

A frequent customer who did not want to be named said she was about to enter the store when the incident
\noccurred.<\/p>\n

\u201cI heard the shot, so I stepped back and I saw this girl run out and I saw the fellow holding her and put couple punches on her,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n

\u201cI saw the guy over her with the gun, and they called the security [officers], and they pulled her away.\u201d<\/p>\n

Fox said the incident has made him question whether the store\u2019s owners need to invest in a firearm to protect the business from thieves.<\/p>\n

The store was temporarily closed as police processed the scene and watched security camera footage, but an employee told a crowd of waiting customers that the store would reopen before the end of the day.<\/p>\n

A day earlier, Tall Pines MP Leslie Miller said the government should pass a law to permit business people to carry guns \u2013 including hand guns \u2013 for the protection of their properties and lives.<\/p>\n

By Taneka Thomspon<\/span><\/em>
\nGuardian Senior Reporter<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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