A suspected robber in Livermore, California, was fatally shot when he allegedly tried to steal a firearm from a gun store while armed with a hammer, police say.
A suspected robber armed with a hammer was fatally shot when he allegedly tried to rob a California gun store. The Livermore Police Department said that before 2:30 p.m. Sunday, a man 'wearing a mask, a hooded sweatshirt pulled over his head and gloves' who was 'acting suspicious' entered East Bay Firearms.
ARMED HOMEOWNER STOPS INTRUDER WHO CREEPED INTO HOME DURING NAP: POLICE Police said the gun store owner is cooperating and is not a suspect in the case. WOULD-BE BURGLARS ARMED WITH 'BILLY CLUB' PICK WRONG FARMER TO ROB: 'I WILL SHOOT' 'At this stage in the investigation, it appears that this was a case of self-defense,' Livermore PD said in a press release. East Bay Firearms is a family-owned business located roughly 45 miles east of San Francisco.
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