UPDATE: Two Arrested In Los Angeles After Failed Robbery On Man Who Fired Back
Police have arrested two suspects behind the failed robbery that went down in Los Angeles earlier this week.
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As we previously reported, surveillance video captured the moment a man almost gets robbed by two guys who pulled up on him after shopping. The victim was standing with two women while holding a shopping bag near Melrose Avenue and Vista Street when a Dodge Avenger reversed toward them and the two robbers jumped out of the car around 7:10 p.m. on Monday.
One of the assailants can be seen pulling out a handgun and pointing it at the man while the two women flee. However, the shocking clip then shows the male victim pulling his own weapon from his pocket and fires at the robbers at least four times — hitting them in the legs, while dropping his shopping bag and turning to run in the opposite direction. After fleeing, Nicholas Brown, 22, and Markeil Hayes, 28, were later arrested for attempted robbery, cops said on Wednesday. Cops are also asking for the public’s help in identifying the robbery victim and finding any witnesses who might have seen the failed robbery attempt.
Cops did not share exactly why they are looking for the victim as well. However, they did note that the driver of the vehicle has still not been caught yet.
As the Daily Mail notes, this latest attack comes as shootings in LA skyrocket. Citing Compstat crime statistics, the number of shooting victims so far this year is up 43.2% on the same period last year.
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