Mark Kasprowicz, a veteran of the U.S. air force, was at his workplace at the store when the robbers appeared.
Two criminals in masks broke into the store s Market around 11pm. In the surveillance video is seen as one of the robbers comes for money, and Mark has a gun to the head, knocking off his feet.
While the offender was putting the money from the cash register into the bag, Krusovice managed to get up and get his gun.
«I don’t know if it was a combination of fear and adrenaline, but I was just trying to defend themselves. He pushed me to the ground.» — says mark.
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In addition, the store was another seller: colleague Kasprowicz, who was held at gunpoint behind the scenes.
The situation escalated when one of the robbers noticed that Kasprowicz armed. He started to beat Mark, but after seeing the weapons, he decided to run. It was then that Kasprowicz shot.
«I looked around, saw that he runs, and just instinctively shot.» — says the man.
We just talked to the clerk who was pistol whipped during a robbery last night. He says the ER nurses told him they could see the imprint of the gun in his head. He is ok. He shot and killed his attacker. pic.twitter.com/0yfIbSYGRi
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A criminal who attacked Kasprowicz fell in the Parking lot and died from a gunshot wound. The second suspect managed to escape. After the incident, the Brand got 17 stitches. Representatives of the local police reported that Kasprowicz acted in self-defense.
«I was lucky to be alive and I am glad that my colleague is alive. Of course, I was shocked when I watched the video. I didn’t realize how bad it was serious until I saw for myself.»
At the moment, police are searching for the second suspect.
