Bronx Jewelry Store Owner Shoots Would-Be Robber
NEW YORK (1010 WINS) -- A brave jewelry store owner was able to thwart a group of three robbers, who tried to hit his shop in the Belmont section of the Bronx on Wednesday afternoon.
A well-dressed man and woman went into Spinelli Jewelers on Arthur Avenue at about 2 p.m. and pulled a gun before ordering owner Anthony Spinelli to open the safe.
1010 WINS' Al Jones speaks to Moses Pagan, who witnessed the dramatic scene
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But the would-be robbers soon realized that had picked the wrong jewelry store when Spinelli was able to pull out his own gun and began firing shots as the two suspects fled the scene.
Witness Moses Pagan spoke to 1010 WINS' Al Jones and told him a third robber, who allegedly served as a lookout, was hit in the leg and eventaully taken to St. Barnabas hospital for treatment.
"The suspect was...he was just yelling 'chill, chill, chill' -- meaning don't shoot," Pagan said, "to me it was like a movie."
Police are still looking for the other two suspects who got away along with whatever they may have managed to steal from the store.
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