Squirming around on the floor, and i said, you werent thinking about 911 when you were robbing me. This is the real deal. This is an automatic. Do not like automatics, and now i have to kill these guys. Caught on camera, armed and dangerous. Panic erupts when three masked gunman storm a restaurant, demanding cash and jewelry. Its all caught on surveillance cameras. Feel like, at one point, that i was going to die. All you got to do is pull the trigger and he was shot in the face. I felt more helpless than anything. April 23rd, 2011, houston, texas. Its just after 2 00 a. M. , and hungry partiers move to the 24hour waffle house to wind down the night. One of the partygoers Favorite Places to eat, so it gets full. Everybody at waffle house that night had come from a club. Thats what people usually do. Patrons just arrived for a latenight snack when three men burst in with guns. Surveillance cameras record the violent ordeal as it unfolds. We hadnt been there five minutes because we hadnt even placed our orders for drinks yet. Saw the guy run in. Thats when i noticed he was standing in front of the other guy with the gun in front of his head. Waffle house employee is also stunned by the robbery. When the robbers came in, my back was towards the entrance. I was making waffles at the time. I really didnt hear them. I turned to my right and saw a lady fall over a chair. I thought she had too much to drink. Thats when i realized what was going on. I saw three guys with guns and i didnt know what to do. Try to run . I just didnt have any earthly idea what to do. Everybody was like paranoid. You could see everybody trying to hide under the table. I was trying to slide in my seat to get underneath the table. I couldnt go nowhere. All i could think about was the guy holding a gun. I thought we all was going to die. While almost everyone tries to take cover, jared, a regular at the waffle house, made a move and attempted to escape. For a split second, i thought i had a chance to run to the door. When i looked, there were two guys with mask and one had a shotgun and one had a gun. I run toward the door, and there was another guy with a mask that threw me and said, if you move, ill blow your brains out. I thought i was going to die. Instead, the gunman strikes jared on the head, knocking him to the floor. Hits me on the right side of my face. At one point, i just thought that my life was just over. I personally thought that they were going to rough him up, just because he was trying to be slick and get out. Terrified, he stays face down on the ground while the gunman continues to rob the other customers. My friends that was sitting in front of me, she hit her purse behind her back. Hesnatched her purse and told her to empty out the purse. Im guessing she was still in shock because she was moving in slow motion, just taking it out one by one. Piece by piece. They wanted money. Wallets, jewelry. He patted me on the wallet that was in the pocket in my pants. Hes like, give me your wallet. I said, buddy, ill give you my cash but ill keep my id and security card. He said, yeah, sure, keep that stuff. Its hard to get back. They were screaming, telling the people behind the counter to open the register. They opened the register but they have their eyes on a bigger prize. I didnt think anyones life was in danger until they asked one of our pay trewaitresses to the drop box under the register. No one works the night shift has the key to the control bodrop b thats the only time i was scared for peoples lives. The gunmen leave without the money from the drop box but escape with about 2,000 in cash. I was still face down. Took mostly everything from everybody out of there. Felt like to me, like death. Thats what it felt like to me. After the robbers leave, one victim decides to take the law into his own hands. The Surveillance Footage shows the man running to his car to grab a gun and darts across the parking lot, followed by another customer, and shoots in the direction of the fleeing robbers. I wasnt out there to see who was shooting at who, but i know i heard commotion. I heard gunshots outside after the robbery. Despite the customers effort to stop them, the three armed men escape. Someone in the restaurant calls the police. They arrive at the waffle house shortly after the incident and take statements from the stunned customers. Its not an everyday occurrence, where 16 people were robbed at once. Jeff is with the Houston Police department and is the lead investigator on the case. He can see from the surveillance tape that the robbery is well planned. They were strategic. One suspect took by the door, and the other handled the kitchen area and went back to where the cooks were. The other suspect went to the other side of the waffle house to handle those people. Everybody had a plan. Other than the video, the masked robbers leave little evidence for detectives to follow. Two of the three had gloves on. They made it difficult for us to be able to retrieve any dna evidence, simply because of the fact they simply didnt leave any behind. Two weeks after the robbery, the detectivive receie receives from another Police Department. A suspect was arrested in an unrelated robbery in harris county, and our guys got the initial confession. He was the individual carrying the rifle during the robbery. He gave us two additional names as possible suspects. Neither suspect pans out. One of the men have an alibi and witnesses cant identify the other suspect out of a lineup. So far, no one is charged with the waffle house robbery, even the man who confessed. Being that he wasnt charged in this case, charged in other cases that were stronger when we had a better case on him. With the case at a stand still and the Surveillance Video available to watch on youtube, they say they are having a difficult time putting the terrifying experience behind them. It makes you have a different perspective on life. If somebody happened to me, who is going to take care of my son . Nobody is going to love your child or take care of them the way you do. One day, i go to pay for gas, buy a coke, buy groceries, do i think someone is going to rob me . What would i do . It makes you think. Coming up, a seemingly mild mannered Jewelry Store owner surprises two armed men when they try to hold up his shop. This is a real deal, an automatic and now i have to kill these guys. When caught on camera continues. dad theres nothing i cant reach in my subaru. vo introducing the allnew subaru outback. Love. Its what makes a subaru,a subaru. Vicks nyquil severe. Helps relieve your ugliest, nastiest, roughest, toughest cold symptoms. Vicks nyquil severe. With maximum symptom fighting ingredients. A store owner turn it is tables on two armed men when he pulls out a gun to defend himself. Probably figured that theyd come to my store, such a nerd that if i pulled the gun, hell probably just faint. February 14th, 2005. Its a few minutes before 9 00 a. M. In new york, a town 35 miles north of new york city. Barry fix l barry fixler is about to open his Jewelry Store for the valentines day rush. Gentlemen come in from 9 00 p. M. In the morning until 8 00 at night. They pick stuff up for their girlfriend, fiance or wife. When two men show up early, barry doesnt think twice about letting them in the shop. I hoped the door and they followed me into the store and went around the counter. He said, id like to see engagement rings. The man in the black coat singles one out, a routine fixler has seen thousands of times. I figured this is a normal sale. The other fella joked and said, im trying to talk my buddy out of it. Sort of a joke. Fixler hands the man a diamond ring. He expeamines the ring, as if hs expecting buying it. Fixler senses something is off. I see he was hesitating and the price tag of that ring was 14,000. I figured, maybe the price is a little too much. As fixler and the man talk, something unexpected happens. What comes into my face is an automatic wis topistol. He demands money, but fixler doesnt plan on giving into the threats. The robbers dont realize it, but the shopkeeper isnt as defenseless as he appears. My brain went into, this is a real deal. This is an automatic, and i do not like those. I pushed the weapon out of my face. I bolted to where i had my revolume erevo revolver hidden, and i fired away. He aims at pointblank range and shoots both men in the chest. The moment is played out in front of the stores surveillance camera. As you view the surveillance tape, you can see him cursing. Ill kill you, ill kill you. Hes mad at me and probably thought i ran to duck underneath the counter as a scaredy cat, not knowing im armed. As i went around the counter, i shot the other fella, who was armed, in the chest. Both go down. They fall. The first one i shot steps over his socalled partner to race out of the store. The man is black escapes unharmed because he is wearing a bullet proof vest. The man on the ground is badly wounded. The partner who i shot in the side, his spinal cord is severed by makes it to the door and collapses. The man in the coat jumps into a brown mini van and screeches out of the parking lot, leaving the second man behind. The clarks town Police Department responds within minutes. The detective arrives and finds fixler, pistol in hand, standing in a defensive position and screaming at the man on the ground. I think he was in fear of his life. I think he believed at the time, he thought they were going to shoot him. He just kept repeating that he couldnt believe it had happened to him. The man in the black coat who jumped into the jet away car is matthew ross. He is eventually captured, convicted of attempted robbery and sentenced to ten years in prison. The man in the white hood is convicted of attempted robbery but dies two years after the shooting from complications from his wounds. What they did not know that day was fixler is a combat veteran who fought in vvietnam. Not the nerdy victim they expected. They probably figured i was the last guy to know how to use a weapon. Fixler legally possessed the handgun he used and is not charged. Police determined he had the right to defend himself because he was in fear for his life. After the robbery, fixler receives an outpouring of support from the community and wants to find a way to give back. Im in this community for 20 years, in business for over 20 years. They know i just came from a life and death situation. The retired marine starts by helping local war veterans, including Sergeant Eddie ryan, wounded in the iraq war. He sustained a head injury in battle. In learning of this, barry fixler donated the profits from his store the following valentines day to the family of eddie ryan so they could make e repairs to the house and accommodate their son. Theyre grateful for the help fixler has given them. We can never repay this guy for what hes done for us. He doesnt want payment. He just wants to do it for eddie. He says ed d s eddie did it ford im doing it for eddie. Fixler writes a book about the robbery and his vietneeietnam experiment and donates the royalties to the wounded vete n vetera veterans. I want to honor the men and women serving today, those serving when i was in service, and also to leave a legacy to my family that, you know what, im a good guy. I love my family and love my country. The retired marine continues to run his Jewelry Store. Always mindful of the day two gunmen tried to rob him. I looked like an easy going fella, not a threat, nerdy. They came thinking this was going to be a cakewalk. This is the easiest thing ever. It turned out not to be the easiest thing ever. Coming up, a store manager who never fired a gun in her life ends a robbery with one shot. I felt like i was coming around. I grabbed the gun. When caught on camera continues. Vegetables. Shh taste better in our savory broth. Vegetables . No. Soup oh soup loaded with vegetables. Packed with taste. Introducing Synchrony Financial bringing new meaning to the word partnership. Banking. Loyalty. Analytics. Synchrony financial. Engage with us. A man claiming to have a gun holds up this gas station Convenience Store and demands cash. Fearing for her life, the store manager pulls out a gun and shoots him. Lord, just let me take him with me if hes going to kill me. December 8th, 2004, columbus, ohio. Karen smith arrives at work early in the morning at the gas station and Convenient Store. As manager, its her job to get the store ready for the days business. He came in. I looked at him. Smith sits behind the counter, waiting for the man to speak up. He stuck his hands in his pocket, leaned on the counter. He had his fist on the counter and said, you know what im here for. Unfortunately, smith knows exactly what he means. The store has been held up many times. This frightening experience is caught on the stores surveillance camera. The last 10 years, i was getting robbed like every month. People would come in, stick me up. Id give them the money and theyd run out. Smith is surprisingly calm, although shes not 100 sure the man has a gun. She doesnt take any chances. I gave him everything out of the drawer. But this robbery isnt like the other hit and run stick ups shes experienced. This guy wants more. He wouldnt leave. He asked me to come from behind the counter. I said, what for . You already got all the money. What else do you want . Smith braces herself for his answer, but he never gives one. Frightened for her life, smith panics and makes the split second decision to defend herself. I got scared then, because i figured he was going to hurt me. I got the gun under the counter. I got up like i was coming around, and then i grabbed the gun. I shot at him. Smith has endured being r robbed time and time again, but this time, the nononsense store manager, who has never fired a gun in her life, shoots the man one time at pointblank range. I didnt realize i hit him at first. It took a minute. Now armed with a little more courage, smith makes sure the robber doesnt try to hurt her. I was scared. I said, hey, show me your hands. He said, i dont have anything. It turns out the robber doesnt have a gun. Smith is both relieved and annoyed. The robber pleads with her. Please dont shoot me. Call 911. In a dramatic turn of events, its the robber who is afraid for his life. He was on the floor, and i said, hey, you werent thinking about 911 when you were robbing me. Shut up. Ill call them. Smith keeps the gun aimed at him until police arrived. I was relieved when police arrived. I said, thank you, god, for not allowing me to kill this man. I was terrified of him hurting me. The robber is a 26yearold. The bullet goes through his arm and hes able to make a full recovery. He is convicted of seconddegree robbery and sentenced to five years probation. As for smith, the Franklin CountySheriffs Office concludes she acted in selfdefense, no charges are filed in the shooting. While it took nerve to defend herself in the heat of the moment, its months before she gets up the courage to watch the robbery on video tape. When i first saw it, it was weird. It just brought back bad feelings for me. For added security, the owner of the gas station installs a new bulletproof partition in front of the counter to protect employees. Smith doesnt want to be known for shooting anyone, but she is proud that she defended herself. I was not going to let him hurt me. I would have did whatever i had to do. I was so terrified that he was going to hurt me, and thats why i shot him. April 4th, 1997, seattle, washington. Armed with a sword, a mentally ill man starts an 11hour standoff with police. Dressed in a jacket, camouflage pants and dark shades, tony has a sword at a busy intersection. Cornered, he refuses to surrender his weapon. He says hes possessed by the devil and ready to kill the demons who haunt him. Talked about his name being apollo. He talked about satan and his brothers in russia and china. He never really engaged in the negotiating. The spectacle draws a crowd and caption captures the local station. They show him not letting up. During the course of the stand out of, police attempt nonlethal strategies, from rubber bullets to pepper spray and mace. Nothing deters him. After 11 hours, the police use the fire hose to spray him, hoping hell lose his grip on the sword. When that doesnt work, they turn the water pressure up, full blast. He loses his balance and falls to the ground. Police officers use a ladder to subdue him, and then pry the sword from his hand. After the intense standoff, the man is taken to a Mental Hospital with minor bruises. He is not charged with a crime. Coming up, surveillance cameras capture a violent attempt to hold up a Convenient Store. The video was crazy. I was shocked to see it, the way it went down. When caught on camera continues. Uhhh. No, that cant happen. Thats the thing, you dont know how long it has to last. Everyone has retirement questions. So ameriprise created the exclusive. Confident retirement approach. Now you and your ameripise advisor can get the real answers you need. Well, knowing gives you confidence. Start building your confident retirement today. 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