Police: 1 killed, 4 wounded in Ariz. shootout (Bad guys on the losing end)

[shadowrider]

TUCSON, Ariz. - Police say one man is dead and three others are wounded after they attempted to rob an Arizona store and got into a shootout with the owner and an employee.

Police say the shooting happened Tuesday night after the four men entered and tried to hold up the Tucson store M&M Customs, which sells auto alarms and stereos.

While the men confronted an employee, the store's owner brandished a gun and a shootout ensued. At some point, the employee also pulled a gun and fired at the suspected robbers.

Police say one of the robbers was killed, another suffered life-threatening injuries, and two others were not seriously wounded.

No names were released.

Police say the business owner suffered a non-life-threatening wound.

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/37100031/ns/us_news/

Notice what's missing? The story mentions NOTHING about the bad guys being armed. Were they? Hellifiknow but I bet they were.

[PavePusher]

1. More details. P.S. Don't try to rob this store....

http://azstarnet.com/news/local/crime/article_af05680c-a215-53a5-87d7-438c331d274f.html

"Four men who tried to rob a north-side auto shop Tuesday were thwarted when the store's owner pulled out a shotgun and an employee drew a handgun in a shootout that turned deadly for the robbers, police said.

One of the robbers was killed, the three others were injured and the shop's owner suffered a bullet wound in the arm, police said. The employee who fired the fatal shot was not hurt, police said."

More at link.

[shadowrider]

2. This little gem is missing from the OP

The robbers tried to flee but encountered a locked door. Lopez turned to the business owner and shot him in the forearm.

The owner fired DEFENSIVELY after being fired upon first. No mention of the bad guys having a gun in the original article, making it SEEM like the owner just opened up. That wouldn't be by design, would it? (That's a rhetorical question).