| A few days old but a good crime story is always welcome. Hat tip Kim du Toit. |
An unidentified man was shot dead Tuesday night while allegedly trying to rob a woman in Faubourg Marigny, New Orleans police said.
| Cue the heroic music, 'cause the 'unidentified man' is about to win a Darwin award ... |
Police said the woman, 27, and a male companion, 28, were walking about 8:45 p.m. in the 2200 block of North Rampart Street when another man held a handgun against the womanÂ’s back and demanded money, Garry Flot, a police public information officer, said.
"Yer money or yer life!"
"Umm, you might want to check with my boyfriend fiance ..." |
Her companion, who has a concealed weapon permit, pulled his own handgun and shot the gunman several times, police said.
| "Hey, that's [bang] not fair [bang] ouch [bang] that hurts [bang] rosebud ..." |
The gunman, who had no identification on him, died at the scene, between Elysian Fields Avenue and Marigny Street.
| Elysian Fields! What an appropriate place for the perp! |
The case is under investigation, but no charges were filed Tuesday night.
| Sniff, I love happy endings! |
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