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    Clerk kills would-be robber who grabbed daughter

    NAPLES, Fla. (AP) — Sheriff's officials in southwest Florida say a clerk at a 24-hour food store shot and killed a man who tried to rob her and take her 1-year-old daughter.

    Store owner Del Ackerman told the Naples Daily News (http://bit.ly/rnKaJe ) his granddaughter shot the man after he stormed into the store Tuesday afternoon and demanded money and grabbed the stroller that held her baby.

    Authorities say 22-year-old Elizabeth Easterly was alone in the store with her 1- and 2-year-old daughters. Collier County Sheriff's spokesman Jamie Mosbach says the man was acting erratically before the incident.

    Mosbach says the clerk shot the man as he headed toward the door with the child. He was taken to a hospital where he died of his injuries.

    The sheriff's department is investigating.

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    Information from: Naples Daily News, http://www.naplesnews.com

     
    • Amy  •  Cleveland, United States  •  7 mths ago
      What's to investigate? Give this woman an award.
      • Robert 7 mths ago
        Have to investigate just to make sure all the facts check out. It is the law in any homicide case. Sounds like she acted very well. Took out a #$%$ bag.
      • Tracy 7 mths ago
        Amy, the sherrif's department is not persecuting (yes, people, I meant persecuting) her by investigating, it's just Standard Operating Procedure.
      • John Sutherland 7 mths ago
        your right girl , she should have a award giving to her
    • V  •  Sunnyvale, United States  •  7 mths ago
      We need more people like her. Good job Annie Oakley!!!!!!
      • junkyard 7 mths ago
        We as citizens need to take the law in our own hands, for the justice system is all for the criminal. " they did not mean what they did, they were abused at home. #$%$ save money the execution only cost .09 cents."
      • junkyard 7 mths ago
        There will be no lawsuit, about where the lethal drug came from, or whether it is cruel or humain. Rid society of those who are not willing to put effort in helping society.GREAT JOB YOUNG LADY.
      • jimB 7 mths ago
        junkyard. where are you getting your bullets? i want to pay 9 cents a round too lol
    • anneis  •  Houston, United States  •  7 mths ago
      We can be assured that he won't try that again. You go girl ! !
      • frecklesmcgee 7 mths ago
        Considering that he's dead, I'd say you're probably right.
      • Amicus 7 mths ago
        Let's hope it gives some other lowlife pause.
      • Mr. Spork 7 mths ago
        Her gun made sure that this #$%$ NEVER again had the chance to breathe another breath, and that is WHY I believe in the death penalty, and an armed citizenry who know how to use guns! Where I live, so many creeps get away with robbery here that it is ridiculous! We DO have open carry laws that allow law-abiding citizens to carry guns on their hips, but we need MORE people to join in, and that way our criminals might be less inclined to rob.
    • bob  •  7 mths ago
      Good one. Rid the streets of one more lowlife.
      • A Yahoo! User 7 mths ago
        You are obscurely moronic in you independence, obviously you never heard of the state dubbed the "Stand-your-ground" state, due to its laws pertaining to self defense.
      • Greaseman 7 mths ago
        How is it a murder charge, Independent? She did what anyone should do in that situation.
      • Saban Nation 7 mths ago
        Sorry to hear about your brother Independant [sic]. Maybe he should have left the baby alone.
    • Dee  •  Altamont, United States  •  7 mths ago
      Finally! A story about a mother saving, instead of neglecting, her child. Good job. We need more moms like her.
      • A Yahoo! User 7 mths ago
        I agree, we need to hear more stories about loving parents doing the right thing instead of the opposite for a change!
      • Kassy 7 mths ago
        Loving parents are all over the place, but b/c there is nothing to report, they just don't make it to the news.
    • David A. Foley  •  Richmond, United States  •  7 mths ago
      This, ladies and gentlemen, is why 1: concealed carry is a good thing, and 2: why you do not mess with people's children.
    • iowan4u1234  •  Des Moines, United States  •  7 mths ago
      good for her
    • Schme  •  Atlanta, United States  •  7 mths ago
      Wonderful use of a firearm by a regular citizen defending life and property. Bravo.
    • DJ  •  7 mths ago
      Awesome. Justice is served swiftly and accurately! And amazing, didn't cost that much.
    • Dan  •  Gillette, United States  •  7 mths ago
      You just saves the taxpayers of florida hundreds of thousands of dollars Well done
    • ME K  •  New London, United States  •  7 mths ago
      finally in the news...a mother that would kill FOR her child, well done. :-)
    • Engineer Zero  •  7 mths ago
      If it was just the money, I might have given it to him and let him go. But as soon as he grabbed the stroller, he was a dead man.
    • Messin w Sasquatch  •  7 mths ago
      Good for her, they should give her a medal, if this story's facts are correct. Gun control at it's best, hit your target.
    • Sam  •  7 mths ago
      While being tragic.... Outstanding, Bravo to the clerk! Hope she is commended instead of persecuted
    • truthhurts  •  7 mths ago
      Woo hoo!! Justice served. Don't mess with a Mama Bear.
    • ronnbtmo  •  7 mths ago
      good shootin' young lady,, one less punk to leach off the government.
    • Joel Binkley  •  Jackson, United States  •  7 mths ago
      Better to have a gun and not need it than need a gun and not have it.
    • John  •  7 mths ago
      Good job ! Anyone care to guess how much she saved the taxpayers in court costs, rehabilitation services,and , jail costs ?
    • tommy t  •  7 mths ago
      what's to investigate? she just helped them out.
    • Z.  •  7 mths ago
      Where is the medal for this brave young lady? She's a hero!!
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