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80-Year-Old Norco Store Owner, Who Shot Armed Robber, Speaks Out
The incident, which was all captured on the store's security cameras, happened at around 2:45 a.m. Sunday morning.
August 3, 2022
The Norco convenience store owner who shot an attempted armed robber, and then suffered a heart attack as a result of the traumatic experience, returned to work Tuesday and was speaking out for the first time.
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CBSLA spoke to 80-year-old Craig Cope, the store owner, and his wife.
The incident, which was all captured on the store's security cameras, happened at around 2:45 a.m. Sunday morning. Cope fired his shotgun in self-defense at the armed robber. The suspect was hit in the arm and fled the scene with four other suspects.
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