Witness Stops Armed Robbery, Shoots and Kills Knife-Wielding Suspect On a Violent Crime Spree

Quick thinking by a witness of an armed robbery halted a violent crime spree by a 26-year-old man from St. Louis, Missouri.

The knife-wielding man first committed an armed robbery at an open gas station in St. Charles, Missouri, before fleeing and committing a burglary at a closed gas station.

After moving on from that location, he then went to another gas station, which was open, where he attempted another armed robbery.

At that gas station, however, the suspect faced resistance in the form of the witness who shot him dead after he advanced on him.

According to police, the witness saw the suspect who was carrying a backpack run into the gas station and turn toward the coffee pot area where a 26-year-old female clerk was standing. 

The suspect dragged the clerk toward the front counter while she was screaming and the witness saw the suspect holding a knife to her throat.

The witness retrieved his 9mm handgun, entered the store, and confronted the suspect, who grabbed his backpack and told the witness, “I have something for you.”

The suspect then came from around the counter, approaching the witness who then fired several times at the suspect and the suspect fell to the floor.

Both the witness and the clerk were unharmed in the incident.

At the first gas station, the suspect also held a knife to the 43-year-old female clerk’s throat and she was taken to an area hospital with non-life-threatening injuries.