An 82-year-old woman wanted to leave a shop on Gablenzgasse in Vienna on Friday without paying. After the man was apprehended by two employees, he threatened them with a firearm. A customer mustered up all his courage and snatched the gun from the suspect.
The shopping spree escalated at 9:10 am. An 82-year-old left a store checkout without paying for several items. Two employees noticed the elderly gentleman and confronted him about the attempted shoplifting. The 82-year-old, in turn, reacted extremely aggressively, pulling out a gun and holding it in the face of the employees.
Customer snatched gun from 82-year-old
A courageous customer stepped in and snatched the gun from the suspect. Security personnel there were then able to detain the 82-year-old until officers arrived. He has been provisionally arrested on suspicion of theft and the alarm pistol has been seized.
The man will also soon not be allowed to pick up a weapon, since a temporary gun ban has been imposed on him. The old man was transferred to a prison after the incident. No one was injured in the incident.
Source: Krone
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