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Ice cream shop owner grabs robber’s gun, pulls the trigger
DAYTON - Officers responded to the Nice N’ Sweet Ice Cream Shop at 1235 Linden Ave. Saturday after the shop’s owner thwarted a would-be gunman’s attempt to rob his store.
The owner, David M. Quatman, told police a white man, about 6-foot-2 and 150 pounds and wearing a green ski mask walked into his store about 11 p.m. and pointed a handgun at employees washing dishes in the rear of the building.
It’s worth noting that the ice cream shop was burglarized in March and April. There have been no arrests made in those two burglaries, according to police.
On Saturday Quatman rushed to the back of the store after hearing his employees scream and confronted the gunman, according to a police report.
Quatman grabbed the gunman’s arm and turned it around, which put the barrel of the handgun in the robber’s chest, the report stated.
Quatman said he wasn’t sure if the gun was fake or unloaded because he pulled the trigger and nothing happened, the report stated.
When the gun didn’t fire Quatman screamed “Get the hell out of my store,” and pushed the gunman out the back door, the report stated. Once outside, the gunman took off with nothing.
A K-9 unit was called but could not track down the suspect, the report stated.
Anyone with information about the attempted robbery needs to call 333-COPS.
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By Roger
July 13, 2009 11:35 AM | Link to this
Awesome!
By Skywalker
July 13, 2009 12:06 PM | Link to this
Hey Quatman, Go get your concealed carry and next time shoot this piece of trash with your gun, that way you know it will work!
By Bonnie
July 13, 2009 12:20 PM | Link to this
This man owns a small business, employes workers who are earning a wage and some worthless low life comes in to rob them? I am all in favor of a death penalty for any robbery done on ANY business whether the gun was real or not. Get off your dead butt and find a job you low life worthless piece of trash!
By ted
July 13, 2009 12:59 PM | Link to this
Agreed, totally awesome!!!
By eddy doan
July 13, 2009 1:06 PM | Link to this
i gotta stop robbing stores for a living cant a criminal make a buck anymore
By eddy doan
July 13, 2009 1:07 PM | Link to this
i gotta stop robbing stores for a living cant a criminal make a buck anymore
By the Strawboss
July 13, 2009 1:55 PM | Link to this
This story wouldn’t be so awesome if he or a worker would’ve gotten killed. I’m sure he was fed up, but mixing it up with guy who has a gun when you don’t just isn’t smart.
By tommyv
July 13, 2009 3:35 PM | Link to this
Mr. Quatman: You have done the Miami Valley a huge favor. It is time to take on the thieves, thugs, and other slime in this area. Mr. Quatman - you deserve a medal!
By tommyv
July 13, 2009 3:37 PM | Link to this
Bonnie: You are my kind of girl!!!!
By flipper
July 13, 2009 4:43 PM | Link to this
It could have been much worse. He could have put a bullet hole in the double chocolate Rocky Road.
By Tom
July 13, 2009 6:20 PM | Link to this
About time someone stopped taking the police advice to “just hand over the money”. This encourages criminals and would be criminals. Good for you Mr. Quatman!
By Jammin
July 14, 2009 7:23 AM | Link to this
Like the storys’ outcome-this time. Still not a good idea to screw with a person with a gun.
By E Johnson
July 16, 2009 12:21 AM | Link to this
Well awwrighty then!!Now that is what I am talking about!!! That is where we are—we have to protect what we work so hard for from those who wont work at all!!Good job!! But next time be careful confronting a gun with no gun!!!
By Why carry a gun?
July 17, 2009 6:00 PM | Link to this
I carry a gun because a cop is too heavy to carry and remember, when seconds count, the cops are only minutes away.