the elderly store owner, famed for shooting a robber 4 months ago, died today

[BlueWaveNeverEnd]

https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/crime/norco-market-owner-craig-cope-who-shot-would-be-robber-dies-after-stroke/ar-AA15IPID

An 80-year-old Norco market owner whose videotaped shooting of a would-be robber in July made national headlines and spawned a get-tough slogan to commemorate the confrontation, died Tuesday, Dec. 27, two months after suffering a stroke.

Craig Cope’s death was confirmed by the market, Norco Mayor Kevin Bash and the Riverside County District Attorney’s Office, which is prosecuting the four men charged in the case.


“We lost our Craig this morning. I’m sorry I am without words right now but I promised to not leave you in the dark,” an unnamed employee of the Norco Market & Liquor posted on the store’s Facebook page. The employee said a memorial service would be held at the store on an unspecified date.

Cope had a stroke on Oct. 18 that left him unable to speak, according to another of the store’s Facebook posts. A post on Dec. 14 said Cope had not made any progress.

[Frasier Balzov]

3. Guns and ammunition in the hands of the public.

And we all up the same place at the end of the road.

[JI7]

4. Look at those losers screaming

[Raine]

5. The stress of it probably brought on his stroke ...

R-I-P Mr Cope

[Liberal In Texas]

6. Probably...

A local entrepreneur sold T-shirts and sweatshirts bearing the phrase “Don’t Mess With Norco — We’ll Shoot Your Arm Off.” Even Sheriff Chad Bianco, who praised Cope for his calm and quick thinking while protecting himself, purchased one.

Half the proceeds were presented to Cope when he returned to work in August after he recovered from the heart attack he suffered during the robbery.

(From the link)