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Brooklyn Shopkeeper Wrestled Gun Away From Robbers
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Jen Chung
Published Nov 19, 2008
Modified Nov 19, 2008
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A few more details in the attempted robbery turned shoot-out in Crown Heights. The store's owner, Youssouf Drame, was unarmed; the NY Times reports he "wrested a gun away from one of the men and fatally shot two of them." Employee Drummond Bignott, who was pistol-whipped (Drame was also pistol-whipped but grabbed the man's gun), told Newsday, "He took the guy's gun. Everyone started shooting. He saved my life." Drame, who was shot in the stomach and remains in critical condition, will probably not face charges since he acted in self-defense; his wife said, "Nothing surprises me about what he did. He's a brave man - the gun would not scare him." Two other suspects in the robbery are still at large.
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Jen Chung is a former WNYC and Gothamist editor.
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