Doughnut Shop Owner Shoots Holdup Suspect, 14
NORTH HOLLYWOOD — A doughnut shop owner shot, and then chased down an armed youth who tried to rob his store on Friday afternoon, police said.
The incident began shortly before 4 p.m., police said, when a 14-year-old boy tried to rob the Jolly Donuts at 12835 Vanowen St. in North Hollywood.
Police would not say how the youth was armed, or even whether he carried a gun or a knife. During the robbery, however, the owner pulled a gun on the robber and shot him, said Los Angeles Police Det. Martin Pinner.
The suspect fled, and the owner chased him, catching him a few blocks away near Coldwater Canyon Elementary School. He held the suspect there until police came, Pinner said.
The boy was listed in stable to critical condition at a local hospital, Pinner said.
Police declined to release any other details, saying detectives were still interviewing the doughnut store owner and the robbery suspect’s family.
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