A patron shoots two robbers at Palms Internet Cafe on July 13, 2012
 

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Published: Mon, July 16, 2012

Holdup at Palms Internet Cafe

A patron shoots two robbers at Palms Internet Cafe on July 13, 2012.



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Florida senior citizen Samuel Williams thwarted a robbery at the Palms Internet Cafe when he managed to quietly pull his concealed gun and shot the would-be robbers. Williams, who is being hailed as a hero by Internet cafe patrons for quickly taking action when the armed robbers rushed in wearing masks and smashing computer screens, according to The Blaze. Williams was seated near the back of the cafe when Duwayne Henderson, 19, pointed a handgun at customers inside the Palms Internet Cafe. Davis Dawkins, also 19, is shown in cafe surveillance tapes swinging a bat, the Ocala News reports.

When Henderson turned his back, Samuel Williams pulled his .380-caliber semi-automatic handgun from his concealed holster, took several steps and then dropped to one knee and fired two shots at Henderson as he bolted for the door. Samuel Williams walked closer to the door of the Palms Internet Cafe and continued firing at Dawkins and Henderson. The two would-be robbers reportedly “fell over one another” trying to get away from the building.

Neither Henderson or Dawkins suffered life-threatening gunshot wounds and were later arrested by local law enforcement officers. The men were charged with attempted armed robber with a firearm and felony criminal mischief. Henderson is currently being housed at the Marion County Jail and Dawkins was released after posting bond.

“I think he is wonderful. If he wouldn’t have been there, there could have been some innocent people shot,” Palms Internet Cafe patron and shooting witness Mary Beach told the Ocala News.
Samuel Williams holds a Florida concealed carry permit and will not face any criminal charges for shooting the armed suspects at the Palms Internet Cafe, according statements made by Florida State Attorney’s Office representative Bill Gladson to the Ocala News.

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with a little more training and practice, grandpa could've made everyone's day, who knows what would've happened if he hadn't of shot them, could've been another "Luby's"

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Luby%27s_massacre

Dude did just fine and likley was NOT his first rodeo.


Notice he waited for the opportune time to strike, when the gunmen were in an open position with little cover or bystanders obscuring them.

The old man broke from his seat with haste and had the gun in action immediatley. He pressed his attack quickly and aggressivley, following through the whole way and never relenting. The gunmen were taken 100% by suprise and they paniced, which is ideal. They had no idea what was going on and were NOT expecting any resistance.

The old man continued to press his attack until the two robbers were stumbling over one another out the door. He stayed low the entire way through his attack, continued to move through out the fight and scored hits on both his targets. While he failed to use cover, in this situation it was appropriate because he had denied the robbers the chance to regroup and return fire from a covered position of their own. All the gun fire was going in one direction: at the bad guys, and that is exactly the way it needed to be in such a crowded, confined space.

Despite using a .380, he neutralized the threat inside the store by making the robbers flee, unarmed and with some extra holes in them.

Go grandpa! That's awesome!

I think those guys just wanted to buy some Skittles for their younger brother.

I love the way he racked his slide. He's definitely a man who has some practice time on the range.

Also regarding Luby's - Luby's never would have been as bad if everyone was carrying. I think this is the famous video of the daughter in court, condemning the state for not allowing people to carry firearms, and blaming the state for her parents deaths by way of restrictive gun laws.

I applaud him, he did a good job, what sorta bothered me though was if you stop the vid around the 00:35 second mark, the bad guy's right arm, holding his weapon, is extended right at grandpa, at this point grandpa could've very easily taken a round or two, my position in this scenerio would've been to take my first shot just before this posture by the BG around the 00:32-33 mark in the vid, a 3-shot initial group to the head/neck area or aim a few inches below his right armpit when his arm was up, that would increase your chances of a good heart/lung shot....oh and I don't think I'd ever carry anything under a 9mm, unless it was a .22 (much less recoil, more control, remember, Shot Placement IS Key)

Samuel Williams is a fucking hero. I love this guy.

I tend to agree with you, however by grampa getting a little bit closer for that first shot his accuracy would be a lot better. I applaud him on remaining calm and collected before taking that first shot, backdrop, lots of people around and all. Furthermore, the fact that it's on camera, the robber pointing a gun at him will help him in case he gets sued. The robber turds could try to sue him civilly, thought I doubt with this video, any lawyer would even take the case.

Grampa 2 robbers 0, justice served.

Its easy enough to go back in hindsight and say what he should have done or could have done. INdeed thats exactly what we SHOULD do, to learn. But when that time comes, what happens happens and theres no going back once it does. All in all, he came out on top because he did MOST things the right way, or at least more decisivley than the other guys.


On the shot placement thing, I wouldnt count on it. If you watch his first shot (right around :33?) it appears he either did NOT make contact with the first round or bucked the shot and hit low. I think it made contact low. He even took time to get his sights on target too, a little too much time in fact (he was also carrying without one in the chamber to begin with, another time-costing thing).

If the shot placement thing was in effect, he had the absolute best possible chance for vital organ disruption having a perfect shot at the robber with his arm raised and body indexed. An oblique angle like that he could have sent rounds through the thinnest part of the torso and into the most vital organs (heart, lungs, pancreas, liver, aorta).

But, the simple fact is, the whole "shot placement" thing in the middle of the "Oh Shit" moment is a tall order. Its even more so when you ARE caught off guard or have some one who isnt a pussy and will start fighting/shooting back.

The matter is, you need to get lead on target to do as much damage as you can as quickly as you can and keep going until the threat is over. This guy, for the most part, did that and he did it well enough that he and everyone else except the robbers went home without any extra holes. http://www.discussworldissues.com/fo...ilies/wink.gif

Incredible.

I was going to type a big reply, but you pretty much summed it up right there. Its not that a .380 (Especially Hollow Point) isnt lethal, its all about placement. 71yr old Williams was literally 5 ft from the guy with his first shot and he was aiming high and missed.

If you get shot in the side of the head with a .380 from 5ft away..........Its not going to be good, and you will hope you die if you dont.


Another very interesting note and something we can all learn from: Look at how frozen most people are. Go back and watch the video and notice how the people almost appear as if their in a movie. Just as helpless as can be.

What where the robbers after in an internet cafe.......bitcoins?

The video I posted says that 3 of the bullets made contact. Six shots total. That's pretty good IMO.

You're right. Deer in the head lights all around. Watch the large lady whos walking past the robber. When the old man gets his first shot in, you can see her just kind of flinch, but she still continues walking slowly forward, hands in the air, like a robot. Most of the other patrons flinch, but also continue to be otherwise un-moved.

It sums one thing up....MOST people are prey. This is a prey animals reaction when its face with a danger it cannot evade. They freeze, they surrender and their body basicaly accepts death unless the circumstances change.

It's said that the best way to die is in mortal combat.

Your head must be so pumped up with Dopamine or whatever, all you feel is happy time.

I thought of that when I first saw the video, I didn't watch the others but I noticed the women almost walking in the line of fire. I would hope if I heard shots and wasn't armed I would immediately go to the ground!

I love my .380! Best investment I ever made. Perfect size for me and will do the job at close range which is why I bought it. However, mine is always loaded.

I agree with this ↑ ↑, as for shot placement, I always practice shot placement with a at least a 3 round group; head/neck or heart/lung area, and I still beleive grandpa got lucky he didn't get shot in the face

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