Parolee's sub shop robbery attempt ''torpedoed''

The Dayton Daily News is reporting that a robbery suspect was shot in the arm Friday by the manager of the Subway restaurant he is accused of trying to rob in the 2800 block of East Third Street.

The newspaper reports the suspect, whose name was not released, was taken to a local hospital to be treated for the non-life-threatening wound after police caught up with him at his sister's house in the 1-99 block of Philadelphia Street shortly after 1 p.m.

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A 26-year-old Dayton man, an employee of the Subway who asked not to be identified by name, said he was on the telephone behind the counter when he looked out the window and saw a man coming from the side of the building, wearing a mask and sunglasses.

Just before the suspect walked in, the employee said, the wife of the sub shop manager activated the security system and told her husband she thought they were about to be robbed. She, too, had noticed the masked man, the employee said.

"Next thing you know (the suspect) got up on the counter," the employee said. "I was scared. I just dropped to the floor."

The suspect pointed a weapon at the manager, who was counting money, the employee said.

Unbeknownst to the suspect, the manager was carrying a gun, said the employee who noted that the sandwich shop had been robbed just before the holidays.

"My boss fired at him. (The suspect) didn't even have a chance to talk," the employee said.

According to quotes in the DDN attributed to Dayton Sgt. Michael McCune, the manager fired a 9 mm at the suspect, who was holding a .22 caliber handgun. The suspect dropped his gun and ran out the front door to his sister's house, a block away from the restaurant. The sister called 911, police said.

Anita Wagner, saw the suspect running from store just before she entered on her lunch break, told the newspaper there were as many as seven people in the eatery when the incident occurred.

The suspect, who McCune said is on parole, is likely to be charged with aggravated robbery when the hospital releases him to police custody.

The manager, whose name was not released, was not cited.

How much different the results might be the next time a robber chooses one of these "no-guns" Subway stores?: