Tale of Two Cities: Cincinnati store clerks shot; South Bend robber dies

Two store employees were shot Thursday in a bold daylight robbery attempt at a convenience store in Walnut Hills.

The shooting occurred about 4:50 p.m. at the Dairy Market at 1110 E. McMillan St. after a man entered the store and approached the counter, said Cincinnati Police Detective Brett Gleckler. The man fired at least two shots before fleeing, he said.

The two male employees, who were not identified, were treated at University Hospital for injuries that were not believed to be life-threatening. One was shot in the leg and one in the neck. Their conditions were not available.

Investigators did not know if the would-be robber obtained any cash.

The shooter fled on foot, running north through the store parking lot. He was described a black male in his mid-twenties, 6-foot, 160-170 pounds, wearing a white T-shirt and black jeans.

Meanwhile, in a state that allows its law-abiding citizens to carry a concealed handgun for self-defense, a different outcome resulted when this Indiana store clerk was held at gunpoint:

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The Tribune, South Bend, IN

Dairy store operator Loren Ditsch of South Bend, Ind., was faced at his checkout counter by a holdup man wielding a handgun and demanding cash. Ditsch stalled, and in the process, the criminal was distracted by store customers. Seizing a pistol, Ditsch fired two rounds that mortally wounded the would-be robber.

• Could the lifting of Ohio's unconstitutional ban on carrying a concealed weapon for self-defense have saved these Walnut Hills robbery victims?

Contact information for the area's elected officials is provided below:

State House of Representatives
• Rep. Tyrone Yates (D-33) - consistent anti-CCW voter
Phone: (614) 466-1308
Fax: (614) 644-9494

State Senate
• Sen. Mark Mallory (D-9) - consistent anti-CCW voter
Phone: (614) 466-5980
Fax: (614) 644-6164

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