Would-be armed robber thwarted, didn’t count on worker also being armed

  • The Lake City Police Department responds to an aborted attempt at armed robbery off U.S. Highway 90. The Columbia County Sheriff’s Office assisted at the scene, where a man tried to rob North florida Auto Exchange by flashing a gun at an employee inside, but quickly took off when the worker pulled out a gun of his own. (CARL MCKINNEY/Lake City Reporter)
    The Lake City Police Department responds to an aborted attempt at armed robbery off U.S. Highway 90. The Columbia County Sheriff’s Office assisted at the scene, where a man tried to rob North florida Auto Exchange by flashing a gun at an employee inside, but quickly took off when the worker pulled out a gun of his own. (CARL MCKINNEY/Lake City Reporter)

    The door was locked, so he instead tried to rob a North Florida Auto Exchange by flashing his gun at an employee inside.

    Instead, he took off fleeing when the employee whipped out his own firearm in de…