A 31-year-old man held a gun to back of a man's head outside a St. Louis-area grocery store last Friday afternoon and stole the rifle the man was open carrying, KSDK-TV reported. But the victim apparently had a backup plan.
Police said he headed to his vehicle, pulled out another gun, and shot the man who stole his rifle, the station said. Shortly before the incident unfolded, a customer with a rifle entered Wellston Food Market at 6250 Page Ave., KSDK reported, citing Major Ron Martin with the North County Police Cooperative.
Martin told the station the customer was open carrying the rifle in a gun sleeve underneath an article of clothing and didn't threaten anyone inside the store. The station's video broadcast said the rifle was in the style of an AR-15.