Philadelphia pastor’s wife shoots armed robbery suspect
PHILADELPHIA (AP) – Police say a Philadelphia pastor’s wife pulled out a gun and shot an armed man who was trying to rob her and her family.
Pastor Robert Cook, his wife and 12-year-old son were returning home when they were approached by a man armed with a rifle around 11 p.m. Thursday.
Police say a struggle began when the man demanded the pastor’s wallet and the pastor was hit on the head with the butt of the rifle. Police say that’s when the pastor’s wife pulled out her licensed gun and shot the suspect in the leg.
Cook tells WPVI-TV “everything was like lightning for a minute.” He says he told his wife to shoot the suspect and she did.
The suspect was apprehended.
The shooting is under investigation.