Posted: 9/30/2006 7:02:53 AM EDT
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Hope it's not a dupe. www.indystar.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20060930/LOCAL/609300507/1006/LOCAL How a robbery went fatally wrong When gun-toting man looked away, jeweler made his move By Vic Ryckaert [email protected] Roscoe Parmley knew he wouldn't have much time to act as he looked down the barrel of a gun in the hand of the masked man trying to rob his Eastside jewelry store. "I just knew he was going to do something," Parmley, 76, said. "I saw my opportunity, and I took it." The face-off at Rosco Jewelry ended Wednesday with the robbery suspect dead and his brother, arrested as his suspected accomplice, facing the potential of murder charges. Rosco Jewelry, 5416 E. Washington St., has been a fixture in the Irvington area for 34 years. Parmley started out dealing in rare coins, then expanded into gold and other jewelry. He also sells firearms. "Everybody in the neighborhood knows they are armed," Indianapolis Police Detective Marcus Kennedy said. The suspects apparently knew it, too. Corey Artry, 18, and his brother Nicholas Artry, 20, cased the store days before the botched robbery, police said, and saw the warnings inside -- shelves of firearms, a shotgun openly displayed and a sign that reads "We Don't Call 911." (Around here we call that a CLUE) Undeterred, the suspects went into the store armed with a .22-caliber handgun and a knife  , according to police and witness accounts.The Artrys, however, quickly found themselves outgunned, police said. The incident began about 10:40 a.m., when the suspects entered the store wearing masks and demanding cash, according to police. Parmley said he had just sat down in a back room to eat breakfast when he heard the commotion and found himself staring at the armed man who had jumped over his counter. The suspect took turns pointing the small pistol at Parmley, Parmley's wife, Hwa-Lan, 65, and store employee Michael Ross, 53. The man's partner jumped another counter, police said, and held a knife to the throat of jeweler Garry Brown, 49. The men wanted money and demanded access to the safe. In those panic-filled seconds, Hwa-Lan Parmley blurted out that she recognized the men as customers she had seen in the store two days before. At that moment, Roscoe Parmley, a retired Air Force veteran, said he felt the situation was going to end badly. The suspect would likely perceive the burly Ross as the biggest threat, Parmley figured, so he waited until the gunman focused his aim in that direction. Parmely then reached into his front pocket for his .38-caliber handgun and fired, striking the suspect five times. Hit, Corey Artry stood for a few heartbeats, Parmley said, then wobbled toward the door. He turned and raised his hand, the one holding the pistol, Parmley said. Ross then fired one shot from a .44-caliber handgun. The suspect collapsed. The round had pierced the man's body, put a bullet hole in the glass entry door and left a quarter-inch-deep impression in the fender of a car parked across the street. In a phone interview Friday from the Marion County Jail, the gunman's alleged accomplice said he felt sheer terror. "After the gunshots stopped, I heard them say, 'I have his partner here dead,' " Nicholas Artry said. "I was basically scared."  Artry was being held on initial charges of robbery and felony murder. Though he was not armed with a gun, Artry could be tried on a murder charge in his brother's death because he was allegedly involved in a crime that led to a death. He said his brother was determined to rob the store, and he went inside only because he wanted to keep his brother from being harmed. He said he was wearing a hat, not a mask, because he was chilly.  In the interview, he admitted carrying a knife but said he pulled it out of his pocket only because it accidentally opened and he wanted to close it. As the shots rang out, Nicholas Artry said, he and the jeweler ducked for cover behind a counter. When the shooting stopped, he ran into a back room and found no way out. He climbed above the ceiling tiles and crawled around until police arrived. "I knew they shot my brother, and I thought they were gonna shoot me," Artry said. "I had a better chance with the police." Copyright 2006 IndyStar.com. All rights reserved |
First part, the .44 only finished off the shithead, although he did manage to walk to the door with five .38s in him. Wonder where he was hit. Second part, I love how he said he had a better chance with the police.  |
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What a weird tone that article is written in. Almost as if the liberal half wit reporter feels sorry for the guy. And the headline: robbery goes fatally wrong? Nope. The only thing wrong with the whole thing is that there weren't two goblins DRT after the shots rang out. Everything else was about as right as it gets. |
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.44 mag was to much fire power in my opinion. The spent round went through the glass of the door, across the street and left a .25" dent in a fender of a parked car. What if a child was walking pass the door when the bullet came out? Please do not get me wrong. If the proper backstop was in place, I would have said "Light the perp up with a G.E. mini". And I think the second shit head should have been hunted down and shot by the owners also. Shame they didn't use the shotgun on the ceiling till blood dripped down. Most importantly, no one got hurt that was innocent. |
Always the what ifs. What do you think they were at the range ? Proper backstop ?
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Shit's a little different on the two way range. |
Sorry, couldn't resist.
FOR THE CHILDREN!!!!!!!!1111oneoneone What if a child was ustairs?  Oh damn now I've done it  Why does it always gotta come back to THE CHILDREN? Children had no part in this story and didn't need mentioning. What if it woulda hit a midget? Would it have been any less of a tragedy? |
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Three things: 1) I'm glad this guy defended himself. Good job to him. 2) For all we know the .38s were perfect center of mass hits, as was the .44. The fact is, people don't stop instantaneously unless you get a CNS hit. 3) "44 is too much firepower?" In a self defense scenario, you have a good chance of complete misses. I'm not saying it's bad to prevent overpenetration, but let's be realistic. Monday morning QB all you want, but the fact is that everybody stands some chance of getting hurt when the lead starts flying. Fortunately, it doesn't happen that often. |
The round had pierced the man's body, put a bullet hole in the glass entry door and left a quarter-inch-deep impression in the fender of a car parked across the street. Musta been a skinny guy |
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Whoa, time out! I am sorry that I pressed the wrong button about "Do it for the children". That was not my intent. Now for the full thought that lead me to say what I did. Sounds like the bullet path was low and the center of mass for a child is also low. If an adult was walking by it would more likely been a thigh or leg shot. I still stand by the fact that a .44 mag might have been to much power in this case. Yes I am sitting back and doing a hind sight. Don't you think that we learn from mistakes? I interjected my point of view. Does anyone think that there is not something to be learned from this incident? 1) wife pointing out that she new who these robbers are. 2) 6 shots might not be enough to do the job, but the 38 was a good round, it did not over penitrate. But it also might not open up enough to do a good job. 3) I regress, the .44 mag might have been a good cal, but did the bullet not open (mushroom)? So, sorry I do not believe that "Do it for the children" is the key that will fix or should fix every problem. |
Y'beat me to it... Regardless I'm sure the shop keeper experienced some stress too... I mean the next worste thing to getting shot to death is probably having to shoot somebody to death. Even if that someone isn't worth the air they breath. |
Well, he will have plenty of time to think about it, because he is going to jail for a long time. He is going to be charged with murder, because he was involved in a crime that resulted in a death. I like that law. Stupid prick walks into a store with a pocketknife, his brother goes down, and he winds up with a murder rap. 
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He was crawling around in the ceiling? They should have got the shotgun out and gone to town on him. He could have been a serious threat up there. |
You get an 'F' in reading comprehension. The 76yo man shot the perp 5 times with a .38, then another employee with a .44 shot him one more time, anything worth shooting once is worth shootng again. |
In most (if not all States), you can be convicted of felony murder if you commit a certain crime (robbery, arson and some others) and someone dies, even if you did not kill the person, carry a weapon or even know that someone else had a weapon. Someone dies during the commission of the crime, everyone involved with the commission of the crime faces a murder conviction. Mark |
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Here's proof that these guys were seriously stupid. A good friend of mine lives near east side and has been there a number of times. She says that there is almost always an openly armed guard in the store.( I guess he carries a .44!) These guys had cased the store a few days before and still went in to try and rob it. Asshats!! |
Yeah, and who knows what this nitwit was hopped up on. He could have been out of his mind on something powerful. |
According to the Brady Bunch(insert circus music here) anyone under 21 is a child. Me, I would have kept firing the 44 till it was dry."sorry officer I paniced, It looked like he kept getting up". Paging Mr. Darwin Paging Charles Darwin. |