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Cleveland man with concealed carry permit kills robber in his driveway,
police say
CLEVELAND, Ohio -- A 26-year-old homeowner shot and killed a Cleveland man
who police said was as an armed robber early Monday morning in the homeowner
’s driveway in the city’s North Collinwood neighborhood.
The robbery suspect, 23-year-old Waymone Williams, had been ordered by a
judge to take a one-day concealed-carry class. The homeowner, Timothy Peak,
had a concealed-carry permit, police said.
Peak, who police said had been hit with a crowbar during the robbery attempt
, declined to comment when contacted at his house in the 900 block of East
178th Street Monday afternoon.
Williams, of East 120th Street, had one prior criminal case. He pleaded
guilty in December to carrying a concealed weapon, obstructing official
business and tampering with evidence. Charges of aggravated burglary and
failure to comply with police were dropped.
Cuyahoga County Common Pleas Judge John Russo sentenced Williams on Jan. 10
to 18 months of probation and ordered him to take a concealed-carry class at
the request of the probation department.
Vince Holland, chief probation officer for the Cuyahoga County Adult
Probation Department, said the class is not designed to prepare people to
carry a concealed weapon, but to educate those found guilty of gun-related
crimes about the consequences of having a weapon.
Holland said he didn’t know if Williams completed the class. Having been
convicted of a felony, Williams would have not been allowed to have a gun,
both Russo and Holland said.
Police were called at 12:30 a.m. Monday and officers found Williams with
multiple gunshot wounds. Paramedics pronounced him dead at the scene.
Investigators reported that Peak and a woman were getting into his car when
two men wearing masks and gloves approached them.
“One of the males was in possession of a handgun and the other male was in
possession of a crowbar,” Sgt. Sammy Morris said. “The male with the
handgun struck the homeowner in head with the handgun and attempted to pull
him out of the vehicle.”
Peak grabbed a handgun in his car and fired multiple times, striking the
robber in the torso. The robber fired once, but the bullet missed the
homeowner, Morris said.
During the shooting, the second suspect stole the female victim’s purse and
ran, Morris said.
Peak was treated at St. Vincent Charity Hospital for a laceration on his
head. The woman was not injured.
Peak has a concealed-carry permit, Morris said.
The city prosecutor will review the case. Anyone with information is asked
to call homicide detectives at 216-623-5464.
Cleveland Councilman Mike Polensek, who lives near Peak, said he has known
him and his family for years. He said Williams and his partner were wearing
masks, "and you know they weren't there trick-or-treating."
“As far as I’m concerned, Waymone Williams got exactly what he deserved...
lead poisoning,” Polensek said. “If he hadn’t had that gun, we’d be
reading about him in a two paragraph story in the paper as another innocent
victim of violent criminals looking to prey on him like jackals. (Williams)
picked on the wrong man this time.”
Jim Irvine, chairman of the Buckeye Firearms Association, said this shooting
is not the common outcome when a concealed-carry permit holder is
confronted by someone who would do him harm.
“The most common result is the person with the permit pulls out a gun and
the suspect runs away. No shots are fired, as the suspect realizes, ‘I
picked the wrong person,’”Irvine said.
In this case, it may have been too dark for the robber to realize the
homeowner had grabbed a gun, Irvine said.
And if Irvine had the opportunity to talk to Peak, he said he would say, “I
’m sorry for the situation and glad you were prepared and able to survive
it.”
It sounds like a justified shooting, Irvine said, but “if it bothers you,
get some counseling. There’s no shame in it. The vast majority of permit
holders don’t want to shoot someone.“
Reporters Pat Galbincea and Peter Krouse contributed to this story | l******t
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I have tears in my eyes. Who will lead this great country
30 years later?
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