Customer with gun thwarts robbery by shooting suspect at Southwest Michigan gas station

CASS COUNTY (WWJ) – A suspect who allegedly tried to rob a Southwest Michigan gas station this week wound up in the hospital after a customer with a gun intervened and shot him, police said.

Village of Cassopolis Police Chief Todd McMichael said in a press release that officers were made aware of the incident after receiving a call about a shooting and armed robbery attempt at the Stone Lake Marathon Gas Station off S. Broadway Street just before 10 p.m. on Thursday, July 27.

Cassopolis is in Southwest Michigan’s Cass County near the Indiana border.

When police arrived on scene, they found a man with several gunshot wounds and another man holding him at gunpoint.

McMichael said that officers determined the armed man had a valid Michigan concealed pistol license (CPL) and was a customer at the gas station when a male suspect tried to rob the clerk.

The customer stepped in, shot the suspect multiple times and kept him at the scene until police arrived, the police chief added.

The suspect was taken to the South Bend Memorial Hospital by ambulance where he was admitted for his injuries. The suspect was listed in stable condition as of Friday, July 28.

As detectives worked the scene, McMichael said they discovered the suspect’s vehicle and arrested a women for possessing methamphetamine and a warrant for the same.

“All names are being withheld pending completion of the investigation and any possible arraignments in court,” McMichael said.

The case is still open at this time. No other information was released.