Armed Thug Discharges Weapon on Himself After Getting Taught Brutal Lesson in Street Justice
An armed robber was mobbed by his victim’s friends and ended up shooting himself in the arm, the New York Post reports.
The incident occurred Tuesday in the Fordham Heights section of the Bronx. At approximately 8:20 p.m., 21-year-old suspect Jauan Blume and an accomplice allegedly robbed a 32-year-old man of his jewelry at gunpoint.
Blume then allegedly fired shots at the victim.
“Surveillance footage shows Blume, wearing a white shirt, and his pal, in a red shirt, walk up to the victim, who can be seen leaning against a parked car,” the Post reports.
“Moments later, a struggle ensues between Blume and the victim, who wraps his arms around Blume, dragging him behind the car and into the street, as the suspect in the red shirt can be seen with his arm extended, the video shows.”
After Blume fired shots — hitting the victim in the leg — things got significantly worse for him.
“Blume’s pal can be seen in the footage running over as both the victim and Blume are down on the ground, before the pal flees,” the Post notes.
“Seconds later, another person jumps into the fracas, followed by nearly 10 more men, who can be seen relentlessly beating the crook, punching him in the face, kicking him and bashing his body.
“A graphic 9-second video posted to Snapchat shows a bloodied Blume lying on the ground with his eyes closed as someone kicks him in the face while he is surrounded by several people shouting.”
The video was posted online along with the caption, “Thou shall not try to ROB ANYONE ON MY BLOCK with a GUN. Now u LEGEND…Ya other boy ran on you ya big dummy.” Not that they’re gloating or anything.
As for Blume, he suffered a gunshot wound to the arm, apparently self-inflicted during the chaos. Police took him into custody at the scene and transported him to St. Barnabas Hospital, where he was treated for the wound and other trauma suffered during the attack.
The other victim, meanwhile, took himself to Bronx-Lebanon Hospital to treat the gunshot wound. Police officers were also able to recover his jewelry.
The accomplice has yet to be found. No additional suspects are being pursued by police.
Thanks to this victim’s friends, instead of getting away, Jauan Blume got a very painful trip to the hospital. And on Wednesday, he was charged with felony robbery, assault and criminal possession of a weapon.
That, alas, is how justice works — particularly when your victim has plenty of friends around to back him up.
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