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Man Shoots Alleged Robber

WCBE 90.5FM | By Jim Letizia,
Associated Press
Published January 8, 2013 at 12:20 PM EST

A man told Columbus police he shot and wounded a robber who held him up at gunpoint last night in the driveway of his Hilltop home.Police say the suspect in the robbery of 34-year-old Kelby Smith got away, but a short time later an injured man showed up at a hospital matching the suspect's description. He later underwent surgery. No charges have been filed. Smith told police he was protecting his infant son.
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Jim has been with WCBE since 1996. Before that he worked as a reporter at another Columbus radio station, and for three newspapers in Southwest Florida.
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