LaVergne Man Shoots At Would-Be Robbers

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LaVERGNE, Tenn. -- A LaVergne man told police he believes two would-be robbers followed him home. He became suspicious when he saw them drive up with no headlights and one of them come toward him with a gun.

"He lifted up a firearm -- it appeared to a chrome pistol of some sort -- and he pointed it at me and demanded I take everything out of my pockets," said the man, who did not want his name used.

But what the potential offender didn't know was the victim had his own gun and fired first. He had recently purchased the gun and was planning on practice shooting earlier that day.

The two teens, 19-year-old Shane Singleton and 17-year-old Tevin Battle, were quickly arrested after neighbors called police because they heard gunshots.

"They just happened to rob the wrong guy," said LaVergne Police Chief Ted Boyd. "These suspects are lucky that they didn't get shot."


http://www.wsmv.com/news/21668694/detail.html

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1. Both are repeat offenders..

Both are repeat offenders, and the 17-year-old was tried and convicted as an adult in Nashville for a similar crime.

"Both of them are on probation at this time," said Boyd. "We know the adult's on probation, he's told us, for 12 years for especially aggravated robbery."

19 and 17.. geez :(